Guest Lecture by David Slater

David Slater is Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Japanese Studies at the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University, Tokyo. Since the triple tragedy of March 11, 2011, we have seen a number of changes in what we sometimes refer to as "civil society" in Japan, many of which are linked to social media. In particular, we have seen the emergence of new forms of social capital and social strategies generated through the disaster response.