Open Lecture with Professor Firouz Gaini

Dr. Firouz Gaini, Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of the Faroe Islands has been in Okinawa over the past week conducting research on the interesting but little-known connections between the Faroe Islands and Okinawa. During his present stay, he is interested in meeting with young people and other academics to engage in dialogues, share his own perspectives and to understand the perceptions, attitudes, and various outlooks that local people have on the future.

 

He will give a lecture on Thursday at 1:00 in Shalom 1-1 to students and faculty interested in his present work. This will feature an introduction to the Faroe Islands, a focus on its political history, an introduction of him and his research with an explanation of why he has traveled all the way to Okinawa, and what he would like learn from students and other researchers here.

For further information, contact Professor Chihiro Sakihara or Daniel Broudy