last modified: April 4, 2007

SUGIMOTO Yoshio
Department of Social Research, Professor

Academic Qualifications:
B.A. Tokyo Metropolitan Univ. 1974
M.A. Tokyo Metropolitan Univ. 1977
Ph.D. Tokyo Metropolitan Univ. 1995
Research Topics:
1) Religious and cultural nationalism in South Asia.
2) Christian missionaries and socio-cultural change in South Asia.
Recent Research Interests:
Indian cinema
Geographical Areas of Interest:
South Asia, India, Sri Lanka, Shri Lanka, Tamilnadu (India)
Ethnic Groups:
Sinhala, Tamil
Discipline:
Social anthropology
Publications:
2004 Indian Cinema in an Age of Globalization. Japanese Journal of Human Geography 56 (6): 45–56.