Dr. Russell Field, on Friday (10/2/2017) had the opportunity to attend a public lecture in Meeting Room I, Poerbatjaraka Building, Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM. A research assistant from the University of Manitoba Canada, he gave a public lecture with the theme “Studying Sport, Politics, and Global Connection”. The event was organized by the Department of History, Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM. The public lecture was the first schedule of two planned public lectures with a discussion of sports and history. read more

Department of History FIB UGM, on Monday (16/01/2017) held a public lecture with the theme “Land, Lumber, Labor, and Excrement: The Circular Economy of Nineteenth Century Tokyo Tokyo Slums’. The public lecture invited speakers from Georgetown University, namely Prof. Jordan Sand, located in Purbatjaraka Building, 1st floor, FIB UGM.

In his presentation at the UGM FCS at that time he explained about urban slum areas in Tokyo. Of course this is a serious problem from the perspective of the Japanese government. Then the problem is, the formalization of real estate to be built, has to swallow up slum areas filled with small houses and huts. Prof. Jordan saw it as a fight. In the case of Tokyo, if it is relevant to the current context, it helps to reconsider the unplanned settlements, of which there are not many. And on the other hand also to overcome it. read more