30 May 2019
Film Screening and Panel Discussion on Sexual Violence
ABOUT EVENT
A panel discussion and film screening on the topic of sexual violence will be open to all IE Program students, English Department students, and Aogaku students in general. First, the documentary film, “Japan’s Secret Shame,” will be shown. That will be followed by a panel discussion that will explore themes outlined in the film, including the challenges of reporting and seeking justice around sexual violence in Japan. Ms. Vickie Skorji of TELL will moderate the panel discussion.
https://www.bbc.com/japanese/features-and-analysis-44638987 [article and film clips in Japanese]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3z44Njyr5wzm3wbVMGZ7tFr/shiori-ito-japan-s-attitudes-to-allegations-of-sexual-violence-are-locked-in-the-past [article in English]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b8cfcj [Brief description of the 1-hour film]
Disclaimer
Neither Aoyama Gakuin University (its English Department) nor TELL are responsible for the views expressed in the BBC documentary that will be shown at this event.
EVENT SPEAKERS
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Director of TELL
Vickie Skorji
