last modified: April 21, 2008
YOSHIDA Kenji
Director, Research Center for Cultural Resources, Professor
Academic Qualifications:
B.A. Kyoto Univ. 1980
M.A. Osaka Univ. 1983
Ph.D. Osaka Univ. 1989
B.A. Kyoto Univ. 1980
M.A. Osaka Univ. 1983
Ph.D. Osaka Univ. 1989
Research Topics:
1. Expressive cultures in Africa
2. Representation of culture in museums
1. Expressive cultures in Africa
2. Representation of culture in museums
Geographical Areas of Interest:
Africa (Zambia), Europe (United Kingdom)
Africa (Zambia), Europe (United Kingdom)
Ethnic Groups:
Chewa
Chewa
Discipline:
Cultural anthropology, museum anthropology
Cultural anthropology, museum anthropology
Publications:
2008 (With J. Mack) Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Africa : Crisis or Renaissance? Oxford: James Currey.
2008 Ethnographic Exhibitions Today. In K. Yoshida and J. Mack (eds.) Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Africa: Crisis or Renaissance? Oxford: James Currey.
2006 Kalumbu and Chisudzo: Boys’ and Girls’ Masquerades among the Chewa. In S. Ottenberg and D.A. Binkley (eds.) AFRICAN CHILDREN–S MASQUERADE – Playful Performers, pp.221–236. Transaction Publishers.
2005 A Fresh Start for Graduate Education at Minpaku. MINPAKU Anthropology Newsletter 21: 10.
2005 Ethnographic Museums and Public Sphere. Museum Cooperation 2004: Newsletter of the Intensive Course on Museology 1: 18–22.
2005 (With Y. Kawaguchi) Symposium Africa 2001: Representing African Art and Cultures (Senri Ethnological Reports 54), National Museum of Ethnology.
2001 (With T. Umesao and A. Lockyer) Japanese Civilization in the Modern World XVII: Collection and Representation (Senri Ethnological Studies 54), National Museum of Ethnology.
2001 Die Maske als Instrument: Warum Menschen sich ein zweites Gesicht schaffen. In C. Geissmar-Brandi, et al. (ed.) Gesichter der Haut, pp.181–188. Stroemfeld Verlag.
2001 “Tohaku” and “Minpaku” within the History of Modern Japanese Civilization: Museum Collection in Modern Japan. In T. Umesao, A. Lockyer, and K. Yoshida (eds.) Japanese Civilization in the Modern World XVII: Collection and Representation (Senri Ethnological Studies 54), pp.77–105. National Museum of Ethnology.
2001 Ethnographic and Cultural Exhibitions Today. In S. Inaga (ed.) Crossing Cultural Borders (International Symposium 14), pp.39–48. International Research Center for Japanese Studies.
2001 Re-Exhibiting Africa: From the Exhibition “Images of Other Cultures”. In E. Kurimoto (ed.) Rewriting Africa: Toward a Renaisssance or Collapse (JCAS Symposium Series 14), pp.193–207. The Japan Center for Area Studies.
1997 (With J. Mack) Images of Other Cultures, NHK Service Center.
1993 Masks and Secrecy among the Chewa. African Arts 24 (2): 34–45, 92, Los Angeles: University of California.
1992 Masks and Transformation among the Chewa of Zambia (Senri Ethnological Studies 31), National Museum of Ethnology.
2008 (With J. Mack) Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Africa : Crisis or Renaissance? Oxford: James Currey.
2008 Ethnographic Exhibitions Today. In K. Yoshida and J. Mack (eds.) Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Africa: Crisis or Renaissance? Oxford: James Currey.
2006 Kalumbu and Chisudzo: Boys’ and Girls’ Masquerades among the Chewa. In S. Ottenberg and D.A. Binkley (eds.) AFRICAN CHILDREN–S MASQUERADE – Playful Performers, pp.221–236. Transaction Publishers.
2005 A Fresh Start for Graduate Education at Minpaku. MINPAKU Anthropology Newsletter 21: 10.
2005 Ethnographic Museums and Public Sphere. Museum Cooperation 2004: Newsletter of the Intensive Course on Museology 1: 18–22.
2005 (With Y. Kawaguchi) Symposium Africa 2001: Representing African Art and Cultures (Senri Ethnological Reports 54), National Museum of Ethnology.
2001 (With T. Umesao and A. Lockyer) Japanese Civilization in the Modern World XVII: Collection and Representation (Senri Ethnological Studies 54), National Museum of Ethnology.
2001 Die Maske als Instrument: Warum Menschen sich ein zweites Gesicht schaffen. In C. Geissmar-Brandi, et al. (ed.) Gesichter der Haut, pp.181–188. Stroemfeld Verlag.
2001 “Tohaku” and “Minpaku” within the History of Modern Japanese Civilization: Museum Collection in Modern Japan. In T. Umesao, A. Lockyer, and K. Yoshida (eds.) Japanese Civilization in the Modern World XVII: Collection and Representation (Senri Ethnological Studies 54), pp.77–105. National Museum of Ethnology.
2001 Ethnographic and Cultural Exhibitions Today. In S. Inaga (ed.) Crossing Cultural Borders (International Symposium 14), pp.39–48. International Research Center for Japanese Studies.
2001 Re-Exhibiting Africa: From the Exhibition “Images of Other Cultures”. In E. Kurimoto (ed.) Rewriting Africa: Toward a Renaisssance or Collapse (JCAS Symposium Series 14), pp.193–207. The Japan Center for Area Studies.
1997 (With J. Mack) Images of Other Cultures, NHK Service Center.
1993 Masks and Secrecy among the Chewa. African Arts 24 (2): 34–45, 92, Los Angeles: University of California.
1992 Masks and Transformation among the Chewa of Zambia (Senri Ethnological Studies 31), National Museum of Ethnology.
Ongoing Projects:
AA Science Platform Program “Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Africa: From Memories to Histories.” (Cordinator)
ASEMUS (Asia Europe Museum Network) Traveling Exhibition “Self and Other: Portraits from Asia and Europe.”
AA Science Platform Program “Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Africa: From Memories to Histories.” (Cordinator)
ASEMUS (Asia Europe Museum Network) Traveling Exhibition “Self and Other: Portraits from Asia and Europe.”