Research field (1):
Cultural anthropology and folklore
Research keywords (4):
cultural anthropology
, Osaka culture
, Mythology
, Japanese festivals
Papers (7):
Carmen Sapunaru Tamas. Performed Genders in Contemporary Japanese Society: Geisha and Matsuri Otoko. Issues of Japanology. 2023. 9. 515-529
Carmen Săpunaru Tămaș. Prince(ss) Charming of the Japanese Popular Theatre. M/C Journal. 2022. 25. 4
Carmen Sapunaru Tamas, Keiichiro Matsuo. Sweat and Fireworks: Capturing the Sacred at Tenjin Matsuri. 2022. XXII. 235-246
Carmen Sapunaru Tamas, Noriko Onohara. One Year in Pontochô: Research Notes on the Geiko World in the 21st Century. Annals of “Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University. Linguistics, Literature and Methodology of Teaching,. 2021. XXI. 91-109
Carmen Sapunaru Tamas. The Summer of Men. Tenjin Matsuri in the Year of the Pandemic. Annals of “Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University. Linguistics, Literature and Methodology of Teaching,. 2020. XX. 93-113
(Re)Sacralizing the Community: 21st Century Shinto Rituals within Tenjin Matsuri
(THE 18th ANNUAL DAYS OF JAPAN at the UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW 2024)
Japanese Popular Theater between the Sacred and the Profane
(Japan: Pre-Modern, Modern, Contemporary International Conference of Japanese Studies 2023)
Performed Selves and Invented Identities: Drag Queens and Taishu Engeki
(The International Conference of the European Association for Japanese Studies 2023)
Tenjin Matsuri: Mythical Narratives and Community Life
(AAS in Asia 2023)
Ascetic Practices Within the Nichiren Sect: Between Individual Enlightenment and Community Service
(Eotvos Lorand University, Khyentse Lecture Series 2023)
2023/04 - 現在 University of Hyogo Special Advisor to the President
2015/05 - 現在 Japan in the World, the World in Japan. A Methodological Approach International Symposium Founding member/ member of the executive committee
2011/08 - 現在 Japan: Pre-Modern, Modern, Contemporary International Conference Founding member/ member of the executive committee
2023/11 - 2024/06 Synergy Journal of the Department of Modern Languages and Business Communication, Faculty of International Business & Economics, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies Guest editor
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Awards (3):
2021/07 - University of Hyogo University of Hyogo Award for Special Research Activity
2012/02 - Osaka Electro-Communication University Best Teacher Award
2011/02 - Osaka Electro-Communication University Best Teacher Award
Association Membership(s) (3):
AJJ (Anthropology of Japan in Japan)
, JAWS (Japan Anthropology Workshop)
, European Association for Japanese Studies