Tag Archive for "Dr. Stephanie Takaragawa"

Learning the Culture of Disneyland: Exploring Social Behavior Through the Lens of Anthropology

February 16, 2025 by Laura Silva | News

Over the January Interterm, Dr. Stephanie Takaragawa (Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Associate Dean for Academic Programs; Sociology) taught Anthro-Space/Place: Disneyland, a 4-week-long class where students conducted empirical research at Disneyland in Anaheim to examine different theories of social behavior. Students explored articles written about Disneyland and visited the park once a

Cultural Anthropologist Stephanie Takaragawa Awarded $124,906 for Images and Imaginings of Internment: Comics and Illustrations of Camp

September 1, 2022 by Allison Devries | News

Dr. Stephanie Takaragawa (Sociology) was awarded a $124,906 grant from California State Library’s California Civil Liberties Public Education program. The competitive grant program supports the creation and dissemination of educational and public awareness resources concerning the history and the lessons of civil rights violations or civil liberties injustices carried out against communities or populations. Dr.

What exactly makes Disneyland the “Happiest Place on Earth”? Dr. Takaragawa Takes an Anthropological Look at Disneyland

October 14, 2019 by Ashley Lee | News

The first faculty lecture at the Town and Gown Lunch at the Forum for Fall 2019 featured Dr. Stephanie Takaragawa’s (Sociology) anthropological research at Disneyland. For over ten years she has taught an interterm class titled “Anthropology of Space and Place,” which uses anthropological theories and methods to critically examine the culture of Disneyland. Dr.