Interdisciplinary project that links the studies of Japanese culture to other scientific research, a partnership between the Department of Cinema, Radio and Television and the Post-Graduate Program in Media and Audiovisual Processes, from the School of Communications and Arts, University of São Paulo, with Harvard University and eleven Brazilian universities. Part of the Human Connection Project - Third Edition will consist of two lectures, as part of the PPGMA Seminar.

Lecture 1: The Riddle of the Sphhinx and the Unimaginable Immensity of the Elephant: the Significance of the Human Connection Project - Professor Shigehisa Kuriyama.

Lecture 2: Human Connection as an Effort for Life - Profa. Dr. Christine Greiner.