The Asian Ethnology Podcast

Interviewer: Frank Korom, co-editor Asian Ethnology Recorded 24 March 2018, Washington DC Intro :59 Early interest in anthropology, folklore, and folklife; work at the Smithsonian Institution   2:23 Study at The University of Texas 3:42 Learning and speaking languages; return to the Smithsonian 11:18 Travel to Southeast Asia; programs at the Smithsonian; work on the Kammu  15:19 Move to Indiana Un...

This episode's guest is Patrick McCartney, who is working on a post-doctoral project at the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, titled "Yoga Scapes: The Economics of Imagination and Utopian Aspirations of Transglobal Yoga in Japan." Episode Summary Background on Patrick, his work and what it involves :37 Exploring Global Yoga or Yogaland 3:05 Comparing an...

Interviewer: Ben Dorman, co-editor  Asian Ethnology Recorded 10 December 2017, Kyoto, Japan This episode's guest is Joy Hendry, emeritus professor of anthropology at Oxford Brookes University. Joy discusses her experiences and research related to early childhood education in Japan in the early 1980s.  Episode Summary Intro 0:54 Reasons for doing research on early childhood education in Japan 2...

Interviewer: Ben Dorman, co-editor  Asian Ethnology Recorded 9 July 2017, Nagoya, Japan This episode's guest is Clark Chilson, associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies, University of Pittsburgh. Clark discusses his experiences studying anthropology in Japan, his research interests that include secrecy and a form of Buddhist psychology called naikan ("introspection"),...

Interviewer: Ben Dorman, co-editor  Asian Ethnology Recorded 29 June 2017, Nagoya, Japan This episode's guest is Keller Kimbrough, professor of Japanese at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Keller Kimbrough's research interests include the literature and art of late-Heian, medieval, and early Edo-period Japan. He discusses, amongst other publications, his work in  Asian Folklore Studies...

This is the first of two episodes featuring interviews with the co-editors. Frank J. Korom discusses the influence of his immigration experience on his research, his work published in Asian Folklore Studies  and  Asian Ethnology , and the various research projects he has been involved with, including work as a museum curator.

Interviewer: Ben Dorman, co-editor Asian Ethnology Recorded 15 May 2017, Nagoya, Japan Peter Knecht was the editor of Asian Folklore Studies from 1980 until 2007. The journal changed its name to Asian Ethnology in 2008. Peter discusses the founding of the journal in China in 1942, when it was known as Folklore Studies . He talks about founding editor, Mathias Eder, and the journal's path from...

This episode's guest is Scott Schnell, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Iowa and the former co-editor of Asian Ethnology . Scott discusses his research interests and perspectives, his work on dissident writer and ethnographer, Ema Shū, and his research on matagi (bear hunters). Episode Summary Intro :43 Initial interest in Japan 1:54 Environmental issues, studies about...

The co-editor of Asian Ethnology , Ben Dorman, presents a brief history of the journal and the reasons for launching Asian Ethnology Podcast. Intro :22 History of journal  :34 Former editor Peter Knecht Founding editor Matthias Eder, Folklore Studies Journal moves from China to Japan Support from Indiana University Folklore Institute, Asian Folklore Studies Move to Nanzan University Peter Knecht&#...