Masataka Tanaka
(田中 正隆)
Modified on: 01/31
Profile Information
- Affiliation
- associate professor, Faculty of Sociology, Otani University
- Degree
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Ph.D(Hitotsubashi University)
- J-GLOBAL ID
- 201301056752275200
- researchmap Member ID
- B000228865
- External link
TANAKA Masataka is an associate professor of Cultural Anthropology and Sociology in Otani University, engaged in research in Benin, Togo and Senegal. His interest include the correlation of Religion, Politics and Media after the Democratic Transition in West Africa. In his Ph.D.(1996-2002) he has researched how the political, economic and social change influenced people’s belief (and practice) of traditional religion on a basis of Witchcraft and Modernity discussion and fetishism theory. Later on, he is engaged in research on people’s voice and publicness through the media programs, particularly Call In Radio Show.
*link to Academia.edu
https://otani.academia.edu/mtana
*link to Researchgate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/M_Tana?ev=hdr_xprf&_sg=k1_42T27TDXfzKRA1hMDJc7kmlUrv7lImcyH2cnsUkkoL72GyZ2RCH9xLakjsTByf5vt_rmt7iEe8ehSCMT467lh
*link to Academia.edu
https://otani.academia.edu/mtana
*link to Researchgate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/M_Tana?ev=hdr_xprf&_sg=k1_42T27TDXfzKRA1hMDJc7kmlUrv7lImcyH2cnsUkkoL72GyZ2RCH9xLakjsTByf5vt_rmt7iEe8ehSCMT467lh
Research Interests
18Research Areas
1Research History
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Apr, 2017 - Present
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Apr, 2005 - Mar, 2017
Papers
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The OTANAI GAKUHO: The Journal of Buddhist Studies and Humanities, 99(01) 17-35, Nov, 2019 Peer-reviewed
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Annual Memoirs of the OTANI University Shin Buddhist Comprehensive Research Institute, 36 61-77, Mar, 2019 Peer-reviewed
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Asian and African Area Studies., 17(1) 116-119, Nov, 2017 Peer-reviewed
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THE TAKACHIHO RONSO, 47(2) 75-99, Sep, 2012
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The Kokushikan Kyoyo Ronsyu, 57(57) 39-49, Mar, 2005
Presentations
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19th IUAES World Congress, Poznan, Poland, Aug 28, 2019
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18th IUAES World Congress,Florianopolis, Brazil, Jul 17, 2018
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France-Japan Area Studies Forum, Kyoto, Japan, Dec 1, 2017 Invited
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The 6th IAS Humanities Korea International Conference, Yongin, South Korea, Oct 6, 2016
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IUAES Inter-Congress 2015, Bangkok, Thailand, Jul 15, 2015
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IUAES Inter-Congress 2014, Makuhari, Japan, May 15, 2014
Professional Memberships
4Research Projects
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2023
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2015 - Mar, 2018
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2010 - 2012