Staff Members
Academic Qualifications
- Doctor of Literature (University of Tsukuba) (May 25, 2013)
- Research Fellow in Department of Advanced Studies in Anthropology, National Museum of Ethnology
Research Interests
- Description and analysis of the dynamics of the emotion in dispute and mediation
- Description and analysis of the kinship, gift exchange and witchcraft from the viewpoint of the personhood in Papua New Guinea
- Colonization and whiteness (the concept of white)
Current Research Topics
- Description and analysis of the dynamics of the emotion in witchcraft
Research Keywords
Papua New Guinea, conflict, emotion, personhood, gift exchange, whiteness
Selected Publications
- 2014
- “Constructing Self and Other in the New Guinea Highlands: Whiteness and Inter-Clan Competition in the Postcolonial Period.” In Heung Wah Wong and Keiji Maegawa (eds.) Revisiting Colonial & Post-Colonial: Anthropological Studies of Cultural Interface. pp. 73- 96. Los Angeles: Bridge21 Publications.
Publications (English publications only)
- 2014
- “Constructing Self and Other in the New Guinea Highlands: Whiteness and Inter-Clan Competition in the Postcolonial Period.” In Heung Wah Wong and Keiji Maegawa (eds.) Revisiting Colonial & Post-Colonial: Anthropological Studies of Cultural Interface. pp. 73- 96. Los Angeles: Bridge21 Publications.
Presentations
- 2015
- ‘The Formalization and Authority-seeking of Village Courts: Reconstruction of Local Arbitration in the New Guinea Highlands.’ ZAIRAICHI Workshop: Reflecting Local Knowledge to Global Context. Kyoto University, Japan (poster presentation) （February 2, 2015）.
- 2014
- ‘Curse of Uncertainty: Healing Ritual and Multiple Causes of Misfortune.’ Symposium: Risk, Agent X, Science & Technology. Tsukuba Global Science Week (TGSW) 2014. University of Tsukuba, Japan （October 29, 2014）.
