NEWOpen Lecture Series: SOGI on Social Science (Autumn Season)

Center for Gender Studies, Open Lecture Series: “SOGI on Social Science” (Autumn Season: September - November 2026)

[Overview]

In recent years, alongside the growing recognition of the concept of SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity), research on gender and sexuality diversity has steadily advanced within the social sciences.

This public lecture series consists of six sessions and introduces methodologies and perspectives on SOGI research across different social science disciplines. Through these lectures, the series aims to explore the current state and future prospects of the social sciences of SOGI.

[Program Details]

Session 4 (Geography)
September 12 (Sat), 14:00–16:00
Seiji Susaki (Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science, Rissho Univerisity)
“Spaces for Sexual Minorities and Their Transformation: A Geographical Perspective”

Session 5 (Management Stuides)
October 3 (Sat), 14:00–16:00
Yuki Takauchi (Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University)
“Shaking, Queering, and Surviving Management Studies: An Autoethnography of an Early-Career Queer Researcher”

Session 6 (Social Welfare Studies)
November 14 (Sat), 14:00–16:00
Junghee Yoo (Faculty of Human Sciences Department of Social Welfare, Musashino University)
“The Blurring Boundaries of “Tojisha”: Understanding the South Korean Sexual Minority Movement through Social Welfare Studies”

• Moderator: Kairi Shimabukuro (College of Liberal Arts, ICU)
• Held via Zoom Webinar, with UD Talk captioning provided.
• If you require accessibility accommodations, please contact CGS (cgs@icu.ac.jp). Please note that due to limited staffing, our ability to respond may be constrained.

[Language]
Japanese (with live captioning via UD Talk)

[Zoom Webinar]
Please register via the following URL:
https://icu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ntXMxpUIQfuwFyyqRE5jHw#/registration

(The same URL applies to all three sessions. You may attend only one or two sessions if you wish.)

[Organizer]
Center for Gender Studies, International Christian University

[Planning]
Kairi Shimabukuro, Yuumi Konishi, Ayumi Taniguchi

[Support]
Wen Chloe