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Cultural Genesis Lab
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The lab explores the essence of culture by studying the mechanisms through which culture emerges and is passed down.
AboutAbout the lab
How culture is born and passed on
Without clarifying the mechanisms by which culture emerges, develops, and is passed down, it is impossible either to grasp the essence of culture or to analyze the state of culture today.
The Cultural Genesis Lab seeks to clarify the essence of culture by understanding how culture differs across eras, regions, and fields in terms of its distinctiveness, while also exploring the level of universality that goes beyond that distinctiveness.
Key terms
- Distinctiveness
- Unique characteristics found only in a particular era or region
- Universality
- A quality that applies broadly and in common across eras and regions
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies diverse cultural domains, from politics and economics to literature, thought, and art, using methods and perspectives suited to each.
*Illustrative imageThe Ontology of History and Memory of the 'Inhuman'
Professor Akiko Naono researches "The Ontology of History and Memory of the 'Inhuman'."
*Illustrative imageIntellectual History of Food, History of the Kitchen, and History of Agricultural Machinery
Professor Tatsushi Fujihara researches "Intellectual History of Food, History of the Kitchen, and History of Agricultural Machinery."
*Illustrative imageThe Concept of 'New Music' in the 20th Century
Associate Professor Yuta Asai researches "The Concept of 'New Music' in the 20th Century."
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorAkiko Naono
- ProfessorTatsushi Fujihara
- Associate ProfessorYuta Asai
- Assistant ProfessorKIM Jihye
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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. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Kamado-M1685” Fg2 / Public domain (cropped)
- The Ontology of History and Memory of the 'Inhuman': “A-bombed tree (ilex rotunda, Ｎ09a11-01) No.1” かるちる
/ CC0 (cropped) - Intellectual History of Food, History of the Kitchen, and History of Agricultural Machinery: “Takayama, Part I - Takayama6377” lumoplank / CC0 (cropped)
- The Concept of 'New Music' in the 20th Century: “Arnold Schönberg, autoritratto, foto scattata alla mostra Kandinskij. L'opera , Palazzo Roverella, Rovigo” Arnold Schoenberg / Public domain (cropped)
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（石井 美保） ): “Theyyam at kadachira Mandothum Kavu 3” Shagil Kannur / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped) - Related lab (文化連関研究部門
（酒井 朋子） ): “Old Tbilisi town in Tbilisi, Georgia 02” GeoO / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped) - Related lab (現代中国研究センター
（石川 禎浩） ): “The Bund ( )” Can Pac Swire from Toronto, Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped) - Related lab (人文情報学創新センター
（岩城 卓二） ): “Center for Innovative Digital Humanities, Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University 2026” 犭 / CC0 (cropped)
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