NOTE: Due to limited space, RSVP by OCT 18. Please specify which session/lunch you will be attending. RSVP to: Yuko Itatsu, Assistant Coordinator.
 Please feel free to click on the presenter's name for a link to their CV, and the presentation title for a summary of their paper.

  DAY 1: OCT 24, 2005 (Monday)

  9:40-10:00 Opening Remarks
  10:00-12:00 SESSION 1: Classical Era
     10:00-10:05 Introduction
     10:05-10:45 Joan Piggott, Professor, USC
                       On Doing Transnational Urban History
     10:45-11:35 Towao Sakaehara, Professor, OCU
                       International Trade around East Asia in the Classical Era: The Significance of Port Cities in the Japanese Archipelago
      11:35-12:00 Discussion

  12:00-1:15 LUNCH BREAK

  1:15-3:15 SESSION 2: Modern Era
     1:15-1:20 Introduction
     1:20-2:00 Jeffrey Hanes, Associate Professor, University of Oregon
                       Osaka versus Tokyo: The Cultural Politics of Local Identity in Modern Japan
     2:00-2:40 Phil Ethington, Professor, USC
                       Los Angeles, New York City, and other Global Nodes
     2:40-3:15 Discussion
     3:25-4:00 DISCUSSION

DAY 2: OCT 25, 2005 (Tuesday)

  9:00-11:00 SESSION 3: Medieval Era
     9:00-9:05 Introduction
     9:05-9:45 Hiroshi Niki, Associate Professor, OCU
                       The Development of Japanese Cities in the Medieval Era: A Case Study of Sakai
     9:45-10:35 Deborah Harkness, Associate Professor, USC
                       Early Modern London: A Medieval City with Modern Problems?
     10:35-11:00 Discussion

11:00-2:00 LUNCH BREAK

  2:00-4:00 SESSION 4 : Transnational Urban History from Geographical Perspectives
     2:00-2:05 Introduction
     2:05-2:45 Toshio Mizuuchi, Professor, OCU
                       Society and Space of the Minority in Post-War Osaka
     2:45-3:35 Michael Dear, Professor, USC
                       Cultural Hybridization on the U.S.-Mexican Border
     3:35-4:00 Discussion
  4:05-4:45 DISCUSSION
  4:45-5:00 Closing Remarks