Personnel Information

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KURASHIMA Akira

Organization
School of Sociology Department of Sociology
Research Fields, Keywords
社会学, 身体論, Sociology, Body Techniques
Research Outline
私の専門は身体の社会学で、社会と身体の相互的な支えあいやくいちがいを、ミクロな身体的実践のレベルで実証することがテーマです。これまでは、イギリスにある太極拳教室の調査をしてきました。西洋近代的な教育方法では、それぞれの生徒のレベルに応じたクラス分けがなされることが一般的ですが、私が調査した太極拳教室では、初心者も上級者も同じ教室の空間で、同じ指導者のもと、同じ型の動作を繰り返します。このような教室で、生徒たちが指導者のうちに習得に値する身体技法を発見したうえで、意欲的に練習に取り組みつづけるためには、生徒たちおよび指導者はそれぞれどのような条件を満たしている必要があるのでしょうか。理論的には、社会学者のM・モース、P・ブルデュー、H・ガーフィンケル、生態心理学者のJ・ギブスン、文化人類学者のT・インゴールドなどを参考に研究を進めています。
Syllabus information URL
https://syllabus.kwansei.ac.jp/uniasv2/UnSSOLoginControlFree?REQ_ACTION_DO=/AGA030PLS01Action.do?REQ_FUNCTION_JUMP_START_FLG=1&SLB_LINK_DISP_FLG=164&TCH_NO=090007&REQ_PRFR_FUNC_ID=AGA030
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Graduating School 【 display / non-display 】

  • Graduating School:Kyoto University
    Faculty:Faculty of Literature
    Course / Major:Division of Behavioral Studies, Department of Sociology

    Kind of school:University
    Date of graduation:1997.03
    Completion status:Graduated
    Country location code:Japan

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Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】

  • Graduate school:Kyoto University
    Department:Graduate School, Division of Letters
    Course:Division of Behavioral Studies

    Course completed:Doctor's Course
    Date of completion:2004.11
    Completion status:Completed
    Country:Japan

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Studying abroad experiences 【 display / non-display 】

  • Name of institution: Université Paris-Descartes
    Name of job or career: Visiting Scholar
    Date: 2018.03 - 2019.03

  • Name of institution: University of Manchester
    Name of job or career: Visiting Research Fellow
    Date: 2007.01 - 2009.01

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Degree 【 display / non-display 】

  • Degree name:Ph. D in Humanities
    Classified degree field:Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology
    Conferring institution:Kyoto University
    Acquisition way:Coursework
    Date of acquisition:2004.11

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Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • Affiliation:Kwansei Gakuin University
    Title:Professor
    Date:2009.04 -

  • Affiliation:Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University
    Department:Division of Cultural Research Methodologies
    Title:Assistant Professor
    Date:2004.04 - 2009.03

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Association Memberships 【 display / non-display 】

  • Academic society name:日本社会学会

    Academic country located:Japan

  • Academic society name:関西社会学会

    Academic country located:Japan

  • Academic society name:日本スポーツ社会学会

    Academic country located:Japan

  • Academic society name:International Sociological Association

    Academic country located:Spain

  • Academic society name:International Sociology of Sport Association

    Academic country located:United Kingdom

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Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

  • Research field:Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology

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Qualification acquired 【 display / non-display 】

  • Qualification title:Practical English Proficiency Test (1or semi-1 or 2 class)

  • Qualification title:Practical French Skill Authorization (1-2 class)

  • Qualification title:TOEIC（730）

  • Qualification title:National Examination for Guide-Interpreters

  • Qualification title:First Kind of High School Teacher License

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Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Language: Japanese
    Title: The Suppression of Negative Emotions in Marcel Mauss's 'Body Techniques'
    Journal name: Body-Mind Transformation Technique Studies  vol.8  (p.94 - 100)
    Date of publication: 2019.03
    Author(s): KURASHIMA Akira

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)
    Co-author classification: Single Author
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences / Philosophy and ethics

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  • Language: French
    Title: The Heterogeneity of the Body: Understanding Traditional Tai Chi in Light of Marcel Mauss's Transculturality
    Journal name: Figure de l'art  vol.35  (p.117 - 137)
    Date of publication: 2018.11
    Author(s): LAFARGUE Bernard, ANDRIEU Bernard, KURASHIMA Akira, et al.

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)
    Co-author classification: Single Author
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences / Philosophy and ethics

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  • Language: English
    Title: The Body Behind the Spectacle: Capturing Emersion of the Living Body of Circus Performers
    Journal name: Japan Journal of Sport Sociology  vol.26  (2)  (p.25 - 38)
    Date of publication: 2018.09
    Author(s): ANDRIEU Bernard, KURASHIMA Akira

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5987/jjsss.26-02-3
    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)
    Co-author classification: Multiple Authorship
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences / Philosophy and ethics

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  • Language: Japanese
    Title: The Modification of Corporal Reality in Tai Chi and Qigong
    Journal name: Body-Mind Transformation Studies  vol.1  (p.54 - 58)
    Date of publication: 2012.03
    Author(s): KURASHIMA Akira

    Type of publication: Research paper (conference, symposium, etc.)
    Co-author classification: Single Author
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology

  • Language: Japanese
    Title: An Introduction to Body Techniques and Sociological Epistemology
    Journal name: The Future of Kokoro  vol.4  (p.28 - 33)
    Date of publication: 2010.03
    Author(s): KURASHIMA Akira

    Type of publication: Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)
    Co-author classification: Single Author
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • Language: French
    Title: Manuel d'émersiologie
    Publisher: Éditions Mimésis
    Date of publication: 2020.02
    Author(s): ANDRIEU Bernard, KURASHIMA Akira, et al.

    Type of books: Scholarly book
    Area of responsibility: Emersion in Tai Chi Form Training
    Authorship: Contributor
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences / Philosophy and ethics

  • Language: Japanese
    Title: Techniques for Body-Mind Transformation: Skills and Traditions for Altering the Body and Mind
    Publisher: Samgha
    Date of publication: 2018.02
    Author(s): KAMATA Toji, KURASHIMA Akira, et al.

    Type of books: Scholarly book
    Area of responsibility: Chapter 2: Fieldwork of Tai Chi and Chapter 3 Fieldwork of Shugendo
    Authorship: Contributor
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences / Philosophy and ethics

  • Language: Japanese
    Title: 倉島哲「わざをめぐる言葉――マンチェスターの太極拳を題材に――」
    Publisher: 京都大学学術出版会
    Date of publication: 2012.03
    Author(s): 横山俊夫編『ことばの力――あらたな文明を求めて――』

    Type of books: Scholarly book
    Area of responsibility: 125-163
    Authorship: Joint author

  • Language: Japanese
    Title: 倉島哲「マルセル・モース――挑戦としての贈与――」
    Publisher: 左右社
    Date of publication: 2012.01
    Author(s): 大澤真幸編『3.11後の思想家25』

    Type of books: Scholarly book
    Authorship: Joint author

  • Language: Japanese
    Title: 倉島哲「文化と身体」
    Publisher: ミネルヴァ書房
    Date of publication: 2010.10
    Author(s): 井上俊・長谷正人編『文化社会学入門―テーマとツール―』

    Type of books: Scholarly book
    Authorship: Joint author

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MISC 【 display / non-display 】

  • Language:Japanese
    Title:倉島哲「有効性から身体技法を捉える」
    Publisher:137-147
    Journal name:『ソシオロジ』173  (社会学研究会)
    Date of publication:2012.02
    Author(s):倉島　哲

    Type of publication:Book review, literature introduction, etc.

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Other research activities 【 display / non-display 】

  • Title:Sports and Monitoring
    Date:2018.03

    Classification of research achievement:Other

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Research Projects 【 display / non-display 】

  • Research category:Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists(B)
    Project year:2013.04 - 2016.03
    Title:太極拳の文化間伝播における間身体性の国際比較研究：中国とイギリスを事例に

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • Language: Japanese
    Conference name: The 77th Meeting of the Society for Body-Mind Transformation Technique Studies
    International/Domestic presentation: Domestic presentation
    Holding date: 2020.02
    Title: A Critical Examination of Sociological Theories of the Body in Light of Emersiology: A Summary of Research on Body-Mind Transformation Techniques Conducted at Paris-Descartes University
    Presentation type: Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech
    Field of experts: Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences / Philosophy and ethics

  • Language: French
    Conference name: 90 years at 1 rue Lacretelle 1928-2018
    International/Domestic presentation: International presentation
    Holding date: 2018.12
    Title: Sport and PE Teacher Training Around the World: The Case in Japan
    Presentation type: Oral presentation (general)
    Field of experts: Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology of education

  • Language: English
    Conference name: Redefining Health, Mind, and Body in Hybrid Cultures (Body Week 3)
    International/Domestic presentation: International presentation
    Holding date: 2018.06
    Title: The Link Between Health and Martial Aspects of Tai Chi: Intracorporeal and Intercorporeal Coordination
    Presentation type: Oral presentation (general)
    Field of experts: Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences / Philosophy and ethics

  • Language: English
    Conference name: The Cyborgisation of the World : the New Anthropotechniques of the Body
    International/Domestic presentation: International presentation
    Holding date: 2017.11
    Title: What Cyborgs Can’t Do: The Extension and Reduction of the Body in Traditional Tai Chi Training
    Presentation type: Oral presentation (general)
    Field of experts: Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences / Philosophy and ethics

  • Language: English
    Conference name: ISSA 2017 World Congress of Sociology of Sport
    International/Domestic presentation: International presentation
    Holding date: 2017.05 - 2017.06
    Title: The Training of Vision in Tai Chi: a Case Study in Xinxiang City, China
    Presentation type: Oral presentation (general)
    Field of experts: Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences / Philosophy and ethics

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Social Contribution 【 display / non-display 】

  • Title:東日本大震災 社会学部ボランティアバスに引率教員として参加
    Date:2011.08

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