Public Lecture: "The Amazing World of Kanji Characters" By Dr. Tetsuji Atsuji, Professor, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University

This event will introduce students, faculty, and community to the history and amazing communication power of Japanese characters called kanji, ideograms originating in China. This event is supported by the Japan Foundation and a collaborative project of Clemson University in South Carolina, Utah State University and University of Colorado at Boulder. Professor Tetsuji Atsuji will offer an educational lecture on the respective understanding of the history and etymology of Kanji ideograms with an insightful and intimate lecture and demonstration. The purpose of the event is to connect our collective past with our present. The scholar Tetsuji Atsuji will bring his respective understanding of philosophy, religious beliefs and worldview of people who invented Kanji ideograms from Asia to the United States. He will demonstrate the similarities and differences in the worldviews between the East and the West.

Location:	Strom Thurmond Institute, Self Auditorium
Price:	Free
Sponsor:	Department of Langauges
Contact:	Toshiko Kishimoto ktoshik@clemson.edu 864-656-3393