Kazuyo Minamide

Kazuyo Minamide is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of International Studies, Department of English, Kobe College. Her research focuses on Cultural Anthropology, Visual Anthropology, and Bangladesh Area Studies, driven by her fascination with rural Bangladeshi communities after an NGO study tour during her undergraduate years.

• Education: Bachelor's (Kobe College, Faculty of Letters, English Literature), Master's (Kobe College, Graduate School of Human Sciences), PhD (SOKENDAI, Graduate School of Cultural Studies).

Her work emphasizes long-term ethnographic engagement with South Asia, bridging cultural studies and visual methodologies. She encourages students to embrace curiosity and exploration, drawing from her own transformative fieldwork experiences.

Laboratory: JD-313. Office Hours: Tuesday Lunch Break.