The National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) is a research center for ethnology and cultural anthropology.

Staff Members

MORI Akiko
MORI AkikoMORI Akiko
Department of Cultural Research・Professor
Research Specialization
Individual Research Projects
  • Anthropological Description and its Social Context
Personal website ［8 Apr 2013 updated］

Academic Qualifications:

  • B.A. Japan Women's Univ. 1980
  • M.A. Univ. of Tsukuba 1984
  • Ph.D. Univ. of Tsukuba 1997

Research Topics:

A theoretical study of Europe-anthropology

Geographical Areas of Interest:

Carinthia (Austria), Berlin (Germany), Viennna (Austria), Europe

Ethnic Groups:

Austrian, Slowene, German

Discipline:

Cultural anthropology, social history

Publications:

2013
"Considering Contemporary Forms and Meanings of the Social: The Anthropology of Europe", in Akiko Mori (ed.) The Anthropology of Europe as Seen from Japan: Considering Contemporary Forms and Meanings of the Social (Senri Ethnological Studies 81), pp.3-14. Osaka: National Museum of Ethnology.
2012
"Japan", In Regina F. Bendix and Galit Hasan-Rokem (eds), A Companion to Folklore, pp.211-233, Chichester: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
2012
"Japan, in Companion to Folklore", Wiley Online Library (eds R. F. Bendix and G. Hasan-Rokem, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK.) doi: 10.1002/9781118379936.ch11
2011
"TheAnthropology of Europe and its Extending Horizons", Minpaku Anthropology Newsletter 32: 15.
2010
"An Anthropological Study of Europe: What Does It Mean to be Social?", Minpaku Anthropology Newsletter 31: 1-3.
2001
Historiography Now: A Dialogue between History and Anthropology: International Symposium 13–15 November 2001, Minpaku Anthropology Newsletter 13: 14 .
1995
Grab, Epitaph und Friedhof. Neue Zugaenge ethnologischer Familienforschung am Beispiel einer Kaerntner Landgemeinde. HISTORISCHE ANTHROPOLOGIE. KULTUR GESELLSCHAFT ALLTAG, Jahrgang 3. Heht 1: 112–124, Koeln, Weimar and Wien: Boehlau Verlag.
1995
Familiengrabpflege in ethnologischer Sicht: eine Dorfforschung in Suedostkaernten. L'HOMME. ZEITSCHRIFT FUER FEMINISTISCHE GESCHICHTSWISSENSCHAFT, 6. Jg. Heft 2: 86–97, Wien, Koeln and Weimar: Boehlau Verlag.
1989
“das ganze Haus” und Familien “Network”: die Lebenskonzepte der Frauen in einer Gemeinde Suedostkaerntens. Hersg. Kossek / Langer / Seiser Verkehren der Geschlechter, Reflexionen und Analysen von Ethnologinnen, Reihe Frauenforschung Bd.10: 208–220. Wien: Frauen Verlag.

Presentations:

2013
"Making Exhibition of European Cultures in Japan: A Case of Minpaku 2012", International Symposium - Exhibiting Cultures: Comparative Perspectives from Japan and Europe. National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka. (2013.3.17)
2013
"Introduction to the Exhibiting Cultures: Comparative Perspectives from Japan and Europe", International Symposium - Exhibiting Cultures: Comparative Perspectives from Japan and Europe. National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka. (2013.3.17)
2011
"Introduction to the Anthropology of Europe and its Extending Horizons", International Workshop: The Anthropology of Europe and its Extending Horizons. National Museum of Ethnology, 29 Jan, Osaka, Japan.
2003
“Der West und das Europa in Kulturanthropologie.” Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Institut fuer Europaeische Ethnologie, 21 Jan, Berlin, Germany.
1993
“Grabhalten in Suedostkaernten: Frauen als Forschungsbrennpunkt.” Frauengeschichte Colloquium, 13 Jan, Wien, Austria.