| Record of activities in 2001 at KURCPI |
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- September 17. Research Seminar No.27
Amami Islander Identity: Balancing Japanese Cultural Assimilation and Dissimilation
Kinichi Yamashita, （The International University of Kagoshima）
16.30 at Meeting Room, KURCSP
[Abstract]
The Amami Islands lie in the center of a chain of islands stretching between Kyushu and Formosa. At the northern edge of the chain, marked by rough seas that form a natural border with the mainland, we find Kikaijima and Amamioshima which is the largest of the island group mentioned below, and to the south, Tokunoshima, Okinoerabushima and lastly Yoronjima which is visible from Okinawa Island proper. Terrible tragedies mark the history of these islands. In 1609 the Shimazu Clan conquered the Ryukyu Dynasty and directly took control of the five islands of the Amami group. That event had a lasting historical impact. During the Meiji Restoration, in contrast to the treatment of the Ryukyu Islanders, the central government of Japan enforced the Japanization policy for the Amami Islanders without any consideration for their specific situation, causing a variety of conflicts. I will examine several case studies of Amami Islander beliefs and customs.
- July 23. Research Seminar No.26
Accelerated and Regional Evolution of Snake Venom-gland Isozymes
Motonori Ohno, （Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Engineering, Sojo University）
16.30 at Meeting Room, KURCSP
- June 25. Research Seminar No.25
Reading Micronesian Art
Donald H. Rubinstein, （KURCSP）
16.30 at Meeting Room, KURCSP
Micronesian arts convey meanings in contextualized and highly symbolic ways. This presentation will examine a number of examples of Micronesian arts, including body decoration, architecture, sculpture, and textiles, and will suggest ways of ﾒreadingﾓ the cultural significance of these arts. The presentation will illustrate two approaches to interpreting Micronesian arts. One involves a consideration of how the ritual context and function of particular arts impart value to objects. The second approach proposes a symbolic/structural analysis of the designs and forms themselves, and suggests that designs may be ﾒreadﾓ as part of a cultural language of spatial and social relationships.
- May 26. Research Seminar No.24
Special Seminar: Social Homeostasis of Small Islands in an Island-Zone
2nd Year Reports by the project members
9:00-15:20, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Meeting Room
（Program in Japanese）
- April 23. Research Seminar No.23
Foraging Strategy in Marine Gastropod
Kei KAWAI, （KURCSP）
16.30 at Meeting Room, KURCSP
Gastropod Nucella is a predator lives on rocky intertidal shore of Northern Hemisphere. The foraging behaviour was explained by optimal foraging strategy in the laboratory. In this seminar, I will summarize foraging behaviour on Nucella lapillus and talk about experiments on foraging behaviour on Japanese Nucella.
- March 13 2001. Research Seminar No. 22
Hideki NAKAJIMA (Dental School)
16:30, KURCPI Meeting Room
Study for AIDS Drugs
- February 19 2001. The Third Colloquium on the Autonomous System of Small Islands in an Island-Zone
Toshiharu KADOWAKI (Society of Agriculture Consultant)
Shigeto TOMINAGA (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kagoshima)
16:30, KURCPI Meeting Room
- February 5 2001. Research Seminar No. 21
Jean Louis RALLU (Society and Development Studies Program of East West Center)
16:30, KURCPI Meeting Room
Population and social change in New Caledonia following the Matignon
Agreements.
[Abstract]
The Matignon Agreements in 1988 were intended to prepare New Caledonia for self-determination in 1998, by reducing the inequalities between the regions and between the communities. Assessments of the extent of reduction in inequalities can be made using data of censuses in 1989 and 1996. Improvements have occurred with very different significance in health, education, employment and empowerment of the Kanak population. High immigration from mainland France has followed the flow of cash linked with the Agreements, resulting in increased imbalances in some sectors. Altogether economic and social imbalances seem much more difficult to reduce than demographic ones.
- January 15 2001. The Second Colloquium on the Autonomous System of Small Islands in an Island-Zone
Yoshiharu WAKABAYASHI (University of Kochi)
Fujio UEDA (University of Okinawa)
16:30, KURCPI Meeting Room
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