No.115 Seminar ： What is possible on Hakubi? Reflections on Education and Self-Overcoming
- Jeremy Rappley (Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University, 3rd batch of the Hakubi researcher)
- 2016/07/05 4:30pm
- The Hakubi Center for Advanced Research (Research Administration Building 1F)
- English(This seminar is open for students and researchers at Kyoto Univ.)
Summary
What is the purpose of Hakubi? What should I do with 5 years of unlimited of freedom and virtually unlimited resources for research? How to make the most out of Shangri-La? Those of us lucky enough to be selected as Hakubi Researchers have all thought about these questions, each coming up with their own answer. In this Farewell lecture, I discuss my path on Hakubi, one which I believe is somewhat unique and might be a model for other Hakubi researchers. I will begin the talk with a brief review of my field, my work before entering Hakubi, and my initial thoughts to the questions above. Then I will turn to the main part of my talk: describing how my Hakubi time was marked by deep philosophical discussions with another Hakubi researcher working in a completely different field (Hikaru Komatsu). By summarising 4 co-authored papers that came out of this 3 years of intense collaboration, I hope to share my process of (i) paradigm shift, (ii) philosophical deepening, and (iii) movement beyond the narrow confines of my own discipline. Rather than focus solely on my own accomplishments and experiences though, I hope the talk will demonstrate what is possible on Hakubi and open space for us to discuss the potential and pitfalls of the original Hakubi ideal. Audience members need not be a specialist in educational studies or social science to understand the talk. It is possible that parts of the presentation will be co-presented with Hikaru Komatsu, depending on his availability.