Ogura, Yasutsugu
Faculty of Letters Sociology Professor
Graduate School of Human Relations Sociology Professor
Research Overview
My basic theme is the "sociology of life," centered on life story research. I have been interested in existential life generated from pathos experiences, encounters, and dialogues, and have been thinking about the state of contemporary society and way of life as back-illuminated by these experiences. In recent years, I have been following the practices of how non-Hibakusha (non-experiencers) can be involved in and pass on the A-bomb experiences as "their own thing," while considering the possibilities of communication and continuity of life, inheritance of memory, and social solidarity in these experiences.
Specialty
Life Story Research, Sociology of Life, Passing Down the Experiences of A-Bomb Survivors