List of Fellows in 2014: Europe

Europe

State/Region Name Current Position Area of Research Project Title Affiliation in Japan
（※Not necessary for short-term fellowship）
Belgium DANIELS, Inge Maria Lecturer, University of Oxford Social Anthropology Photography beyond the Frame: A Ethnography of the Japanese Ritual Economy Osaka University
France JUSTER, Jean-Charles Researcher, Paris-Sorbonne University Ethnology of Japan Okinawan Folkloric Performing Arts Description and analysis of the rites and the folkloric performing arts of the Northern Okinawan Culture Institute for Okinawan Studies, Hosei University
France LAURENT, Christopher Carlton PhD Candidate, Universite de Montreal Cultural Anthropology Consuming the Local: Regional Cuisine and Rural Revitalization in Japan Kyoto University
Germany FOLJANTY, Lena Researcher, Max Planck Institute for European Legal History Legal History Western Legal Thinking in 19th Century Japan: Adaption and Transformation (ca.1868-1900) ※Short-term
Germany HEIDECK, Christian Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Martin Luther University Social History, History of Science and Technology The Role of Expectations in Japanese Technology Policies and the Creation of an Electric Mobility Agenda for Japan Keio University
Italy CARPI, Tiziana Adjunct Instructor, The University of Milan Japanese Applied Linguistics-CALL Corpus based verification of CALL resources and effectiveness of SNS interactions Research Institute For Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Italy FRATTOLILLO, Oliviero Assistant Professor, "L' Orientale" University of Naples, Department of Asian, African and Mediterranean Studies Japan's International History Japan and the Cold War: The Reassessment of a Paradigm Keio University
Italy PIERCONTI, Jong Kuk Mauro Researcher, University of Architecture of Venice Iuav History of Architecture Ise Shrine: mirror of modernity from Ito Chuta (1867-1954) to Isozaki Arata Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Italy RAFFI, Maria Elena PhD Candidate, National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO) Ancient Japanese Literature Ise's Inheritance: Relationships between Ise Shu and Genji monogatari Tezukayama University
Spain GONZALEZ TORRENTS, Alba PhD Candidate, Autonomous University of Barcelona Philosophy of Technology and Anime and Manga Studies Technology, Body and Identity in the Imaginary of Anime Kyoto Seika University
Spain SANTOS APARICIO, Antonio Professor, University of Cantabria Film Studies and Didactic of Social Sciences. Teshigahara Hiroshi and Antonio Gaudí: A Project of Critical Education of Gaze between Spain and Japan ※Short-term
United Kingdom BROOKS, Katherine Louise PhD Candidate, Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Japanese Art History (Edo Print Culture) Printed Things; Medium, Texture, and Poetry in Japanese surimono Waseda University
United Kingdom LITTLEJOHN, Andrew Lewis PhD Candidate, Harvard University, Department of Anthropology Anthropology of Japan After the flood: The Politics of Reconstruction in Post-3.11 Japan Sophia University
United Kingdom MABON, Leslie James Research Associate, University of Edinburgh Environmental Sociology Engaging with stakeholders and publics on complex environmental issues: a comparative study between Japan and Scotland Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
United Kingdom NEARY, Ian James Professor, Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, University of Oxford Japanese Politics/Social History The Origins, Implementation and Impact of the Dowa Projects Policy Kyusyu University
United Kingdom SCREECH, Timothy Benjamin Mark Professor, SOAS, University of London Edo Period Art and Culture Preparation and initial writing manuscript for Oxford History of Japanese Art Waseda University
Bulgaria PETKOVA Galia Todorova Guest Lecturer, National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts Traditional Japanese Culture and Theatre, Gender Studies Onna Mono: The 'Female Presence' on the Stage of the All-Male Traditional Japanese Theatre International Research Cenre for Japanese Studies
Hungary SZABÓ, Balázs Assistant Professor, Deputy Head of Department, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Japanese Studies, Eötvös Loránd University Premodern Japanese Intellectual History, Science of Martial Arts Positioning of Martial Arts Theory in Edo-era Japanese intellectual history-with a focus on Jujutsu texts- University of Tsukuba
Hungary SZEMEREY, Márton Pál Full-time Lecturer, Head of Department, Dharma Gate Buddhist College Linguistics, Social Psychology Emotion expression in Narratives about Japanese History and Japanese Social Identity Doshisha University
Lithuania ZYKAS, Aurelijus Head, Centre for Asian Studies, Vytautas Magnus University Political Science Post-2009 Japan's public diplomacy ※Short-term
Poland WOJCIECHOWSKI, Bartosz Teodor Assistant Professor, Department of Japanology and Sinology, Institute of Oriental Studies, Jagiellonian University Japanese Linguistics, General Linguistics Towards a comprehensive description of the communicative ethos in the Japanese language behaviors. Anthropological linguistics vs. pragmatics of communication The University of Tokyo
Romania COCORA, Ana Laura PhD Candidate, Cornell University Socio-Cultural Anthropology Development Thought and practice in Japan-Bhutan bilateral relations Global Collaboration Center, Osaka University
Romania KUZNETOV, Oana Elena PhD Candidate, The University Of Sheffield East Asian Studies The impact of civil society organizations on foreign policy in Japan. Case study: the policy toward North Korea University of Tsukuba
Russia LARIN, Viktor Director, Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnology of the Peoples of the Far East, Russian Academy of Sciences East Asian Studies, International Affairs International Community in the Pacific Russia Future Development: Japan Interests, Approaches and Possible Role ※Short-term
Russia MOSTOVOI, Sergei Researcher, Lecturer, School of Arts, Culture and Sports, Far Eastern Federal University Design The Evolution of Japanese Garden in the Context of National History Kyoto University
Russia STEGNIENKO, Alexandra PhD Student, Lomonosov Moscow State University Economic, Social, Political and Recreational Geography Tourists' destination image of Japanese prefectures Obirin University
Uzbekistan GAFUROVA, Khakima Head of Oriental Languages Department, The University of World Economy and Diplomacy The Japanese Languages and Literature Structure and features of works written by women in the Middle Ages, especially the song material and essence of the dairy Sarashina Nikki Waseda University
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