Disaster and Society Studies

Faculty

Assoc. Prof.
Sébastien P. Boret

Research Themes

Disaster anthropology, disaster prevention, disability studies, memory studies

Research Activities

At our lab, we’re passionate about investigating the complex and evolving challenges of natural disasters, technological accidents, wars, and conflicts. In the 21st century, climate change and human activities have further intensified the complexity, severity, and frequency of these crises. We believe that how communities experience and respond to such events is deeply intertwined with their unique histories, cultures, and social structures. That’s why we adopt a dynamic interdisciplinary approach―whether studying earthquakes or wars, we recognize that the perception and response to crises are shaped by cultural and historical factors.
We’re especially interested in how repeated experiences of disasters become woven into collective memory and identity, and how they reshape social and cultural patterns.
Our lab offers students and researchers the opportunity to engage with these topics through a multidisciplinary perspective that combines cultural anthropology, folklore studies, social sciences, disability studies, medical anthropology, memory studies, and social justice.

Keywords

Eurasia, Inclusion, Memory, Vulnerability, Resilience, Adaptation

Web

https://irides.tohoku.ac.jp/eng/organization/practical/inclusive.html

Contact

boret.sebastien.a4tohoku.ac.jp