Engaging in Inter- and Trans-Disciplinary Research and Teaching in Universities
Saturday, December 13
Yotsuya Campus, L-911
Sophia University
Inter- and trans-disciplinary (ITD) approaches are recommended for researchers and educators who work at highly specialized institutions such as universities. While the rationale of inter- and trans-disciplinarity approaches is now widely recognized, and inter- and trans-disciplinary research institutes and teaching centers have been established to promote collaboration among multiple disciplines, most researchers and educators may rightly ask:
“How can we apply them to our own research and teaching?”
This symposium addresses this practical and important question by inviting frontline educators from Japan, Thailand, and the United States to share their rich experiences and exchange perspectives on how IDT research and teaching help us not only improve knowledge creation but also make our teaching impactful for students.
Meet the Speakers
Get to know our speakers! Read their bio ahead of the presentation on innovative inter- and trans-disciplinary research and teaching in universities.
Assistant Professor,
Graduate School of Agriculture Kyoto University
Daisuke Naito
His research focuses on political ecology, forest governance, market-based natural resource management, climate change mitigation and adaptation and adaptation in Tropical Asia and Japan.
John Stambaugh Professor,
History Department, Cornell University
Eric Tagliacozzo
Works on extended maritime histories of Southeast Asia, with connections north to East Asian spheres, and west to the worlds of the Indian Ocean and Middle East.
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Science University of Tokyo
May Aye Naw Thiri
She is an ecological economist and political ecologist. Her work explores how communities respond to dispossession, disasters, and extractive development, contributing to environmental justice.
Professor, Department of Sociology,
Sophia University
Carola Hommerich
Her research focuses on the interrelation of subjective well-being and social status, as well as on the interlinkage of environmental attitudes, emotions and behaviour.
Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Timothy Pachirat
Timothy writes about violence in so-called civilized societies and about ethnography and participant-observation research methods.
Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Graduate School of Global Studies, Sophia University
Takeshi Ito
His work is informed by broad interests in agrarian and environmental change. He has a background in politics, political economy, and political ecology.
Program Schedule
10:00 Opening Remarks
10:10-12:30 Morning Session
Transdisciplinary Research on the Social Impacts of Global Environmental Problems
-Perspectives from the Ground of Deforestation in Tropical Asia-
Daisuke Naito (Kyoto University)
Zamboanga, Mindanao: Islam and Christianity at the "End of the World'
Eric Tagliacozzo (Cornell University)
Bridging Ecological Economics and Political Ecology: Environmental Justice Lessons from Myanmar
May Aye Naw Thiri (University of Tokyo)
12:30 -14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 -16:10 Afternoon Session
Understanding Climate Change Perceptions, Emotions, and Actions in Japan:
A Transdisciplinary Mixed-Methods Study
Carola Hommerich (Sophia University)
A World Ecology of Disasters in Development in East Asia:
Shifting Worldviews and Values towards Justice and Care
Takeshi Ito (Sophia University) and Carl Middleton (Chulalongkorn University)
Southeast Asia to Slaughterhouse: Reflections on Jim Scott’s Mentorship
Timothy Pachirat (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
16:10 -16:20 Coffee Break
16:20 -17:20 Roundtable Session
17:20 -17:30 Closing Remarks
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