Country
Austria
Position
Professor
Research Keywords
Rural Japan, lifestyle migration, transnational mobility, regional revitalization, new modes of working and living, intangible cultural property
Qualifications
MA: Vienna University
PhD: Vienna University
Message
My research is mainly qualitative and focuses on modern and contemporary Japan. I have a background in Japanese studies with a focus on cultural anthropology. I have previously investigated the practice and transmission of traditions in rural Japan such as local festivals, meanings of life, regional revitalization, tourism as well as alternative lifestyles in rural Japan. I am presently working on a new ethnographic project that examines transnational mobility of Japanese individuals in Europe.
Classes Taught on MJSP
Introduction to Japanese Studies II (Culture), Japanese Culture I & II, Japanese for Academic Purposes IIB, Aspects of Japan II Field Trip You can watch a video of me giving a lecture as part of the Global Issues Forum for Tomorrow (GIFT) event that was part of Sustainability Weeks 2013.
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