prowadzone przez dr Toyotakę Ota

7.05 poniedziałek /Monday/ - sala 205

• 17:05- "Japanese tropes (2): Expressions from the Japanese folk tales" We are going to watch some of the most famous folk-tales in Japan in animation, and you will learn some expressions and customs that can become meaningful only with the knowledge of these stories.

• 18:45- "Obscene No More? A kids’ TV show in the sexless aging society" Using extracts of a children’s TV show from Japan, dr Ota will discuss the apparent loss of sexual nuance from some “vulgar” expressions and its possible connection to Japan becoming a sexless society.

8.05 wtorek /Tuesday/

• 15:15 (sala 413) - "Japanese tropes (2): Expressions from the Japanese folk tales"

• 17:05 (sala 112) - "Japanese Monsters and the Environmental Pollution" Dr Ota will discuss how the Japanese used monsters - “Kaijuu” - to teach children the danger of environmental pollution for over 60 years.

9.05 środa /Wednesday/ - sala 205

• 17:05- "Robots in Japan" You will learn what “robot” means for the Japanese, and how it’s affecting robotics and the development of AI in Japan.

• 18:45- "Japanese tropes (1): Gattai, Shotakon, Rocket Punch! Reference to Robots, Monsters & Superheroes in everyday Japanese" You will learn some Japanese expressions that cannot be learned by simply looking at a dictionary.

Wykłady są w języku angielskim. /Lectures are in English/

Liczba miejsc jest ograniczona, w związku z tym przepraszamy, jeśli zabraknie miejsc dla wszystkich chętnych. /The number of places is limited/