Academic and Research Staff at KyotoUniversity of Foreign Studies

■ Academic conference presentation

1.	2026/07/04	Reconsidering the History of Xenophobia in Brazil: Immigration Governance as Seen through the Comparative Analysis of Different Immigrant Groups (1889–1946) (36th Annual Conference of the Japan Association for Migration Studies — Symposium "Xenophobia in History")
2.	2025/01/11	"Japanese-Brazilian Immigrants and Photo Albums — Focusing on the Materials of Masujiro Takeshita" (The 12th Annual Conference of the International Society for Language and Culture Studies)
3.	2024/12/14	Mission and International Migration: Cases from the Jesuits (Luis Frois Academic Lecture Series, Hosted by the Latin America Research Center of Kyoto University of Foreign Studies Supported by: Embassy of Portugal / Camões Institute The 24th Latin America Studies Lecture)
4.	2024/12/07	In Search of the Shadows of Border-Crossing: Focusing on Two Photo Collections by Aramasa Taku (The 9th Winter Research Conference of the Japanese Association for Migration Studies)
5.	2024/06/23	Residing in Brazil: Discourses and Representations of 'Housing' in Pre-War Japanese-Brazilian Society (34th Annual Conference of the Japanese Association for Migration Studies)
6.	2024/01/13	Photographs of Taku Aramasa: On the Rise and Fall of the Empire of Japan and "Boundaries" (11th Conference of the International Association for Language and Culture at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies)
7.	2023/08/12	Immigrants Thinkings About Themselves: Tomoo Handa, JINMONKEN and the History of the Japanese Community in Brazil (2023 Summer JINMONKEN Japan Branch Conference)
8.	2023/04/27	Book Talk 『移民が移民を考える ―半田知雄と日系ブラジル社会の歴史叙述―』 (Global Japanese Studies Research Workshop 4月例会ブック・トークシリーズ）)
9.	2021/05/24	戦争を見つめて：日本とブラジルからの供述におけるナショナリズム・プライド・恨み (Global Japanese Studies Research Workshop　2021年5月例会)
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■ Books and academic papers

1.	Book	S. Bernardo, by Graciliano Ramos (Collaboration) 2026/03
2.	Book	A history of Japan and South America connected by migration (Collaboration) 2025/10
3.	Article	Afterimages of Border Crossing: Viewing the Photographs of Aramasa Taku through "Anthropophagic Subjectivity" Association for Studies of Culture and Representation REPRE (Single) 2026/06
4.	Article	On Publishing the Special Issue "Reconsidering the Nature of Inheritance": At the Intersection of Memory Studies and Migration Studies Annual Review of Migration Studies (Single) 2026/06
5.	Article	Japanese Studies in Brazil: History, Present, and Prospects Osaka University Anthology of Transborder Cultural Studies (4),pp.17-32 (Single) 2021/04
6.	Other	Introduction (Selected Translation) to History of Japan by Luís Fróis, edited by Josef Wicki Ignis pp.135-155 (Collaboration) 2026/01
7.	Other	Translation to Japanese S. Bernardo, de Graciliano Ramos. Capítulos V a XII. Ignis pp.156-180 (Collaboration) 2026/01
8.	Other	Translation to Japanese S. Bernardo, de Graciliano Ramos. Capítulos XIII a XXI. Anais pp.49-79 (Collaboration) 2025/10
9.	Other	Sumiko Haino, The World of Heritage Portuguese: Regions and Connections — Fostering the Ability to Live Between Cultures Anais pp.67-72 (Single) 2025/01
10.	Other	S. Bernardo, de Graciliano Ramos. Capítulos I a IV Ignis (4),pp.99-112 (Collaboration) 2024/12
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■ Academic background

1.	2018/03/22 Degree Acquisition	Osaka University, PhD
2.	2012/04～2016/10	〔Doctorial Course〕, Graduate School, Division of Letters, Osaka University, Accomplished credits for doctoral program
3.	2012/03/22 Degree Acquisition	Osaka University, MD
4.	2010/04～2012/03	〔Master Course〕 Japanese Studies, Graduate School, Division of Letters, Osaka University, Completed
5.	2009/01/12 Degree Acquisition	University of Sao Paulo, Bachelor in History
6.	2004/02～2009/01	Department of History, Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Graduated
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■ Business career

1.	2025/04～	Graduate School of Humanities, The University of Osaka
2.	2024/04～2025/03	Tenri University Part-time Lecturer
3.	2022/04～	Kyoto University of Foreign Studies Faculty of Foreign Studies Department of Brazilian and Portuguese Studies Assistant Professor-lecturer
4.	2020/04～2022/03	Osaka University Graduate School, Division of Letters Center for International Exchange Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
5.	2019/10～2020/03	Osaka University Graduate School, Division of Letters Visiting Researcher
6.	2019/10～2019/12	Osaka University Graduate School, Division of Letters Part-Time Lecturer
7.	2018/10～2018/12	Osaka University Graduate School, Division of Letters Part-Time Lecturer
8.	2018/04～2020/03	Tenri University Faculty of International Studies Part-Time Lecturer
9.	2017/04～2022/03	Kyoto University of Foreign Studies Latin America Research Center Visiting Researcher
10.	2014/09～2016/10	Osaka University Graduate School, Division of Letters Teaching Assistant / Research Assistant
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■ Belonging society

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2010/04～

The Japanese Association for Migration Studies

■ Qualification and license

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2008/02/02

Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 1

■ Subject

1.	Comprehensive Portuguese I
2.	Comprehensive Portuguese I
3.	Fundamentals of Cultures in Portuguese-Speaking Countries
4.	Fundamentals of Society in Portuguese-Speaking Countries
5.	Portuguese for Film and Music
6.	Portuguese for Food Culture
7.	Portuguese for Tourism Culture
8.	Study of History and Culture of Portuguese-Speaking Countries
9.	Study of African Culture of Portuguese-Speaking Countries
10.	Seminar: Society of Portuguese-Speaking Countries I
11.	Seminar: Society of Portuguese-Speaking Countries I
12.	Seminar: Society of Portuguese-Speaking Countries II
13.	Portuguese I
14.	Community Interpreting Studies II (Portuguese)
15.	Portuguese Ⅰ-2
16.	Practice of Portuguese Culture Ⅰ(AE231)
17.	Practice of Portuguese Culture Ⅱ(AE232)
18.	Portuguese Ⅰ-2
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■ Research topic, funded research, and department laboratory expense

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2021/09～2025/03

A Transnational History of Japanese Migrations to South America: Emigration Programs, Economic Development, Cultural Activities (Key Word : )

■ Committee and society

1.	2024/07/01～	Japanese Association for Migration Studies Member of the board of executive committee
2.	2024/07/01～	Japanese Association for Migration Studies Chair of the Conference Planning Committee" or "Conference Program Chair
3.	2021/04～	Japanese Association for Migration Studies

■ Home Page

https://felipemotta.netlify.app/

https://researchmap.jp/fmotta?lang=en

■ Department laboratory expense researcher number

30867198