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Cultural Anthropology (Junko Teruyama) Lab
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A lab exploring developmental disorders and communication from the perspective of cultural anthropology.
AboutAbout the lab
Asking what a communication “disorder” really is.
The lab of Associate Professor Junko Teruyama studies the relationship between developmental disorders and communication from the standpoint of cultural anthropology and medical anthropology.
Developmental disorders, including learning disabilities and high-functioning autism, are also called “communication disorders,” but the lab reexamines what specific conditions this actually refers to.
Using qualitative research such as interviews, it investigates how such conditions relate to the common beliefs and customs found in society and culture.
The research themes of the faculty member include disability, addiction, and communication.
Key terms
- Medical anthropology
- A field of anthropology that considers medicine, illness, and health in relation to society and culture.
- Qualitative research
- Research that listens to people's narratives and experiences through interviews and other means, and interprets their meaning in order to understand society and people.
- Developmental disorders
- A term that covers learning disabilities, high-functioning autism, and others. They are also called “communication disorders.”
NewsLab news
Paper on using AI in a qualitative research methods course published in the proceedings of ICEEL '25
Associate Professor Teruyama wins Best presentation award at ICEEL 2025
Co-authored chapter included in Covid's Chronicities (UCL Press)
Published Hattatsu Shogai o Jinruigaku Shite Mita (roughly, “Taking an Anthropological Look at Developmental Disorders”) by Shindan to Chiryosha
ResearchResearch themes
The lab reexamines the view of developmental disorders as “communication disorders” from the standpoint of cultural anthropology and medical anthropology. The faculty member's research themes are disability, addiction, and communication.
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- Associate ProfessorJunko Teruyama
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- Top image: “Children's Playground at King George V Playing Fields - geograph.org.uk - 3929911” Geographer / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Developmental disorders and communication: “Tokyo Tower light-up for World Autism Awareness Day” Syced / CC0 (cropped)
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