OverviewJoint ResearchResearch ResourcesTraining and Capacity Building17Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA)developed in a particular regional ethnography. Taking account of the research history of each regional ethnography, we will dene the role and effect of the information and knowledge provided by the regional ethnography. The members of this project consist of anthropologists who work in different regions of the world.The Modes of Articulation of Local Societies to Contemporary Science as Ways of Thought and PracticeProject term: April, 2012–March, 2015Coordinator: KASUGA, Naoki (Hitotsubashi University)No anthropologist denies the present-day importance of science; however, those who discuss science have seldom been willing to avail themselves of the significant achievements of anthropological research on ways of thought. In this project, anthropologists with expertise in research on science and technology will work with leading researchers in philosophy and natural science to bring attention to specific cases for in-depth discussion, and explore the modes of articulation of contemporary science as it applies to the lives of people in local communities in terms of ways of thought and practice.Studies on ‘Chinese’ as Multiple Imaginations and Dynamic RealitiesProject term: April, 2011 – March, 2014Coordinator: TSUDA, Koji (The University of Tokyo)Focusing mainly on East and Southeast Asia, this study investigates from various perspectives how a certain group of people identify themselves as ‘ethnic Chinese’ and how they imagine ‘their world’ and try to establish relationships within it. Needless to say, the idea of ‘being Chinese’ depends on historic contexts in each area of East and Southeast Asia. Also, the circumstances regarding the ‘ethnic Chinese’ are drastically changing with the political changes in each country, especially in Southeast Asia, with the increasing importance of China in the geopolitical power balance, and with the accelerated progression of globalization. Given these situations, this study proposes to examine specific cases from various perspectives to reveal 1) how people with different origins or cultural backgrounds (re)produce ‘memory’ currently, 2) what kind of ‘memory’ they (re)produce, 3) how they imagine and realize the notion of ‘us’ and 4) in what ways their act is recognized as ‘Chinese’ by themselves or other people. Through this study, we discuss the benets and limitations of simply connecting certain social phenomena with the idea of ‘Chineseness’ in academia.History/Area StudiesStudy of Nationhood in Contemporary Africa: New Media, Globalization, and DemocracyProject term: April, 2012–March, 2015Coordinator: NAITO, Naoki (The University of Tokushima)This project considers the possibilities for African states and civil societies by examining issues related to state formation or reformation in Africa and surrounding areas. The project will focus primarily on three domains related to state crises and (re)formation: 1) the rise of new media such as mobile phones and the Internet; 2) the inuence of the global economy and transnational economic activities; and 3) political or social movements such as democratization and indigenous movements. The project will compare ethnographic data related to the above-mentioned domains and consider the diverse nature of the nation-state in the context of globalization.
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