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PETERS Michael
Assistant Professor
College of Global Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation
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Faculty of Global Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation


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Last updated : 2025/12/05 2:05:07

Basic information on teaching staff

【Degrees earned】
PhD (Social Sciences)  University of Amsterdam (Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences)   2025/3
MA (International Relations)  Waseda University (Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies)   2010/3
BA (East Asian Studies)  Brandeis University   2002/5
【research area】
Humanities & Social Sciences - Cultural anthropology and folklore
【research themes】
Kenyan Distance Runners in Japan
【Research Keyword】
Kenya, mobility, gender, masculinity, ekiden
【Academic societies you belong to】
・American Anthropological Association (AAA)
・Society for East Asian Anthropology (SEAA)
・Japan Society of Sport Anthropology
 

Research information

【Papers, etc.】
[1]. Ekiden in the New Year: Maendeleo and the Gendered Expectations of Kenyan Runners in Japan
The Newsletter, International Institute for Asian Studies 100/Spring 2025 8-9 (2025) [Refereed] non-refereed [Internationally co-authored papers] non-internationally co-authored paper
[Lead author or co-author] author
[Author] Michael Kentaro Peters [URL]
[2]. "Maendeleo and Manhood: Kenyan Runners in Japan"
Africa Today 71/1 25-44 (2024) [Refereed] refereed [Internationally co-authored papers] non-internationally co-authored paper
[Lead author or co-author] author
[Author] Michael Kentaro Peters [DOI]
[3]. The Endurance of Hope: Kenyan Runners in Japan
African Identities / 1-15 (2024) [Refereed] refereed [Internationally co-authored papers] non-internationally co-authored paper
[Lead author or co-author] author
[Author] Michael Kentaro Peters [DOI]
[4]. ‘Conformity and the Safeguarding of Respectability: The Experiences of Kenyan Female Distance Runners in Japan’
International Journal of Diaspora & Cultural Criticism 12/1 103-131 (2022) [Refereed] refereed [Internationally co-authored papers] non-internationally co-authored paper
[Lead author or co-author] author
[Author] Michael Kentaro Peters [DOI]
[5]. ‘Running, Spending, and Saving in Japan’
Anthropology News 57/7-8 3-4 (2016) [Refereed] refereed [Internationally co-authored papers] non-internationally co-authored paper
[Lead author or co-author] author
[Author] Michael K. Peters [DOI]
【Books, etc.】
[1]. Sport, Migration, and Gender in the Neoliberal Age
Routledge (2021)
[Book type]book(research)
[Sole author, co-author, or author and editor] single work
[Author]Michael Kentaro Peters [Range] ‘Friendship, Respect, and Success: Kenyan Runners in Japan’ [Total page number] 261 [REP page number] 101-118
[Notes] Edited by Niko Besnier, Domenica Gisella Calabrò, and Daniel Guinness
【Academic conference/research presentations】
[1]. "Dexterity and Endurance for Maendeleo: Kenyan Distance Runners in the Ekiden"
Africa-Asia, A New Axis of Knowledge, A New Axis of Knowledge 3, a Conference-Festival (Africa-Asia Confest 3) (2025/6/14) other
[Presenter]Michael K. Peters
[Notes] Dakar, Senegal - Universite Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) Part of Panel: Intra- and Intercontinental Mobility around the world
[2]. "Flexible or Inflexible Citizenship: Ambivalence of Playing Basketball in and for Japan"
Global Mobilities Humanities Conference 2024 (2024/10/25) other
[Presenter]Michael Kentaro Peters
[Notes] Part of Panel: Aspiration and Affect of Migration, Refugee, and Diaspora [Konkuk University ソウル、韓国 Seoul, Korea (ONLINE PRESENTATION)]
[3]. "Flexible, Fungible, and Mutable Citizenship: Naturalization and Playing Basketball in and for Japan"
日本スポーツ人類学会 Japan Society of Sport Anthropology 第25回記念大会 25th Annual Conference (2024/3/17) other
[Presenter]Michael K. Peters
[Notes] 鳥取大学 Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
[4]. “Detours along the Journey to a Better Life: Mobility Prospects of Kenyan Female Distance Runners in Japan”
Global Mobilities Humanities Conference 2021 (2021/3/29) other
[Presenter]Michael K. Peters
[Notes] Konkuk University (Academy of Mobility Humanities) ソウル、韓国 Seoul, Korea (ONLINE PRESENTATION)
[5]. “Transnational Investments in Friendship, Progress, and the Good Life: Kenyan Runners in Japan”
東アジア人類学会 Society for East Asian Anthropology Regional Conference 2019 (2019/8/3) other
[Presenter]Michael K. Peters
[Notes] Part of Panel: Migration, Identities, and Outcomes 早稲田大学大学院 アジア太平洋研究科 Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
【Joint or funded research】
[1]. joint (with other institution) “Anthropological Research toward Multicultural Coexistence in the Field of Professional Sports: Understanding the Journeys of Foreign, Naturalized, and Multiracial Basketball Players and their Families in Japan”
member ( 2023/11 )
【Research Grants & Projects(except for KAKENHI)】
[1]. 「プロスポーツ分野における多文化共生に向けての人類学的調査研究 」“Anthropological Research toward Multicultural Coexistence in the Field of Professional Sports: Understanding the Journeys of Foreign, Naturalized, and Multiracial Basketball Players and their Families in Japan” (2023/11 - 2024/2 ) [Offer orgnization] 静岡大学 [System name] グローバル共創科学部: 令和5年度 共創型研究推進事業 [Role] co-investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)
【Other academic research activity】
[1]. The 13th Trans-Pacific International Conference (Exploring Trans-Pacific Connectivities: Value-Chains, Mobility and Cities) [指定討論者] Panel Discussant: City and Community Culture (2023/6 )
[2]. ‘Being a Good Friend: Practices of Borrowing and Lending Money among Kenyan Runners in Japan.’ (GLOBALSPORT) (2015/7 )
[Notes] http://global-sport.eu/practices-of-borrowing-and-lending-money-among-kenyan-runners-in-japan

Education related information

【Courses being taught this academic year】
[1]. General Education Course 英語コミュニケーション (2025(FY) - first semester )
[Notes] 副担当
[2]. Faculty Course Oral Communication Ⅰ (2025(FY) - second semester )
[3]. Faculty Course Oral Communication Ⅱ (2025(FY) - first semester )
[4]. Faculty Course Reading & Discussion Ⅰ (2025(FY) - second semester )
[5]. Faculty Course Reading & Discussion Ⅱ (2025(FY) - first semester )

Contributions to society

【Seminar,Workshop, Event, etc.】
[1]. extramural lecture From Japan to the United States: A Journey Through Journalism / 日本からアメリカへ:ジャーナリズムの旅 (2025/2 )
[Details] 「ニューヨーク・タイムズ」本社の記者であるベルソン・ケン(Ken Belson)氏を講師としてお迎えし、講演会を開催しました。本講演会の企画者でもあるピーターズ・マイケル(Michael K. Peters)助教が司会を務め、学生や教職員、地域の方の参加がありました。講演では、自身の豊富な経験を元に、ジャーナリズムの仕事で良かったことと難しかったこと、キャリアの中で最も思い出に残るエピソードについてお話がありました。学生に向けて、グローバルなキャリアへの挑戦や、人生でやりたいことを見つけるために、自分の価値観に基づいた仕事を見つけることが重要であるとのアドバイスもありました。
【News coverage】
[1]. newspaper In Japan, Shohei Ohtani Is a National Hero and Marketer's Dream (2025/3/18)
[Notes] The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/business/shohei-ohtani-mania-dodgers-japan.html

International contributions

Others