Dr Akira Matsuda
| Job Title | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lecturer in Japanese Artistic Heritage |
A dot Matsuda at uea dot ac dot uk
Tel: +44 (0)1603 59 3517 |
Biography
His teaching and research focus on the meaning, (re)presentation, and use of the artistic and material past in contemporary Japanese culture, considered from anthropological and sociological points of view.
Academic Background
Key Research Interests
Research Supervision
Interested in supervising research students in all areas of Japanese art and anthropology, and topics related to museums and cultural heritage.
Current Research Projects
How the social memory of disasters turns into cultural heritage in Japan.
Representation of Japan in museums.
Comparative study of cultural heritage in East Asia.
Reconstruction of archaeological sites in East Asia Public archaeology at the Roman archaeological site 'Villa Augustea' in Somma Vesuviana, Italy.
Teaching Interests
Article
Matsuda, Akira (2011) Situating an archaeological site in the present ('Genzi' ni ichizukerareru iseki). Journal of the Japanese Society for Cultural Heritage (Isekigaku Kenkyû), 8. pp. 178-183.
Matsuda, Akira (2010) When a local legend is (mis)appropriated in the interpretation of an archaeological site. Archaeologies, 6 (3). pp. 447-467.
Matsuda, Akira (2010) Excavating Roman London. Kodaigaku Kenkyû, 184. pp. 66-67.
Sadler, N and Matsuda, Akira (2010) Introduction. Archaeologies, 6 (3). pp. 425-430.
Kaner, Simon, Nagase, F, Tsujita, J, Matsuda, Akira and Rousmaniere, Nicole (2009) Re-excavating the Power of Dogu (Dogû no Chikara Saihakkutsu). Cultural Resource Studies (Bunka Shigengaku), 8. pp. 1-8.
Matsuda, Akira and Okamura, K (2009) Archaeologists at the crossroads 4: towards an engaged archaeology (Gendai shakai to sekkyokutekini kakawatteiku kôkogaku wo mezashite). Quarterly of Archaeological Studies (Kôkogaku Kenkyû) , 55 (4). pp. 117-120.
Okamura, K and Matsuda, Akira (2008) Archaeologists at the crossroads 3: re-considering the role of archaeology in modern Japanese society (Kôkogaku wo hakkutsu suru). Quarterly of Archaeological Studies (Kôkogaku Kenkyû) , 55 (3). pp. 106-109.
Okamura, K and Matsuda, Akira (2008) Archaeologists at the crossroads 2: how should we communicate with the general public? (Nani ga katareruka, nani wo kataru bekika). Quarterly of Archaeological Studies (Kôkogaku Kenkyû), 55 (2). pp. 97-100.
Okamura, K and Matsuda, Akira (2008) Archaeologists at the crossroads 1: where are we now? (Watashitachi wa doko ni iruka). Quarterly of Archaeological Studies (Kôkogaku Kenkyû), 55 (1). pp. 81-84.
Sugiyama, K, Matsuda, Akira, Iwaki, A and Mukai, T (2006) The Roman Archaeological Site in Somma Vesuviana. Quarterly of Archaeological Studies (Kôkogaku Kenkyû), 52 (4). pp. 109-112.
Matsuda, Akira (2005) Public archaeology at archaeological sites: case studies in Britain and applicability in Japan. Journal of the Japanese Society for Cultural Heritage (Isekigaku Kenkyû) , 2. pp. 90-101.
Matsuda, Akira and Okamura, K (2005) The frontier of public archaeology. Quarterly of Archaeological Studies (Kôkogaku Kenkyû) , 52 (1). pp. 100-103.
Matsuda, Akira (2004) The concept of ‘the public’ and the aims of public archaeology. Papers from the Institute of Archaeology, 15. pp. 66-75.
Book Section
Matsuda, Akira (2011) Archaeology by the (Far) East in the West: what do local people think if Japanese archaeologists excavate the 'Villa of Augustus' in Italy? In: New Perspectives in Global Public Archaeology. Springer, New York, pp. 167-181.
Matsuda, Akira and Okamura, K (2011) Introduction: new perspectives in global public archaeology. In: New Perspectives in Global Public Archaeology. Springer, New York, pp. 1-18.
Matsuda, Akira (2010) Public Archaeology in Somma Vesuviana. In: Festshrift for Tsuboi Kiyotari on the Occasion of His Ninetieth Birthday: Between Management and Research of Cultural Properties. Meishinsha, Nara, pp. 515-524.
Okamura, K and Matsuda, Akira (2010) Archaeological Heritage Management in Japan. In: Cultural Heritage Management: A Global Perspective. University of Florida, Gainesville, pp. 99-110.
Matsuda, Akira (2007) La prima guida di Somma: omaggio a “Fifino” dalla missione archeologica dell'Università di Tokyo. In: Antiquitates Summae. Fusco, Salerno, pp. 92-93.
Aoyagi, M and Matsuda, Akira (2005) The Concept and System of World Heritage (Sekai isan no rinen to seido). In: World Heritage and the Study of History (Sekai isan to Rekishi gaku). Yamakawa Shuppan, Tokyo, pp. 5-25.
Matsuda, Akira (2005) Vano 33. In: Annual Report of the Center for Evolving Humanities: Study of Cultural Exchange 18: VRC01 Preliminary Report (excavation report). Tokyo, University of Tokyo.
External Activities and Indicators of Esteem
- Membership Secretary, World Archaeological Congress (since 2008)
- Member of the Editorial Board, Public Archaeology (since 2011)
- Member of the Editorial Board, Present Past (since 2010)
