Dr Eisuke Tanaka

Associate Professor

Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University

Participates in 1 Session

Eisuke Tanaka is a social anthropologist, who completed his PhD at the Department of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge in 2008. Since 2011, he has been an associate professor at Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University, Japan. Focusing on the relationship between protection and destruction, he has explored the elaboration of the concept of ‘heritage’ through the interactions between people and things in the cases from Turkey. His recent publications include ‘Heritage Destruction in Context: The Destruction of Roman Mosaics from Zeugma in Turkey’ International Journal of Heritage Studies 21(4) ‘Cultural Heritage Issues and the Category of “Europe”: Roman Mosaic Collections Discovered from Zeugma, Southeast Turkey’ (Senri Ethnological Studies 8, 2013); and ‘The Idea of Place in the Protection of Cultural Heritage: In the Case of Claims against the Illicit Transaction of Antiquities from Turkey’ (Japanese Review of Cultural Anthropology 11, 2010). He is currently conducting research on the role of the material remains in forming and/or changing the relationships between archaeology, tourism industry, and the locals in the regions of southwest Turkey, which was called Lycia in ancient times.

Sessions in which Dr Eisuke Tanaka participates

Monday 6 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

9:00

11.30 Archaeology has Transformed "Stones" into "Heritage": The Production of a Heritage Site through Interactions between Archaeology, Tourism and Local Communities in Turkey

30 minutes, 9:00 - 9:30

Part of: Case Studies in Archaeology I

Paper

Dr Eisuke Tanaka, Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University (Participant)

This paper explores how archaeology changes the relationship between stakeholders (archaeologists, local government, locals, tourists, etc.) and...

Sessions in which Dr Eisuke Tanaka attends

Saturday 4 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

18:30

Keynote: Is Tangible to Intangible as Formal is to Informal ? (Michael Herzfeld)

1 hour 30 minutes, 18:30 - 20:00

Signup required

UQAM, pavillon Judith-Jasmin (J) - Salle Alfred-Laliberté

Keynote with simultaneous translation / Conférence avec traduction simultanée

Prof. Michael Herzfeld, Harvard University (Participant)

Prof. Laurajane Smith, Australian National University (Moderator)

Most of what we experience as heritage emerges into conscious recognition through a complex mixture of political and ideological filters, including...

Sunday 5 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

17:00

ACHS 2016 General Assembly

1 hour 30 minutes, 17:00 - 18:30

Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB 1.210

Talk

Prof. Tim Winter, Deakin University (Moderator)

Tuesday 7 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

9:00

Case Studies in Archaeology II

3 hours 30 minutes, 9:00 - 12:30

Concordia, Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex Building (EV) - EV 1.605

Prof. Allison Bain, CELAT, Université Laval (Moderator)

Prof. Réginald Auger, Université Laval, Département des sciences historiques, Canada (Moderator)

15:30

Critical Heritage Studies in the UK: Future Directions

1 hour 30 minutes, 15:30 - 17:00

Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB 5.215

Roundtable

Prof Elizabeth Crooke, Ulster University (Participant)

Dr Anna Woodham, King's College London (Participant)

Prof. Rhiannon Mason (Participant)

Prof. Máiréad Nic Craith, Heriot-Watt University (Participant)

Prof. Ullrich Kockel, Intercultural Research Centre, Heriot-Watt University (Potential)

Dr Katherine Lloyd, Heriot-Watt University (Moderator)

Dr Susannah Eckersley, Media, Culture, Heritage, Newcastle University, UK (Potential)

Bethany Rex, Newcastle University, United Kingdom (Potential)

Dr Nuala Morse, University of Manchester / University College London (Potential)

Prof. Melissa F. Baird, Michigan Technological University, Department of Social Sciences, United States (Potential)

Dr Bryony Onciul, Univerisity of Exeter (Moderator)

Dr Areti Galani, Newcastle University, UK (Potential)

Dr Bryony Onciul, Univerisity of Exeter (Participant)

Dr Sophia Labadi, University of Kent (Participant)

Dr Helen Graham, University of Leeds (Participant)

Rodney Harrison, University College London (Participant)

What is the future of the UK and what is the role of heritage in this shifting political landscape? How have debates on heritage in the UK chang...