Honam University Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, 4th Online Public Lecture

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jo Hyung-joo] Honam University (President Park Sang-chul) Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences conducted the 4th online public lecture on the 21st to cultivate citizens' 'humanities literacy.'

Professor Jung Da-young of Chonnam National University, who led the lecture, addressed global literacy under the theme of 'Climate Crisis and Ecological Life.'

Due to the impact of climate change, abnormal weather phenomena such as droughts, floods, heatwaves, and cold waves have rapidly increased worldwide, and human influence on these climate changes is widely accepted as evident.

Professor Jung mentioned the rise in temperature among climate changes and pointed out that 'rapid, extensive, and unprecedented changes' must accompany all aspects of human society.

She then compared various climate change assessment reports, examining scenarios of average temperature rise and carbon neutrality, emphasizing above all the importance of humans recognizing and practicing starting from what is close to themselves.

As a representative example, Professor Jung addressed the transition to ecological transportation and the shift toward a plant-based diet, posing questions to the lecture participants about what we can give up to cope with climate change.

The participants had an opportunity to reflect on the scope of individual actions leading up to a paradigm shift that respects nature and ecosystems.

She also impressed upon the participants that the global community consciousness is a crucial element of global literacy, meaning that infinite growth and human desires are impossible on a finite Earth.

Honam University, the only private university in the Honam region selected for the Korea Research Foundation’s ‘Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute Support Project,’ has been conducting research since 2019 with government funding under the theme ‘Liberal Arts Education Research for Cultivating Humanities Literacy Abilities in a Hyperconnected Society.’

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