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Social Coexistence Lab (Chika Obiya)
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A research division exploring how multiple cultures in Southeast Asia and its surrounding regions live together.

AboutAbout the lab
Thinking about coexistence through the relationships among culture, society, and ecology
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies is a hub for area studies that emphasizes fieldwork and integrates the humanities and social sciences with the natural sciences.
The Social Coexistence research division focuses on the changing relationships among culture, society, and ecology, and studies the coexistence of multiple cultures in Southeast Asia and its surrounding regions.
Key terms
- Coexistence
- People of different cultures or positions living together (coexistence)
- Gender
- The roles and views concerning sex that are created within society and culture (gender)
ResearchResearch themes
The division takes a perspective that critically re-examines existing Southeast Asian studies, which are based on disciplinary and geographical boundaries.
*Illustrative imageTransformations in society, religion, and language
The division investigates social, religious, and linguistic transformations, as well as the politics surrounding the production of culture and knowledge, in both contemporary and historical contexts.
*Illustrative imageFamily, gender, and sexuality
The division studies issues such as family, gender, and sexuality in both contemporary and historical contexts.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorChika Obiya
- ProfessorSatoshi Yokoyama
- Associate ProfessorTANGSEEFA Decha
- Associate ProfessorDANESHGAR Majid
- Associate ProfessorKisho Tsuchiya
- Assistant ProfessorNarumi Shitara
- Assistant ProfessorMinami Tosa
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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: “Temple ceremony ( )” Christopher Michel / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Transformations in society, religion, and language: “Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Federal-Territory-Mosque-03” CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Family, gender, and sexuality: “Floating market in khlong in Bangkok 1963 08” Don Christie / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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(岡本 正明 (所 長)) ): “View of Jakarta skyline seen from Gambir Station” Sam Hidayat / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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