Faculty Introduction (Faculty of International Communication, Department of Global Communication)

Mariko Jitsukawa Mariko Jitsukawa

教授　　

Affiliation

Faculty of International Communication Department of Global Communication

Specialty

Undergraduate: Social Psychology, Communication Theory

Graduate School: Journalism and Communication Science　Anthropology

Main research themes

Medical and religious anthropology (Reproductive Health and Rights, Religion）

■ Please tell us about your current research theme (or field of specialization) and the reason why you decided to pursue this field of specialization.

Looking back, I think my interest in communication came from realizing that I belonged to this category when I learned that there was a category called communication disorder.I was interested in the simple question of how ordinary (so-called) people communicate, and from there I developed a problem-finding/problem-solving type (PBL) was the choice.Similarly, cultural anthropology was also an academic field that I encountered in order to arm myself with theory and face the challenges I faced while experiencing a different culture.Both were fun when I started doing them, and I'm still doing them.

■ Profile

Born in Hyogo prefecture.My house was destroyed in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, and I lost all my memories.

■ Message to high school students

It is said that we live in an era of instability and uncertainty in which yesterday's commonplace cannot be expected today.Adults are also fumbling every day about what to use as a guideline.There is more than one answer to a problem, and sometimes the answer is different between "my present self" and "my future self".Instead of just copying someone else's answer, we will develop the ability to choose the most appropriate answer based on evidence within the context of our own time axis and social responsibility, and to develop the ability to explain that choice logically. prize.

■ Themes that can be cooperated such as lectures and interviews

International cooperation, gender, health care and human rights