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YOSHIDA MARIKO
Assistant Professor
Affiliation Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Discipline Cultural Anthropology
Academic Degrees Keio University M.A.(Media and Governance)
Columbia University M.A.(Anthropology)
The Australian National University Ph.D. (Anthropology)
Research Fields
Research Keywords Sociocultural anthropology / Environmental anthropology / Multispecies ethnography / Political ecology / Feminist STS / Interspecies labor in the Anthropocene / Oyster aquaculture
Comments Mariko Yoshida is a cultural anthropologist whose research explores ecological uncertainty and precariousness within the interconnected metabolic processes of the underwater realm. Her current monograph project examines the transnational life of oysters, where ecological emergencies, alterations, and disruptions unfold across inter- and intra-species metabolic dynamics. Yoshida teaches environmental anthropology, adopting interdisciplinary approaches such as commodity chain analysis, feminist science and technology studies (STS), blue humanities, and multispecies ethnography.
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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 : International Peace and Co-existence Program
[Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Humanities and Social Sciences : International Peace and Co-existence Program
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