Anthropological fieldwork relies greatly on local research assistants. Working between researchers and local communities, they become involved in the challenges and complications that arise in the field. What does anthropological fieldwork look like from their perspective? We invite Mr. Charles-Jones Nsonkali and Mr. Simon Pierre Etoga, who have worked with researchers from Japan for more than thirty years in Cameroon. Drawing on their experience as research assistants, they will reflect on fieldwork and research from their perspectives. A roundtable discussion with researchers and students who have worked with them will follow. Through this dialogue, we will reconsider the relationships among researchers, research assistants, and local communities, and explore more collaborative research practices in anthropology and other field-based sciences.
| 2026/10/25 | ||
| 13:00 - 13:10 | Introduction | Moderator: Takanori Oishi(TUFS); Misa-Nomoto Hirano(Kyoto University) |
| 13:10 - 13:55 | Dialogue talk session: Anthropology of forest peoples | Charles-Jones Nsonkali(Independent consultant); Takanori Oishi(TUFS) |
| 13:55 - 14:40 | Dialogue talk session: Urban anthropology | Simon Pierre Etoga(Association Tam Tam mobile); Misa-Nomoto Hirano(Kyoto University) |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Round table session | |
Round table speakers：Charles-Jones Nsonkali (Independent consultant); Simon Pierre Etoga (Association Tam Tam mobile); Takanori Oishi (TUFS); Misa-Nomoto Hirano (Kyoto University); Shio Togiya