Open Lectures
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Sports Science
Fusein
Running to Survive
A former professional runner from Ghana recounts how he started running and speaks about the secrets and phenomenology of running.
English
Architecture
Haya
The Future of Ruins
An architect from Aleppo(Syria) reads Arata Isozaki's "Theory of Ruins" and envisions Aleppo's future reconstruction plan.
Left: German Right: English
Biology
Okbai
Biology and People's Perspective
An Eritrean scholar and former teacher explains the relationship between science, religion and life taking the example of Evolution Theory and Biotechnology.
English
Literature
Nakajima Yohachi
Me and The Tale of the Heike
A Japanese war orphan in China tells the trajectory of a wavering life between Japan and China along with the classic Japanese literature "The Tale of the Heike".
Left: Japanese Right: English
Cooking
Rita
Diaspora Cuisine - Cooking a Home
A food culture expert from Damascus, who has been posting photos and recipes of Syrian cuisine on her facebook page, and who founded a project called 'Diaspora Cuisine', discusses 'home cooking' and explains various aspects of social integration in cooking.
English
Social Anthropology
Fabien
The Social Restaurant
A regular of a social restaurant offers a guided tour of the place and explains the functioning of this refuge which "restores" human dignity and offers a bridge between the world of precariousness and the others.
French
Urban Research
Awal
Survival Strategies in Urban Space
A professional strategist from Burkina Faso describes alternative survival strategies in the city and shares his special experiences and knowledge.
English
Pedagogy
Maxamuud
Founding a School in a Stateless Country
A Somalian teacher tells the story of founding a local, free school from scratch at wartime and the challenges he encountered teaching liberal arts at a conflicted land.
English
Media Studies
Hala
Radio as a Freedom Medium
Based on the activities of the poet Tin Moe and the radio pioneer Eugene McDonald, a lecturer from Aleppo(Syria) discusses future possibilities of the radio medium.
Left: German Right: English
Business
Mylène
From Zero to Ten!
Against the background of her own experiences, a hairdresser from Cameroon reports about strategies of business development and forms of emancipation.
Left: French Right: English
Philosophy
Nasir
Building Dwelling Thinking
A business scholar from Afghanistan reads Martin Heidegger's lecture and expands on it with new possibilities of "building-dwelling-thinking" and of the assembly.
English
Family Studies
Soniabyby Sona
Sonia's family tree: a Belgo-Congoless story
A mixed-race Belgian-Congolese woman explains the procedure for the recognition of paternity in Belgium, based on her own experience of being caught up in the postcolonial history of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
French
Media Studies II
Kosaka Yasuyuki
Transmitting From the Streets
A man who lived on the streets of Kanazawa explains how he got into bookmaking and the three books he has published.
Left: Japanese Right: English
Hygienics
Alina
The Use of Hygiene in Political Speech
An artist of Syrian and Ukrainian origin explores religious and social purification rituals and their influence on the political use of language.
English
McDonald’s Radio University
@McDonald's Roppongi Hills
Mori Art Museum 20th Anniversary Exhibition
WORLD CLASSROOM: Contemporary Art through School Subjects
2023.4.19 [Wed] - 9.24 [Sun]
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Benefits
This project is part of WORLD CLASSROOM: ContemporaryArt through School Subjects,a contemporary art exhibition currently on view at the Mori Art Museum. Bring your McDonald's receipt to the MORI ART MUSEUM SHOP 53 located inside the Museum,and you will receive a McDonald's Radio University(MRU) original postcard.
* Offer only valid on the day of your visit.
