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Graduate School from Graduate School of Languages and Cultures presented their research findings at an international philosophy conference atHachioji Campus

On June 26 (Fri) ~ 28 (Sun), 2026, at the 11th International Conference on Asian Deleuze=Guattari Studies held at Kyung Hee University Global Campus (South Korea), Teikyo University Graduate School student Youhoukin (2nd year in the Graduate School of Foreign Languages) presented his research findings in English philosophically examining the issue of "otherness" in the AI era.

This international conference, one of the largest in Asia focusing on Deleuze-Guattari studies, was held this year under the theme of "Machinic Earth – Geophilosophy, Ecosophy, and Planetary Care." More than 70 researchers and Graduate School participated in 17 research panels, and lively discussions unfolded through 9 keynote speeches on issues facing modern society, including the global environment, technology, ecosophy, and geophilosophy.

Yō gave a presentation titled “Para-alterity as Structural Displacement: Ontogenesis and Vacuoles of Noncommunication in Machinic Ecologies”. In this presentation, he sought to reexamine the relationship between generative AI and humans from a philosophical perspective. He focused on the structure in which generative AI occupies the position of the Other while lacking true alterity, conceptualizing this as “Para-alterity.”Furthermore, drawing on Deleuze and Guattari’s “Vacuoles of Noncommunication,” I examined the possibilities of difference and transformation within machinic ecologies. This research was conducted under the guidance of Bradley Joff at our university: Faculty of Languages and Cultures Department of Foreign Languages Professor.

Since enrolling at the Graduate School of Languages and Cultures, Yo has been engaged in research on the French philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Gilbert Simondon.A paper summarizing some of the results of this research, titled “Para-Alterity: Rethinking Eros and Others in the Age of AI,” has been published in Issue No. 17 of the university’s research journal *Teikyo University Foreign Languages and Cultures* (Faculty of Languages and Cultures Department of Foreign Languages).This issue is scheduled to be made available in the university’s institutional repository in the near future.

Graduate School of Languages and Cultures will continue to support students' original research and actively disseminate their findings both domestically and internationally.

Click here for information on the 11th International Conference on Asian Deleuze-Guattari Studies.
Learn more about Professor Bradley Joff here.
The Teikyo University Foreign Languages and Foreign Cultures institutional repository is available here.

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