The 29th Design Fundamentals Seminar, Science and Technology as Cultural Identity: on the case of East Asia

Science and technology sometimes reinforce the cultural identity of a country or society, such as the former Japanese home appliances and the US space exploration, to name but a few examples. While they have a high impact because of its obvious results, science and technology also have negative consequences, such as promoting patriotism. Using Taiwan as a case study, this talk examines the image of science and technology as a cultural icon and the role played by design.

Lecturer

Osamu SAKURA

Born 1960, Tokyo. PhD, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University. After working as a visiting researcher at the University of British Columbia, Mitsubishi Kasei Institute of Life Sciences, Yokohama National University, and the Institute of Information Society at the University of Freiburg, he is currently a professor at the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, University of Tokyo and a team leader at RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project. His specialty starts from evolutionary biology, but recently his main area of research is the study of the relationship between science, technology and society. His fundamental interest is to locate human science and technology from the long, long human evolution perspective.

Date

Feb. 14 (wed), 2024. 17:00~19:00（open at 16:50~）

Venue

Kyushu University, Ohashi Campus, Design Library 1F, Reading Hall + Online

*All interested parties are free to attend. If you wish to attend, please apply using this application form (lectures will be given in Japanese only).

*If you wish to participate online, the URL and other information will be sent to the address you entered in the form above on the day of the event. Please download the latest version of Zoom in advance.

Host

Center for Design Fundamentals Research, School of Design, Kyushu University

Co-host: Future Design Course, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University