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Itatsu Lab
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A lab that traces the history of minorities through leisure and popular culture.
AboutAbout the lab
Where do people find a sense of purpose and fulfillment?
The Itatsu Lab studies cultural and social history, focusing mainly on the United States and Japan in the first half of the 20th century.
The lab asks where people find the sense of purpose and fulfillment that allows them to live as human beings.
As globalization and automation make the ways people work more diverse, ideas about leisure change as well as ideas about labor.
Using leisure, popular culture, and social minorities as keywords, the lab mainly studies the United States.
Key terms
- Cultural History
- A field of history that traces changes in culture, including people's lives, ways of thinking, and entertainment
- Popular Culture
- Mass culture that many people enjoy in their daily lives, such as film, music, manga, and sports
- Social Minorities
- People who are regarded as a minority or as being in a vulnerable position in society in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, and other characteristics
ResearchResearch themes
From the standpoint of history, the lab studies where and during what kinds of time people regarded as minorities in society find a sense of fulfillment. Recently, the lab has also become interested in the possible effects of artificial intelligence development on leisure and society.
*Illustrative imageThe History of Leisure and Social Minorities
Focusing on U.S. history, the lab studies how the people involved exert power at the intersection of leisure, popular culture, and social minorities. The research includes both empirical studies of leisure practices and analysis of the discourses surrounding leisure.
*Illustrative imageArtificial Intelligence, Leisure, and Culture
The lab is also interested in how the development of artificial intelligence technology may affect leisure, popular culture, and society as a whole.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorYuko ItatsuPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images.
- Top image: “Night in Luna Park, Coney Island (1905)” Detroit Publishing Co. / Public domain (cropped)
- The History of Leisure and Social Minorities: “Dancing at the Savoy Ballroom 1936” 作者不詳 / Public domain (cropped)
- Artificial Intelligence, Leisure, and Culture: “Deep Blue” James the photographer / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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