Welcome message

On behalf of the organizers of the Sixth Conference of the Latin American Student Council of Asia and Oceania (CELAO), we extend our most warm welcome to all the participants of this historical international event that will be held in Kyoto, Japan, from September 16th to the 18th of 2014. The Conference has the following characteristics and particularities.

1) It is a historical event to hold the sixth conference in Kyoto, Japan, Osaka’s neighboring city, where we can remember the funding of the CELAO 11 years ago. This way, we can celebrate a cycle of exchange between Asia, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean on the foundation of the CELAO platform.

2) In order to relate to the central topic, “Tradition and modernity in Latin America: perspectives and reconsiderations,” we invite the participants to reflect and deepen their perspectives, new and historical, based on the various debates and studies that have been collected through the past century as well as the current one. The essence of the central theme is also present in other aspects: various works that discuss the situation of Latin America after the neo-liberal era have been emerging, and Kyoto serves as the most traditional city of Japan, both as a hub for culture as well as a center for modern science.

3) The participation of specialists in studies about Latin America and the Caribbean, who come from Japan as well as other countries in Asia and Oceania, make for an original array of panelists as well as content to be addressed in the conference. Furthermore, for participants who come from the Americas, Europe and other parts of the world, this visit to Kyoto, as part of Asia, offers a wonderful opportunity for direct experience and understanding of contemporary and historical relations between both sides of the Pacific Ocean. In all senses, this visiting experience and the consequent intellectual exchange can provoke the realization of comparative studies between different regions.

We look forward to receiving you here in Kyoto, in September of 2014.

KOBAYASHI Munehiro, Chairman of the Preparatory Committee.


◆The Committee for the 6th International Conference of CELAO


                    
Director   Munehiro Kobayashi Graduate School of Literature, Kyoto University
Sub-director / Chief AdministratorYusuke Murakami Center of Integrated Area Studies, Kyoto University
TreasurerYuriko Takahashi Graduate School of International Cooperation, Kobe University
MembersNobuaki Hamaguchi Graduate School of Economy and Administration, Kobe University
Mitsuho Ikeda Center for the Study of Communication-Design, Osaka University
Jong, Wil de Center of Integrated Area Studies, Kyoto University
Reiko Matsuhisa Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University
Yuji Seki National Museum of Ethnology
Ikunori SumidaFaculty of Foreign Languages, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies
Takahiro Miyachi Graduate School of Global Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Reiko Tateiwa Faculty of Foreign Languages, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies
Eri Kitamori Faculty of International Studies, Tenri University
Nobuyuki TsukaharaInstitute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, Kyoto University
Midori Uchida Faculty of Education, Wakayama University
Hitomi Kudo Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University
Isamu OkadaPostdoctoral Research Fellow of Japan society for Promotion of Science, Center of Integrated Area Studies, Kyoto University


Center for Integrated Area Studies, Kyoto University
46 Shimoadachi-cho Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan