Workshop & International Symposium “Understanding ‘Male’ Gender through Sexuality of ‘Male Homosexuals’: From the Perspective of the Issue HIV/AIDS in Asia”

Morning Session
Workshop: HIV/AIDS and "Male Homosexuals" in Contemporary Japan
　Seiichi ICHIKAWA, (Nagoya City University)
　　“HIV/AIDS Epidemic among MSM (Men who have Sex with Men) in Contemporary Japan: From the Perspective of Epidemiology”
　Hideki SUNAKAWA (University of Tokyo, Ph.D. Candidate / Research Fellow, Japanese Foundation for AIDS Prevention)
　　"’Gay Activism’ and HIV/AIDS in Contemporary Japan: From the Perspective of Activism and Cultural anthropology”
【Respondents】　Takashi KAZAMA (Chukyo University)
　　　　　　　　　　　　Satoshi TANAHASHI (Ochanomizu University)
【Presiding】　Akitomo SHINGAE (COE Postdoctoral Research Fellow)

Afternoon Session　
International Symposium: Sexual Practices of "Male Homosexuals" and the Issue of HIV/AIDS　
【Key Speech】　Gilbert HERDT (Director and Professor of the Human Sexuality Studies, San Francisco State University)
　　　　　　　　　　　 “Male Homosexuals, Masculinity, and HIV/AIDS”
【Respondents】　Chisato KITANAKA (Hiroshima University)
　　　　　　　　　　　　Akitomo SHINGAE　(COE Postdoctoral Research Fellow)
【Presiding】　Satoshi TANAHASHI (Ochanomizu University)

【Organizer】 Cross-Project Researches

The Purpose of the workshop and international symposium:
These events aim to suggest a new approach to understand "male" gender　from the perspective of "male homosexuals." We will discuss how "politics"　and "masculinity" are connected to sexual practices of male "homosexuals,"　and go a step further to work together with epidemiologists, decision-makers, and AIDS activists. We will invite Professor Gilbert Herdt from the United States, who is the world-leading scholar studying　gender, sexuality, and HIV/AIDS from the perspective of cultural　anthropology. We look forward to your attendance.

Back to International Symposiums Top