Past Visitor
Eiko Ikegami
Affiliation
Program in Interdisciplinary Studies
Field of Study
Historical Sociology,
Website
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Eiko Ikegami specializes in the historical sociology of Japan. At IAS, she will work on her research program on the various forms of diverse intelligence generally, and her digital research on autistic individuals in virtual worlds. Central to her project is the use of avatars in virtual environments and the virtual ethnography that allows her to access the experiences and worldviews of autistic adults.
Dates at IAS
Visitor
Program in Interdisciplinary Studies
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Member
School of Social Science
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Degrees
Harvard University
Ph.D.
Honors
2007
John Whitney Hall Book Prize, Association for Asian Studies (for Bonds of Civility)
2006
Mary Douglas Book Prize, American Sociological Association
2006
Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Award in Political Sociology, ASA
2006
The Mirra Komarovsky Book Award
1997
Best Book Award On Asia, ASA (for Taming of the Samurai
