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The Ise Shrines are among Japan’s most ancient and holiest sites of kami worship. The architecture of the shrines was admired by modernists for its geometry of form and simple, unadorned use of natural materials. The site is also famous for being continuously rebuilt every twenty years since the late seventh century; its 62nd rebuilding took place in October of 2013, and the 63rd renewal is scheduled for the fall of 2033. Ise’s renewals raises complex issues concerning the nature of architectural process and meaning, eco-architecture, sustainability, and the perpetuation of indigenous building practices into the present.
This lecture examines the origins and design of Ise as a way of engaging these questions. Based upon the form of the Neolithic rice granary, Ise was formalized as a shrine complex in the seventh century amidst significant changes in the political environment of the Japanese archipelago and East Asian region. Most notably, its design was conceived amidst the adoption of more advanced timber-frame building styles being practiced in Korea and China, opening onto complex questions regarding the purpose and social and environmental significance of Ise’s renewal process.
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This lecture is supported by the Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund Committee and the Russell Grimwade Bequest as part of the Miegunyah Distinguished Visiting Fellows Program.
2024 Corden Public Lecture
Presented by Dr Mary Amiti, Head of Labor and Product Market Studies within the Monetary Policy Research Division at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Winners and Losers in the US-China Trade War
The U.S. applied tariffs of 10 to 50 percent on $362 billion of imports from China in 2018-2019. In response, China retaliated by imposing tariffs of similar magnitude on $107 billion dollars of U.S. exports. This type of behavior is commonly referred to as a “trade war’. The U.S.-China trade war resulted in a tripling of the average U.S. duty on imports, rising from 1.6 percent to 5.5.
The Trump administration’s main stated objectives of imposing such tariffs were to preserve value of U.S. intellectual property and to create jobs at home, with assurances that this would happen without any cost to U.S. firms or consumers.
In this lecture, Dr Amiti will examine the consequences of the U.S.-China trade war on the U.S. economy, and show that the Trump administration’s objectives were not met, instead, the trade-war imposed very large losses on U.S. consumers and firms.
Background: Corden Lecture Series
The Corden Public Lecture Series is named after Professor Max Corden, one of Australia’s most famous economists, Professor Corden has contributed to the field of economics, not only through his own work, but also through his long and extensive teaching career, during which he shaped the thinking of many of today’s great economists. Professor Corden is mostly known for his work on the theory of trade protection, including the development of the Dutch disease model of international trade. He has also been active in the fields of international monetary systems, macroeconomic policies of developing countries and Australian economics.
The lecture will be delivered in-person.