Akira Takada (Professor, Kyoto University) Dispatch report, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa(2024/08/01-09/06) Report on the Dispatch to Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa: Progresses of Scientific Research (S) Kyoto UniversityGraduate School of Asian and African Area StudiesProfessor, Akira Takada From August 1 to September 6, 2024, I visited the University of Botswana, New Xade Village in Botswana, the University of Namibia, Evangelical Lutheran...
Koji Hayashi (Research Fellow, Kyoto University)Dispatch report, Cameroon (2024/02/17-2024/03/15) Report on the Dispatch to Cameroon: Action Research on Sanitation Improvement Using Picture Storytelling Kyoto UniversityThe Center for African Area Studies, Specially Appointed Research FellowKoji Hayashi From February 17 to March 15, 2024, I visited to the Republic of Cameroon to conduct fieldwork with the Baka Pygmies (hereafter referred to...
Hirokazu Yasuoka (Associate Professor, Kyoto University) Dispatch report, Cameroon(2023/12/07-2024/12/19) Report on Dispatch to Cameroon Kyoto UniversityGraduate School of Asian and African Area StudiesAssociate Professor, Hirokazu Yasuoka I traveled to Cameroon from December 7 to 19, 2023. The forested area in southeastern Cameroon is inhabited by hunter-gatherers called Baka. In this region, Kyoto University has implemented two SATREPS projects from...
Akira Takada (Professor, Kyoto University) Dispatch report, Botswana (2023/12/14-2024/01/03) Report on the Dispatch to Botswana: Action research through revitalization of folk tales through picture-story shows, etc. Kyoto UniversityGraduate School of Asian and African Area StudiesProfessor, Akira Takada From December 14, 2005 to January 3, 2024, I visited mainly the villages of Ghanzi and New Xade in Botswana to conduct...
Shino Yamamoto (Graduate Student) Dispatch report, Namibia (2023/09/25-2023/12/26) Report on the Dispatch to Namibia: Acquiring knowledge: The study of children’s livelihood and indigenous knowledge in Ovahimba Kyoto UniversityGraduate School of Asian and African Area StudiesDivision of African Area StudiesShino Yamamoto Dispatch Period: 25th September 2023−26th December 2023Destination of Dispatch: The Republic of NamibiaKey Words: children, socialization, nomadic life,...
Akira Takada (Professor, Kyoto University) Dispatch report, Namibia (2023/08/05-2023/08/23) Report on the Dispatch to Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa: Development of Scientific Research (S) Kyoto UniversityGraduate School of Asian and African Area StudiesProfessor, Akira Takada From August 5 to 23, 2023, I visited mainly the National Archives and Library of Namibia, the University of Namibia, and the Evangelical Lutheran...
Tanaka Ayana (Graduate Student) Dispatch report, Cameroon (2023/02/11-2023/07/25) Report on the Dispatch to Cameroon: A survey of Baka hunter-gatherer children using the focal sampling method Kyoto UniversityGraduate School of Asian and African Area StudiesDivision of African Area StudiesTanaka Ayana Dispatch Period: 11th February 2023−25th July 2023Destination of Dispatch: Tropical Rainforest Area, Southeast Province, CameroonKeywords: Parenting, Attachment, Enculturation, Socialization...
Yuriko Sugiyama (Research Fellow, Kyoto University)Dispatch report, Germany (2023/5/29～2023/6/10) Report on the Dispatch to Germany: Participation and Presentation at African Futures 2023 Specially Appointed Research FellowThe Center for African Area StudiesKyoto University Yuriko Sugiyama From May 29 to June 10, 2023, I visited the Global South Studies Center, University of Cologne (Photo 1) to participate in the African...
Tomoe Noguchi (Graduate Student) Dispatch report, Norway (2023/3/26-2023/4/2) Repot on Dispatch to Norway: Participating the workshop “Contemporary hunter-gatherers and education in a changing world: Towards sustainable futures” Tomoe Noguchi2nd year graduate studentDivision of African Area StudiesGraduate School of Asian and African Area StudiesKyoto University Dispatch period: From March 26 to April 2, 2023Destination of Dispatch: Tromsø, Kingdom of...
Koji Hayashi (Research Fellow,Kyoto University)Dispatch report, Cameroon (2022/02/04-2023/03/14) Report on Dispatch to Cameroon -Groundwork for the study, including fostering research Koji HayashiSpecially Appointed Research FellowThe Center for African Area StudiesKyoto University From February 4 to March 14, 2023, I traveled to the Republic of Cameroon. The study was conducted in the following areas: 1) In Yaoundé,the capital of...
