Prof. Dr. Akira Takada
Kyoto University
Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies (ASAFAS) / Center for African Area Studies (CAAS)
Associate Professor
Room 3.19
E-mail: akiratakad@gmail.com
Web: http://www.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/eng/enmember/takada.html
Research Focus
- Child Socialization
- Environmental Perception
- Ethnicity
- !Xun San in Namibia
- G|ui and G||ana San in Botswana
Education and professional career
2009 - present
Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University 2004 - 2008
Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University 2003
PhD in Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University 1996
MA in Psychology, Kyoto University
Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University 2004 - 2008
Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University 2003
PhD in Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University 1996
MA in Psychology, Kyoto University
Selected Publications
Takada, A. (2018). Reconstructing the paradigm of African Area Studies in a globalizing world. African Study Monographs, Supplementary Issue, 54, 1-189. (Issue editor).
Takada, A. (2016). Natural history of communication among the Central Kalahari San. African Study Monographs, Supplementary Issue, 52, 1-187. (Issue editor).
Takada, A. (2015). Narratives on San ethnicity: The cultural and ecological foundations of lifeworld among the !Xun of north-central Namibia. Kyoto University Press & Trans Pacific Press.
Takada, A. (2012). Pre-verbal infant-caregiver interaction. In A. Duranti, E. Ochs, & B. B. Schieffelin (Eds.), The Handbook of language socialization. Oxford: Blackwell (pp.56-80).