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“Taking on the challenges: An anthropological study of adventurous practices in contemporary Africa”, the 4th meeting AY2025

Date
2025/10/25(Sat) 13:30-15:00
2025/10/26(Sun) 10:00-13:00
Venue
Campus Plaza Kyoto / Online meeting
On-site/Online
Hybrid
Language
Japanese

Programs

2025/10/25
 13:30 - 14:15Wandering and striving: Surviving in a Gusii villageITAKU, Shiori (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
 14:15 - 15:00Social networks woven by microfinance: A case study from rural South AfricaKUMASHIRO, Chihiro (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
2025/10/26
 10:00 - 10:45On some aspects of adventures in premodern AfricaHAMADA, Akinori (The University of Tokyo)
 10:45 - 11:30Motivations behind pioneering efforts: Muslim East Africans of Indian origin and the spectrum of governmental supportNAKAO, Yukie (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
 11:30 - 12:15The Path of Nkem: Adventurous practices of homebound daughtersOGATA, Shirabe (ILCAA)
 12:15 - 13:00Discussions

Notes

A public event will be held on Saturday, October 25, 3:30–6:00 p.m., at the same venue as part of this joint research project:
Public book review of The Aid That Hurts: How Inequality Breeds Scams, Conspiracy, and the Struggle for Dignity (Yuka Tomomatsu, Iwanami Shoten, 2025).
For more details, please see here.