Speakers: John Breen (Nichibunken), Marcus Bingenheimer (Temple University), David Weiss (University of Tübingen), Akiko Walley (University of Oregon), Hsueh-man Shen (New York University), Lucas Nickel (Vienna University), Tansen Sen (NYU Shanghai). Symposium funded by Kyushu University’s World Premier International Researcher Invitation Program (“Progress 100”) for the creation of interdisciplinary research hubs in the humanities and social sciences.