Center for Evolving Humanities

e-mail:	l_ccg(at)l.u-tokyo.ac.jp *Replace (at) with @.
Tel:	22671

The Center for Evolving Humanities places a strong emphasis on cross-disciplinary research, as well as the promotion of internationalization and development of new research methods with a view to the future of the humanities. The Center has three divisions: Cultural Exchange Studies, International Humanities, and Digital Humanities. It works in cooperation and collaboration with university-wide organizations such as the Humanities Center and 150-Year History Compilation Office, and with other organizations within the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, including the Regional Collaboration Promotion Office and Japanese Language Program.

Cultural Exchange Studies Division

Tsuyoshi KOJIMA (Professor), East Asian Maritime Thought and Culture

Research fields:	History of Chinese thought, History of Confucianism, History of East Asian cultural exchange
Courses taught:	Special lectures on cultural exchange are offered as part of a second-semester liberal arts course open to all students at the university. The cultural exchange exercises deal with the environment and cultural history. At the graduate school, he teaches a seminar on Confucianism in the field of East Asian Thought and Culture.

Kyoko SENGOKU-HAGA (Professor), Greek and Roman Art History

Research fields:	Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art history, Archaeology
Courses taught:	Lectures cover the ancient Greek and Roman art history in general, and exercises include the study of ancient artworks. She is also in charge of the “Ancient Studies Exchange Seminar,” which brings together faculty members and graduate students from various research fields specializing in antiquity from around the world, as well as the Art History Seminar as a cooperating faculty member of the Art History Laboratory.

Research fields:

Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art history, Archaeology

Courses taught:

Lectures cover the ancient Greek and Roman art history in general, and exercises include the study of ancient artworks. She is also in charge of the “Ancient Studies Exchange Seminar,” which brings together faculty members and graduate students from various research fields specializing in antiquity from around the world, as well as the Art History Seminar as a cooperating faculty member of the Art History Laboratory.

Hideki HORIUCHI (Professor)

Research fields:	Humanities and Sociology/Archaeology

International Humanities Division

Michiko KAMADA(Professor), Japanese Language Education

Research fields:	Japanese language teacher education, Writing education, Language acquisition research, Japanese language education for young learners
Courses taught:	Lectures on Japanese language pedagogy cover issues related to the Japanese language learning environment, language use, and language learning from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Exercises focus on matters necessary for teaching Japanese as a second/foreign language and cultivate the ability to think analytically about teaching methods and materials. Lectures on Japanese Academic Writing cover the basics and applications of writing theses and dissertations for international graduate students.

Research fields:

Japanese language teacher education, Writing education, Language acquisition research, Japanese language education for young learners

Courses taught:

Lectures on Japanese language pedagogy cover issues related to the Japanese language learning environment, language use, and language learning from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Exercises focus on matters necessary for teaching Japanese as a second/foreign language and cultivate the ability to think analytically about teaching methods and materials. Lectures on Japanese Academic Writing cover the basics and applications of writing theses and dissertations for international graduate students.

Digital Humanities Division

Ikki OHMUKAI (Associate Professor), Digital Humanities

Research fields:	Digital humanities, Web informatics, Digital archives
Courses taught:	Lectures present an overall view of digital humanities and outline various methodologies. Exercises include discussions and hands-on practice in applying information technology to each student's research topic.