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*Current Position: Special Visiting Professor, Ritsumeikan University (Global COE Program for Ars Vivendi)

*Areas of Interest: Sociology

*Academic History
Rikkyo University - Meiji University (2002.4-2007.3)
Representative of the Minamata Forum
Representative of the Japan Society for Studies of Voluntary Activities


BOOKS

*Politics of "Emergence of Existence" - Minamata Disease as a Thought, Ibun-sha, 2005. 227p. ISBN 4753102408

『「存在の現れ」の政治――水俣病という思想』

*Struggles of "Kindness" - A Journey of Meditations on Socity and Self, Shinyo-sha, 1996. 256p. ISBN 4-7885-0576-2

『〈やさしさ〉の闘い――社会と自己をめぐる思索の旅路で』

*Existence Proof of Kindness - Interface between Youth and Institutional Systems: Expanded Edition, Shinyo-sha, 1996. 340p. ISBN 4-7885-0577-0

『やさしさの存在証明――若者と制度のインターフェイス 増補新版』

*The Future of Tenderness - Adolescence of Our Time, Chikuma Shobo, April 7, 1994 236p. ISBN:4480081240 [amazon]/[bk1] (Japanese)

*Dramaturgy of Life, Iwanami-shoten, 1994. p.220. ISBN 4000038214

*Existence Proof of Kindness - Interface between Youth and Institutional Systems, Shinyo-Sha, 1989. p.288

*Folklore of Politics - Poliphonic Modality, Shinyo-sha, 1988. 327p. ID00152747

*Poetics of History - Technique of Eyes, Shinyo-sha, 1983. 312p.

*History and Indentity - A Study of Modern Japanese Mentality = History, Shinyo-sha, 1982. 306p. ISBN 4788501481

*Administered Society and Folk Reason - Political Sociology of Everyday Consciousness," Shinyo-sha, 1982. 311p. ISBN 4788501422

*The Future of Tenderness - Adolescence of Our Time, Chikuma Shobo, 1981. 201p.

EDITED BOOKS and TRANSLATIONS

*Kurihara, Akira & Igarashi, Akio (eds.) May 8, 2009 Collection of Takabatake, Michitoshi (3) Elections of Modern Japan, Iwanami Shoten, 323p. ISBN-10:4000281089 ISBN-13: 978-4000281089 [amazon]/[kinokuniya]

『高畠通敏集』

*Kurihara, Akira & Igarashi, Akio (eds.) March 5, 2009 Collection of Takabatake, Michitoshi (5) Fieldwork of Politics, Iwanami Shoten, 366p. ISBN-10:4000281100 ISBN-13: 978-4000281102 [amazon]/[kinokuniya]

『高畠通敏集』

*Translation of I. Illich, Shadow Work, (Co-translated with Tamanoi Yoshiro) Iwanami-shoten, 2005. 297p. ASIN 4000271342

*Market of Cultures - Transported (Knowledge that Crosses the Borders, Vol.5), Edited by Kurihara Akira, Komori Yoichi, Sato Manabu, and Yoshimi Toshiya, University of Tokyo Press, 2001. 317p. ISBN 4130034057

*Colonies of Knowledge - Crossing the Borders (Knowledge that Crosses the Borders, Vol.6), Edited by Kurihara Akira, Komori Yoichi, Sato Manabu, and Yoshimi Toshiya, University of Tokyo Press, 2001. 286p. ISBN 4130034065

『知の植民地:越境する』(越境する知・6)

*Devices - Destroyed and Reconstructed (Knowledge that Crosses the Borders, Vol.4), Edited by Kurihara Akira, Komori Yoichi, Sato Manabu, and Yoshimi Toshiya, University of Tokyo Press, 2000. 317p. ISBN 4130034049

『装置:壊し築く』(越境する知・4)』

*Ideologies - Slashed (Knowledge that Crosses the Borders, Vol.3), Edited by Kurihara Akira, Komori Yoichi, Sato Manabu, and Yoshimi Toshiya, University of Tokyo Press, 2000. 285p. ISBN 4130034030

『言説:切り裂く』(越境する知・3)

*Narrative - Woven (Knowledge that Crosses the Borders, Vol.2), Edited by Kurihara Akira, Komori Yoichi, Sato Manabu, and Yoshimi Toshiya, University of Tokyo Press, 2000. 317p. ISBN 4130034022

『語り:つむぎだす』(越境する知・2)

*Body - Reincurnated (Knowledge that Crosses the Borders, Vol.1), Edited by Kurihara Akira, Komori Yoichi, Sato Manabu, and Yoshimi Toshiya, University of Tokyo Press, 2000. 290p. ISBN 4130034014

『身体:よみがえる』(越境する知・1)

*Implosion of Knowledge - Reorganization of Body, Language, and Power, Edited by Kurihara Akira, Komori Yoichi, Sato Manabu, and Yoshimi Toshiya, University of Tokyo Press, 2000. 317p. ISBN 4130033166

『内破する知――身体・言葉・権力を編みなおす』

*Testimonies - Minamata Disease, Edited by Kurihara Akira, Iwanami-shinsho (red cover 658), 2000. ISBN 4004306582

『証言 水俣病』

*Sociology of Discrimination Vol.4, (Toward Coexistence), Edited by Kurihara Akira, Kobun-do, 1997. 349p. ISBN 433550151

『共生の方へ』(講座差別の社会学・4)

*Sociology of Discrimination Vol.3, (Structure of Discrimination in the Contemporary World), Edited by Kurihara Akira, Kobun-do, 1997, ISBN 433550151

『現代世界の差別構造』(講座差別の社会学・3)

*Sociology of Discrimination Vol.2, (Structure of Discrimination in Japanese Society), Edited by Kurihara Akira, Kobun-do, 1996. 304p. ISBN 4335501528

『日本社会の差別構造』(講座差別の社会学・2)

*Sociology of Discrimination Vol.1, (Social Theory of Discrimination), Edited by Kurihara Akira, Kobun-do, 1996. 323p. ISBN 433550151

『差別の社会理論』(講座差別の社会学・1)

*A Record of the Emperor's Death, Edited by Kurihara Akira, Sugiyama Mitsunobu and Yoshimi Toshiya, Chikuma Shobo, 1992. 386p. ISBN 4480856099

*Pola Seminars: Acting Vol.3, Edited by Kurihara Akira, and Yoshimi Toshiya, Pola Research Institute of Beauty and Culture, 1991. 243p. ISBN 4938547201

*Pola Seminars: Acting Vol.2, Edited by Kurihara Akira, and Yoshimi Toshiya, Pola Research Institute of Beauty and Culture, 1991. 273p. ISBN 4938547198

*Social Movement and Culture Formation, Edited by Kurihara Akira, and Shoji Kokichi, University of Tokyo Press, 1987. 327p. ISBN 4130500562

*Political Technique of Body, Edited by Kurihara Akira, Ima Sakimori and Yamamoto Tetsushi, Shinyo-sha, Society and Sociology Series, Vol.3, 1986. 301p. ID 00376688

*Politics in Culture, Edited by Kurihara Akira, Ima Sakimori and Yamamoto Tetsushi, Shinyo-sha, Society and Sociology Series, Vol.2, 1985. 330p.

*Toward the Global Sociology, Edited by Kurihara Akira, Ima Sakimori and Yamamoto Tetsushi, Shinyo-sha, Society and Sociology Series, Vol.1, 1983. 359p.



PUBLISHED ARTICLES

*"Questions in the History: Asking Professor Kurihara, Akira":11-74
From/to Time Space: Kurihara, Akira & Inaba, Masaki Talk about Minamata/Africa, Report Issued by Research Center of Ars Vivendi at Ritsumeikan University, Vol.2, 2008. 157p. ISSN 1882-6539

*"Towards the Politics of "New Men"", The Annuals of Japanese Political Science Association 2007-II Bokutakusha, January, 2008. [abstract]

*"How Elders Live Nowadays - Towards Independent Life," Ikigai Kenkyu, Choju Shakai Kaihatsu Center, Vol.11, 2005. pp.3-19.

*"Reading 'Yamabiko School' - Searching for a Story of 'Public Intimacy'," Kotani Toshi eds., Reading Children Theories, Sekai-Shiso-sha, 2003. 271p. ISBN 479070999

*"The End of Showa Era - Transformation of Imperial System," Komori Yoichi eds., Iwanami Seminars: Cultural History of Modern Japan, Vol.10, Iwanami-shoten, 2003. 277p. ISBN 4000110802

*"Agendas of Civil Life," in Takahata Michitoshi eds., On the Contemporary Civil Policy, Seori-shobo, 2003. 348p. ISBN 4906388949

*"On the Contemporary Imperial System - Imperial System in Everyday Consciousness," in Amino Yoshihiko eds., Iwanami Seminars: Thinking on Emperor and Regal Power, Vol.1, Iwanami-shoten, 2002. 279p. ISBN 4000111914

*"Bio-politics and Peace," Peace Studies (Heiwa Kenkyu) 26:49-64, The Peace Studies Association of Japan (Nihon Heiwa Gakkai) November, 2001. [abstract]

*"Politics of Life and Peace," Peace Studies, Vol.26, 2001. 49-64, The Peace Studies Association of Japan

*"Prmenade: Cultures in Terraformation," in Kurihara, Komori, Sato, and Yoshimi ed. [2001:1-31]

*"Promenade: Fragments on Body," (Co-authored by Sato Manabu)in Kurihara, Komori, Sato, and Yoshimi ed. [2000:1-13]

*"Agendas of Civil Policy - Towards the Politics of Life," Shiso, Vol.908, 2000-02: 5-14

*"Politics of Representation - Rescue the Existence of Non-Determination," (Inteview: Interviewed by Ichinokawa Yasutaka), Shiso, Vol.907, 2000-01: 5-17

*"For the Social Theory of Discrimination," in Kurihara eds. [1997: 11-29]

*"On 'Coexistence'," Kokumin Bunka, 448, pp.2-3.

*"Acceptance of the World and the Structure of Discrimination," in Kurihara eds. [1997: 13-27]

*"Discrimination and Stare," in Kurihara eds. [1996: 13-27]

*"Family as a Metaphor," in Ueno Chizuko et al. ed., Family as a Metaphor(Transfiguration of Family, Vol.7), Iwanami-shoten, 1992. 279p. ISBN 4000041479



PUBLIC LECTURES AND SO ON

*September 6, 2007 "Inquiry in History", Global COE Program of Ars Vivendi "Inquiry in History: Asking Professor Akira Kurihara", Ritsumeikan University

*"Beyond the Century of Ugenist Society - Violation of Hansen's Disease Patients' Human Right - Lost 90 Years," Public Lecture, Nov. 15, 2000.




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