The symposium “Poetics as Bioethics” takes place at Ito Campus, Kyushu University from 16 to 18 September 2026. Organized by Kyushu University in collaboration with CHARM (Consortium for Health Humanities, Arts, Reading and Medicine) and the University of Canberra’s CCCR (Center for Creative and Cultural Research), the symposium brings together an interdisciplinary group of seventeen scholars and practitioners to explore how poetic and creative practices function as forms of ethical engagement with life, health, and relational care. Across diverse institutional contexts—including universities, hospitals, community programs, and arts initiatives from Australia, Belgium, South Korea, the United States, and Japan—the contributions collectively argue that poetics is not merely aesthetic, but materially implicated in processes of wellbeing, healing, and ethical reflection.
The symposium “Poetics as Bioethics” (09.16 [Wed] 13:00 – 2026.09.18 [Fri] 12:00)
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