Shimura, Masaki
シムラ マサキ
Shimura, Masaki
Faculty of Letters Department of Humanities and Social Science (History)/Associate Professor (Non-tenured)Basic Information
Specialty
Comparative Culture Studies, Folklore Studies, Kumagusu Minakata Studies
Research
Reseach overview
My research focuses on the biologist and ethnologist Kumagusu Minakata. My goal is to study Kumagusu's writings, manuscripts, and specimens in order to understand the people who promoted the development of modern science, and the social infrastructure that supported it. I am also interested in the issue of extinction of living organisms, and would like to approach it from both the perspective of the environment and human culture.