
Current Visitor
Eiko Ikegami
Affiliation
Program in Interdisciplinary Studies
Field of Study
Historical Sociology
Home Institution
The New School
Website
Eiko Ikegami specializes in the historical sociology of Japan. At IAS, she will work on her research program on the various forms of diverse intelligence generally, and her digital research on autistic individuals in virtual worlds. Central to her project is the use of avatars in virtual environments and the virtual ethnography that allows her to access the experiences and worldviews of autistic adults.
Dates at IAS
Visitor
Program in Interdisciplinary Studies
– current
Member
School of Social Science
–
Degrees
Harvard University
Ph.D.