Name: Taro FUTAMURA
B.Ed: Yokohama National University (Geography), 1998
M.S.: University of Tsukuba (Geography), 2000
Ph.D.: University of Kentucky (Geography)
Research Interests: Geographies of food, space and identity, politics of place,
development of geographic thought since the late 20th century, American studies
Regional Focus: United States, Japan
- Research topics:
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Emergence of 'food localism' in the context of post-tobacco agricultural restructuring
in Kentucky (Dissertation research) -
Production and consumption of 'local' food and place identities, particularly focused on
farmers' markets and county food festivals (Dissertation research) -
Spatial segregation of American agribusinesses (especially cattle feedlot and grain farming)
and their vertical integration in southwest Kansas (collabolated studies, 1998-2002) - Inmigration of migrant laborers and economic restructuring in rural America (collaborated study, 1998-2004)
- Critical studies of language minorities in the United States (Master's thesis)
- Recent Publication:
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Futamura, T. 2007. Made in Kentucky: The Meaning of 'Local' Food Products in Kentucky's Farmer's Markets.
Japanese Journal of American Studies 18: 209-227. [PDF]
- Teaching experience:
- GEO 152: Regional Geography of the World (Summer 2003, Fall 2003, 2004, Spring 2005, 2006)
- GEO 160: Land and People in the Non-Western World (Spring 2004)
- GEO/JPN 334: Environment, Society, and Economy of Japan (Summer 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
E-mail: AragonDons@yahoo.co.jp