Academic and Research Staff at KyotoUniversity of Foreign Studies

■ Academic conference presentation

1.	2018/11/15	Space, time and social order (tzol): A study on the sociocultural functions of the Maní and Calkiní land titles (Temporalities in Mesoamerican Rituals: Interndisciplinary Approaches)
2.	2017/11/13	(International Symosium: Rupture or Transformation of Maya Kingship? From Classic to Postclassic Times)
3.	2016/12/03	Diachronic Analysis of the Mayan Documents: New Approaches to the Study of the Colonial Indigenous Texts (Institute for Latin American Studies of Kyoto University of Foreign Studies 16th Seminar on Latin America. How to Process the Material Obtained in the Field Work: Recent Studies on Latin American Indigenous Societies)
4.	2016/10/27	"'Lay u hahil ca than' (This is our true words): A Consideration on the elaboration and the use of the Mayan Colonial Land Documents" (XXXVIII Colloquium of Regional Anthropology and History. The Indigenous Writing in Mesoamerica: from Stelae to Digital Texts)
5.	2016/06/30	From Mayapan-multepal to the cúuchcabalob: transformation of the political organization in the Lowland Maya, XII-XVI Centuries (X International Congress of Mayanists)

■ Books and academic papers

1.	Book	10. “Recreating the Memory of the Origins: Sociocultural Meanings of ‘Graphic Symbols’ in Land Titles” Valentina Vapnarsky, Dominique Michelet, Aurore Monod Becquelin, and Philippe Nondédéo (eds.) Temporalities in Mesoamerican Ritual Practices pp.197-214 (Single) 2025/05
2.	Book	"1. Changes in Maya Rulership at the End of the Classic Period: An Introduction" Maya Kingship: Rupture and Transformation from Classic to Postclassic Times pp.1-17 (Collaboration) 2021/03
3.	Book	"17. Colonial Maya Discourse on the Rupture and Transformation or Continuity of Pre-Columbian Kingship: An Ethnohistorical Analysis" Maya Kingship: Rupture and Transformation from Classic to Postclassic Times pp.311-323 (Single) 2021/03
4.	Book	Maya Kingship: Rupture and Transformation from Classic to Postclassic Times (Collaboration) 2021/03
5.	Book	"The Lost and Found Times of Don Francisco de Montejo Xiu: The 'Land Titles of Maní' in History" pp.257-281 (Single) 2020/10
6.	Book	Titles mayas: characteristics Encyclopaedia of Historiography: Africa, America, Asia. Vol. 1: Sources and Historical Ganres pp.1856-1863 (Single) 2020/04
7.	Book	Titulos Mayas: Principal Documents Encyclopaedia of Historiography: Africa, America, Asia. Vol. 1: Sources and Historical Ganres pp.1864-1871 (Single) 2020/04
8.	Book	The Lost and Found Times of Don Francisco de Montejo Xiu: The 'Land Titles of Maní' in History Special issue,pp.219-238 (Single) 2017/12
9.	Book	"'Primordial Titles' in the Gobernacion de Yucatan: A Consideration on their use" pp.21--49 (Single) 2016/11
10.	Article	40. At the Edge of the Political Entities: Analysis of Yucatec Maya Spaces in the 16th Century The Lands of Mayathan: Cultural Processes, Interrelationships, and Exchanges over Time. Alfredo Barrera Rubio and Ruth Gubler (eds.), BAR International Series 3237, Archaeology of the Maya pp.489-497 (Single) 2025/10
11.	Article	Construction of the “Future Past”: A Consideration on the Production and Traslado (copy) of the Colonial Maya Land Titles pp.286-330 (Single) 2018/06
12.	Article	Space, Time and documents: Land Titles and the Communication Network Between the Pueblos de Indios of Yucatan Indiana pp.15-33 (Single) 2017
13.	Other	Understanding the Prehispanic Mayan Society. No. 3: Administration and distribution of the prestige goods News Letter of the Institute for Latin American Studies of Kyoto University of Foreign Studies pp.6--8 (Single) 2017/07
14.	Other	Understanding the Prehispanic Mayan Society. No. 2: Redistribution of Prestige Materials and Kingship News Letter of the Institute for Latin American Studies of Kyoto University of Foreign Studies pp.1--3 (Single) 2016/12
15.	Other	Understanding the Prehispanic Mayan Society. No. 1 Wealth for the Maya News Letter of the Institute for Latin American Studies of Kyoto University of Foreign Studies pp.1--3 (Single) 2016/07
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■ Business career

1.	2016/04～	Kyoto University of Foreign Studies Faculty of Foreign Studies Department of Hispanic Studies Professor
2.	2012/11～2016/03	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Centro de Estudios Mayas del Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas Investigador Titular B T/C
3.	2006/04～2012/03	Sophia University Department of Hispanic Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies Professor of the Department of Hispanic Studies
4.	1993/05～2006/03	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Centro de Estudios Mayas del Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas Investigador Asociado C T/C

■ Educational ability

● Matter that should be mentioned specially in others educational activity
1.	2012/11/10～	Tutor of Graduate School of Mesoamerican Studies, Faculty of Letters and Philosophy, National Autonomous University of Mexico

■ Main Subject

Study of the Maya Society under Colonial Rule

■ Belonging society

1.	1984/06～	Japan Association for Latin American Studies
2.	1996/04～	Japan Society for Studies of Ancient America
3.	1997/04～	Society for American Archaeology
4.	2024/04～	The Society of Historical Research

■ Results on duty

● Other note that should be mentioned specially on duty
1.	2026/05/08～2026/05/08	Planning and Organization of a Lecture by Professor Périg Pitrow (French National Center for Scientific Research, CNRS)
2.	2026/04/29～2026/04/29	Planning and Organization of a Conference by Dr. Olivier Le Guen (Center for Research and Advanced Studies in Social Anthropology
3.	2026/04/02～2026/05/05	Peer Reviewer for BAR Publishing (UK )
4.	2026/03/13～2026/03/13	Planning and Organization of a Conference by Prof. Sergio Quezada (Center for Social Sciences Research, Autonomous University of Yucatán)
5.	2017/11/10～2017/11/14	Organization of International Symposium on Mayan Culture
6.	2016/12/05	Organization of the Conference
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■ Subject

1.	Comprehensive Spanish I
2.	Comprehensive Spanish I
3.	Comprehensive Spanish II
4.	Comprehensive Spanish II
5.	Intermediate Spanish Reading
6.	Introduction to History of Hispanic Countries
7.	Latin American Traditions and Culture
8.	Reading Spanish Ⅰ
9.	Reading Spanish Ⅳ
10.	Spanish Ⅰ-1
11.	Spanish Ⅰ-1
12.	A Study of Latin American Cultures A-3
13.	A Study of Latin American Cultures A-4
14.	Seminar: History and Culture II (1) 【required】
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■ Research topic, funded research, and department laboratory expense

1.	2020/03～2024/12	"The Renovation of Collective Memory on the Everyday Space and the Community Identity: Land Titles of the Gobernación de Yucatán (Key Word : Collective Memory, Land Title, Yucatan, Mexico)
2.	2015/11～2018/10	"Foundation Ritual on the New Time-Space of the Yucatec Maya in the Colonial Yucatan" (Key Word : Ritual, temporarity, Mesoamerica)

■ Lecturer and lecture

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2016/12/03

Diachronic Analysis of the Mayan Documents: New Approaches to the Study of the Colonial Indigenous Texts (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies)