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Global Lecture Series (GLS)
In the Global Lecture Series, we invite experts who are active in global fields to give lectures in English twice a year.
2022 Spring - Rambling Steve Gardner: American Roots and Blues Music
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Special guest lecturer, Rambling Steve Gardner, shared about American music history and cultures. The lecture was engaging and innovative. 24 of participants attended the event. A week before the lecture, there was a collaboration with English Forum where all English Forum sessions were conducted on the set topic of “Music, Culture, and Identity”.
2022 Fall - Roger Pulvers: Miyazawa Kenji Isn’t Here Now; He's gone to fetch the black thorns from the Sun
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Special guest lecturer Roger Pulvers, shared about Miyazawa Kenji's life and Buddhist philosophy. The lecture was engaging and fun. 53 of participants attended the event. A week before the lecture, there was a collaboration with English Forum where all English Forum sessions were conducted on the set topic of "Literature and Me."