Topic of Research or Lecture

History of Modern Japanese Art / Various Aspects of the Arts

Teaching Subjects

• Seminar on Cultural Representation I
• Special Lecture on Cultural Representation I
• Advanced Readings in Cultural Representation I

Message from the Professor

With a focus on art, I examine the history, interpretation, and significance of a wide variety of visual images (visual representations) created by people.

See more

Topic of Research or Lecture

Art Theory of 17th Century Rome / Artworks and the Viewers’ Gaze

Teaching Subjects

• Seminar on Cultural Representation II
• Special Lecture on Cultural Representation II
• Advanced Readings in Cultural Representation II

Message from the Professor

There is a lot of visual information all around us. As well as TV, SNS is a wash with photos and videos. Manga is a word that is understood all over the world, and there are rarely books without photos and illustrations. Visual media literacy is extremely important in modern times, and this ability can be acquired by learning knowledge accumulated in art studies. This is the goal of studies of cultural representation.

See more

Topic of Research or Lecture

Criminal Psychology (especially Investigative Psychology research) and Cognitive Psychology (applied memory research)

Teaching Subjects

• Psychology of Humanities
• Culture Psychology
• Support Theory and Applications in Forensics and Criminology Area (Education・Department of Clinical Psychology Subject in charge)

Message from the Professor

Our personal attributes and behavioral trends can be read from the traces of acts left in the environment. Let’s learn about how we can do that.

See more

Topic of Research or Lecture

Studies of Cultural Thoughts Focusing on Myth and Religion

Teaching Subjects

• Seminar on Cultural Thoughts II
• Special Lecture on Cultural Thoughts II
• Advanced Readings in Culture Structure II

Message from the Professor

In recent years, I have devoted my time to the study of Japanese mythology. Let’s explore the world of Japanese myths that unfold in texts Kojiki and Nihonshoki by reading and understanding them thoroughly.

See more

Topic of Research or Lecture

Study of the Philosophy of Language

Teaching Subjects

• Seminar on Cultural Thoughts I
• Special Lecture on Cultural Thoughts I

Message from the Professor

In an era when you can easily get “something resembling an answer”, it’s a valuable experience to realize that there are so many things in this world that you actually don’t know. I hope you subject yourself to this valuable experience in Socio-Cultural Studies.

See more

Topic of Research or Lecture

Transformation in the Representation of Monsters in Early-Modern Japan, and the Formation, Development, and Decline of Japanese Cities / Folkloristics and Cultural Anthropological Studies of Monsters

Teaching Subjects

• Seminar on Culture Structure I
• Special Lecture on Culture Structure I
• Comparative Culture & Society

Message from the Professor

The popularity and needs of folkloristics are increasing year on year, and yet surprisingly there are only a few graduate schools where you can study this subject properly. We welcome potential students with aspirations to study folkloristics.

See more

Topic of Research or Lecture

Cultural Anthropology, Fisheries Culture Research

Teaching Subjects

• Seminar on Culture Structure II
• Special Lecture on Culture Structure II
• Advanced Readings in Culture Structure I

Message from the Professor

I am researching and studying the life culture, regional promotion, and environmental conservation of the Satoumi region of East Africa (Tanzania, Sudan) and Japan. By studying cultural anthropology and deepening your consideration of different cultures and others, you will become better able to understand your own culture and self.

See more

Topic of Research or Lecture

Mathematical Sociological Research Using Rational Choice Theory / Research into Regional Communities Such as The Impact of Industrialization and Regional Migration, as Well as Community Formation and So On.

Teaching Subjects

• Seminar on Social System Theories I
• Special Lecture on Social System Theories I
• Fundamental Aspects of Culture & Society III
• Advanced Readings in Social System Theories II

Message from the Professor

The starting point of sociology is to ask “why?” by doubting what we take for granted in society and daily life. In Socio-Cultural Studies, we consider society and human beings in a comprehensive manner by mastering the method of coming up with an answer (= hypothesis) to this “why?” and the procedure to check the hypothesis.

See more

Topic of Research or Lecture

Cultural Anthropology Research on Ethnicity in East Asia, with A Particular Focus on The Indigenous People of Taiwan

Teaching Subjects

• Seminar on Culture Structure III
• Special Lecture on Culture Structure III
• Fundamental Aspects of Culture & Society IV

Message from the Professor

I specialize in cultural anthropology and research into the indigenous people of Taiwan. Why not experience the lives, world, and culture of other people through fieldwork?

See more

Topic of Research or Lecture

The History of Modern and Contemporary Art Centered on Germany / The History of Cultural Exchange Between Japan and Europe

Teaching Subjects

• Seminar on Cultural Representation Ⅲ
• Special Lecture on Cultural Representation Ⅲ
• Advanced Readings in Cultural Representation Ⅲ

Message from the Professor

I have studied at graduate schools in Japan and Germany, acquiring research methods and language skills in art history and fine arts, while specializing in 19th century German Romantic painting. In recent years, I have expanded my interest to the history of cultural exchange between Japan and Europe, and have also been researching the depiction of Asia in Japonism and Western art.

See more

Topic of Research or Lecture

Studies in Philosophy of Religion

Teaching Subjects

• Lecture on Linguistic Culture
• Fundamental Aspects of Culture & Society II

Message from the Professor

We are conducting philosophical and ideological research on religion in ancient medieval Latin literature and modern English literature. We hope you will experience the back-and-forth movement of contemplation: leaving the "here and now" for a moment, indulging in the world of the classics, and then reassessing the "here and now" from the perspective of the classics.

See more

Topic of Research or Lecture

Ethics, Applied ethics

Teaching Subjects

• Applied Ethics
• Studies on Cultural Values
• Fundamental Aspects of Culture & Society I

Message from the Professor

In living in a modern liberal society, we must choose from among acts that are allowed, acts that are prohibited, and acts that must be done. How are the lines separating such acts drawn, and why? What does “duty” mean in this context? The discipline of ethics is to consider these things. Let's think about them together in the Department of Social and Cultural Studies.

See more

Topic of Research or Lecture

Medical Sociology/Social Problem Theory/Disaster Sociology (Leprosy Problem, Support for the Elderly in the Areas Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake/Kumamoto Earthquake, Public Welfare Committee activities)

Teaching Subjects

• Advanced Readings in Social System Theories I
• Studies on Modern Societies

Message from the Professor

You will learn various social research techniques and acquire the ability to research and analyze contemporary social problems.

See more