藤本大士
Hiro Fujimoto
Assistant Professor, Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies
History of Medicine in Modern Japan, Gender Studies, Transnational History, Immigration
日本語, 英語
ドイツ
Hiro Fujimoto serves as an Assistant Professor at the Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies, Heidelberg University in Germany. His research focus revolves around the global perspective on the history of medicine in modern Japan.
Specifically, he delves into the collaborative efforts of American medical missionaries and Japanese Christian physicians in the realm of healthcare in Japan. Currently, he is engaged in his second book project, which explores the transnational history of women doctors within and beyond Japan.
Among his ongoing projects, he is investigating the dissemination of medical films, encompassing surgery and health education films. Additionally, he is examining the intricate relationship between food, health, and religion.
Ph.D., History of Science, University of Tokyo, Japan, 2019
- Assistant Professor, Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies, 2023-
Igaku to kirisuto-kyō: Nihon ni okeru Amerika purotesutanto no iryō-senkyō (Tokyo: Hosei daigaku shuppankyoku, 2021)
[Medicine and Christianity: American Protestant Missionaries and their Medical Work in Japan]
藤本大士『医学とキリスト教——日本におけるアメリカ・プロテスタントの医療宣教』法政大学出版局、2021年。