CENTER FOR SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES, KYOTO UNIVERSITY
TANKEN Video: Welcome to Area Studies

How do people living in an “Area” of the world recognize the issues that arise there? And what kind of logic do individuals and societies use to deal with them? At our Center, researchers engage with countless ways of thinking, striving to faithfully grasp the cultural, social, political, economic, and agricultural realities unique to Southeast Asia and beyond. They specialize in various fields of study, from the humanities and social sciences to the natural sciences.

Since 2018, we have been producing videos from various fields to introduce the diverse activities of our researchers to the general public, especially middle and high school students. These short videos are accessible and fun introductions to specialist knowledge and research approaches to Area Studies. If a particular video piques your interest, further reference literature is provided; we also encourage you to visit the web pages of our researchers.

We hope that these videos will be starting points for you to discover Area Studies. Enjoy your own TANKEN, or expedition, as you learn about the world from an “Area”.