Peace as a Global Language Conference 2003

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ELT CalendarConference Dates: September 27th - 28th, 2003
Location: Seisen University (Gotanda, Tokyo)

Literature as a Tool for Raising Social Awareness

Speaker: Sterba and Wright

Sunday
1:45 PM - 2:40 PM
"Respect for Peace and the Enviroment as Revealed in Selected Haiku" This presentation reveals how writing haiku and haibun (prose and haiku) enhances a respect for the sacredness of life and protection of enviroment. The presenter will introduce her research on haiku with the theme of peace from various war zones, and end with a short reading of international haiku. "Too Green?: Relationships Between Ecological and Social Problems"- This presentation will focus on the conflict between successful "green" campaigns and the social, economic, cultural, and environmental problems they sometimes create for local and indigeneous communities, in the context of the presenter's novel, "All Worldly Pursuits" and other writings.