Discussion Class

Discussion Class Topics

- Friday the 3rd of May -

(12pm)

- Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo movement in review -

Recently, a court has overturned the decision to convict Harvey Weinstein of rape. This was one of the major steps that originally led to the #MeToo movement back in 2017.

However, a court has said that the original trial was improper and bias, in allowing some women to testify for allegations that Weinstein wasn't being charged with. This, according to the court, led to the defendant (Weinstein) being improperly represented during the trial.

Of course, Weinstein is still convicted of a litany of other offenses, so he won't be getting out of prison any time soon.

However, this brings the #MeToo movement back into the spotlight. What has happened since the original movement? Has anything changed or improved? Was Weinstein a public sacrifice so that many others could get away with their abuse?

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- Friday the 3rd of May -

(8pm)

- Trump -

Let's take a look at Donald Trump's current situation.

From becoming the republican nominee, to the dozens of ongoing court cases, trials, accusations, and political landscape, there's a lot to talk about!

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- Sunday 5th of May -

(11am)

- Why are there so few PhD students in Japan compared to Europe/America? -

Recently, the president of Kyoto University noted in his graduation address that compared to Europe and America, Japan has less Ph.D students per capita.

Why is this? Is this a problem? If so, what could be done to reduce this disparity? What societal and economic factors may have led to this, and is the situation different now than it was in the past?

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