Staff

MIYAMOTO Kana

MIYAMOTO Kana
Name MIYAMOTO Kana
Affiliation Specially Appointed Researcher, African Studies Center - TUFS
E-mail kkmiyamototufs.ac.jp
Research Field Cultural anthropology, Folklore
Key Words Political Anthropology, Land disputes, Ancestral belief, Otjiherero-speaking people, Namibia
Research Interest I have conducted ethnographic research among the Otjiherero speaking people in north-west Namibia since 2015. My research focuses on land reform and traditional authority in post-apartheid Namibia, examining how pastoralists who had little interest in land came to find a sense of belonging and attachment to it.
Degree PhD, Kobe University, March 2021
MA of Arts, Kobe University, March 2017
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Principal Investigator

【 Awards】
  • Japan Science Society, Sasakawa Scientific Research Award for Outstanding Young Researcher, 2022
  • JAUW (Japanese Association of University Women) Kobe brunch, scholarship, first prize award, 2019