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NISHI MAKOTO
Associate Professor
Affiliation Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Discipline Cultural Anthropology
Academic Degrees Kyoto University PhD in Area Studies
Kyoto University MA in Human and Environmental Studies
Research Fields Humanities; Cultural anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Research Keywords Medical Anthropology, Global Health
Comments While health is a universal human concern, how individuals experience particular illnesses can be strikingly different. My research focuses on how the illness experiences of people in various parts of the world are shaped by socio-cultural factors, including gender, power, poverty, and violence.
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Society and Health
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SDGs 1 No poverty 3 Good health and well-being 5 Gender equality
Educational Programs [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Integrated Arts and Sciences : Department of Integrated Global Studies : Integrated Global Studies
[Master's Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Humanities and Social Sciences : Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program
[Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Humanities and Social Sciences : Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program
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