TOKYO
HUMAN RESOURCES FUND
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Interviews with Students

Many students come from various countries and regions around the world using the Tokyo Human Resouces Fund for City Diplomacy to study at TMU.
This page features some of the students who finished study or currently studying on the Fund at TMU (including students studied on the previous fund, Asian Human Resources Fund.)

Liliana Granja Pereira de Morais

Profile

Name：: Liliana Granja Pereira de Morais
（October 2015 - September 2018）
Graduate School of Humanities, Department of Behavioral Social Sciences, Doctoral Program
Country:: Brazil
Nationality：: Portuguese

Your research study

Interview: Please describe your research theme in simple terms.

My doctoral project looks upon the life, process and work of foreign potters living in Japan. Through interviews and observation, I intend to understand how the images they have of Japanese culture and ceramics are reflected in the process of their work. I want to understand the historical and social origin of these images and how they are appropriated and reinterpreted in a new and original way by these potters.

Interview: What would you want to achieve through your studies in TMU?

I want to achieve my doctoral degree and gain higher competences at my Japanese language ability. I also want to make contact with Japanese researchers, craftsman and artists and other overseas researchers working in Japan.

Interview: What is the main reason for you to choose TMU as a place to research?

I chose TMU because of the opportunity of receiving a Tokyo Human Resources Fund Scholarship. Furthermore, I was introduced to my current advisor by my former advisor during the Master course in the University of São Paulo, which allowed me to discuss directly with him my project and the advantages of this program and this university.

Your life in Japan

Interview: How is your daily life in Tokyo so far?

Since this is my fourth time in Japan, I was already prepared for the idea of living in such a busy city as Tokyo. I also had already some Japanese friends or other foreigners living in Japan who have been very helpful in dealing with everyday setbacks.

Your role in the future

Interview: What kind of roles would you like to play between Tokyo and your home country in the future?

I would like to play an important role in making a cultural link between Tokyo and São Paulo, especially in what it relates to my doctoral project, which is ceramics. There are many Japanese immigrants in Brazil and many Brazilian people interested in Japanese pottery, so I would like to contribute for future exchanges in this area.