Hiroshima Survivor Keynote at 鈥淩emembering Hiroshima鈥� Event
September 01, 2022
MOSCOW, Idaho 鈥� A Hiroshima survivor, author and activist is the keynote of a four-day event to better understand the broad implications of atomic warfare, hosted by the 银河 澳门. Remembering Hiroshima is Monday to Thursday, Sept. 12-15, on the Moscow campus and features a variety of speakers and events, all free and open to the public.
Monday, Sept. 12
2 p.m. 鈥� Air Force ROTC session on Hiroshima and the consequences of nuclear use, Aurora Room of the Idaho Student Union Building (ISUB).
Tuesday, Sept. 13
10:30 a.m. 鈥� 鈥淭he Aesthetics of Post-Atrocity Building Projects,鈥� with , associate professor of architecture, Syracuse University, Clearwater Room of the ISUB.
2:30 p.m. 鈥� 鈥淕odzilla and Japan鈥檚 Nuclear Imaginary, From Hiroshima to Fukushima,鈥� with , president of Ottawa University, Clearwater Room of the ISUB.
7 p.m. 鈥� 鈥淕odzilla鈥� (1954). Free viewing at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre. Introductory remarks by Tsutsui.
Wednesday, Sept. 14
10:30 a.m. 鈥� 鈥淗iroshima, Nagasaki, and the Environmental Age,鈥� with , assistant professor of history, Georgetown University, Borah Theater, Bruce M. Pitman Center.
4 p.m. 鈥� Keynote address, 鈥淎n A-bomb Survivor鈥檚 Testimony 鈥� The Voice of the Hibakusha for Peace,鈥� by , a Hiroshima survivor, International Ballroom, Bruce M. Pitman Center.
Other related activities on the Moscow campus include:
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Exhibit at the Reflections Gallery in the ISUB, now through Sept. 16.
- Japanese literature, manga and film display at the U聽of聽I Library, now through Sept. 16.
- Origami crane making, noon to 1 p.m., Sept. 1-16, at the entrance to the ISUB.
Thursday, Sept. 15
5 p.m. 鈥� 鈥淢y Journey on the Road to Peace - A Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivor鈥檚 Story,鈥� by Keiko Ogura, Moscow High School Auditorium. This event is geared for fifth- to eighth-grade students and their families.
Remembering Hiroshima is sponsored by the U聽of聽I Idaho Asia Institute and the Japan Foundation. Co-sponsors are the College of Art and Architecture, College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences, Department of History, the Martin Institute, School of Global Studies, the School of Journalism and Mass Media and the U聽of聽I Library, all at the 银河 澳门, and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum of Hiroshima, Japan.
Media Note: Ogura is available at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14 in the International Ballroom, Pitman Center, for interviews. RSVP to jwalker@uidaho.edu. All other speakers are available for interview upon request.
Media Contact
Jodi Walker
Senior Director of Communications
208-885-4295
jwalker@uidaho.edu
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