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¡°The Anthropology of Hip Hop in Japan¡±

Publish: August 31, 2019

Participant Profile

  • Hana OKAI

    Faculty of Economics PEARL 3rd

    RESEARCH TOPIC: ¡°The Anthropology of Hip Hop in Japan¡±

    Hana OKAI

    Faculty of Economics PEARL 3rd

    RESEARCH TOPIC: ¡°The Anthropology of Hip Hop in Japan¡±

1.Why did you choose to take part in the Independent Research Project?

I wanted to take advantage of the unique experience the Independent Research Project offered, to be able to work with a professor one-on-one and conduct our own research under their supervision. The fact that the research topic is not limited to what is related to our major was also a big factor. It gave me a reason to delve deeper into a topic I was passionate about and might not have done so otherwise. In general I felt that taking part in this opportunity would be more academically motivating and rewarding because we are given the freedom to choose to do everything the way that we want to.

2.What was the most rewarding experience?

Both during the process of research and after finishing writing my research paper, looking at the amount of work I put in and the fact that I was able to complete such an immense project gave me a great feeling of accomplishment. But even more than seeing the workload I was able to accomplish, hearing words of encouragement from my peers and other professors besides my supervisor, one of the most rewarding experiences of the project was being told that my research was in fact unique and had potential.

3.How do you apply what you have learned here to the future?

Through this experience a major skill I learned was how to conduct a research project on my own. Although through our academic programs we have been given research assignments, this project was definitely on a different scale. And for me personally through the process, choosing a topic and defining what should be highlighted within a broad topic was difficult. So in any future research projects, if I face a similar challenge I will definitely apply the process that I learned through this research project. Also in general I learned the importance of time management when working on a research project like this.

4. A short message to future participants

For anyone who is unsure of whether they should do Independent Research Project or not, I will say that you should definitely take the opportunity. It has many challenges but it is also very rewarding in the fact that you are able to produce something that is academically valid based on a topic that you are passionate about.

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