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Overseas Research Studio
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The studio reads the cities and cultures of Europe and Latin America through both texts and on-site research.
AboutAbout the lab
Cultivating the ability to see other cultures from multiple perspectives
The Overseas Research Studio takes up issues of culture, society, gender, development, and policy in cities and their surrounding areas, mainly in Europe and Latin America.
Through group reading of related literature, the studio aims to help students acquire multi-perspective thinking about other cultures.
Beyond literature research, the studio also aims to build practical skills: conducting field research in Japan and abroad, compiling the collected data, and analyzing, examining, and communicating social issues.
There is also a short visit program in which students carry out research and exchange on site.
Key terms
- Group reading
- A way of learning in which participants divide up the same text, read through it, and share and discuss its content
- Field research
- Research in which researchers go to the place being studied and collect data there
- Short visit
- A program in which students visit a place in person for a short period to carry out research and exchange
ResearchResearch themes
The Overseas Research Studio takes up issues of culture, society, gender, development, and policy in cities and their surrounding areas in Europe and Latin America, and aims to cultivate the ability to think about other cultures from multiple perspectives. By combining group reading of literature with field research, students develop the ability to analyze, examine, and communicate social issues from the data they collect.
*Illustrative imageRussian religious philosophy
Professor Osuka studies Christian religious philosophy in early 20th-century Russia, focusing on theories of the human being, ontology, and philosophy of language. The research is guided by the aim of "exploring the forms of being and the forms of thought."
*Illustrative imageEuropean cities and cultural history
Specializing in European cultural history, Professor Komiya reexamines what lies at the foundation of cities, and the culture of cities as microcosms of human society, across the flow of time from the past to the present. The professor also hopes to incorporate on-site research such as study tours.
*Illustrative imageEthnic issues in Corsica
Professor Hasegawa conducts fieldwork on issues in contemporary France, in particular ethnic issues in Corsica, an island region in the Mediterranean.
*Illustrative imageDevelopment and improving living conditions in Paraguay
In Paraguay, South America, Professor Fujikake works on projects to improve the quality of life of rural women and children, and also carries out activities in collaboration with young people in urban slums. The professor's specialties are cultural anthropology and development anthropology.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorFumikazu Osuka
- ProfessorMasayasu Komiya
- ProfessorHideki Hasegawa
- ProfessorYoko Fujikake
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- Top image: “Mexico City, the capital and most-populous city of the Latin American nation (iss073e0075943)” NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain (cropped)
- Russian religious philosophy: “Assumption Cathedral, Moscow - icon 01 (feb. 2020) by shakko” Shakko / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- European cities and cultural history: “Olsztyn 2023 034 Old Town Hall” Scotch Mist / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Ethnic issues in Corsica: “Circondu di Santa Lucìa di Portivechju” niall62 / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Development and improving living conditions in Paraguay: “Paraguay Map with Capital - South America” SurinameCentral / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (Arts and Culture Studio): “Lucio Salvatore, Metaelementi, Museu de Arte Moderna, MAM Rio de Janeiro” Luciosalvatore / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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