I am interested in human-nature dynamics. The Graduate Program of Environmental Humanities at the University of Utah provided me with a solid background in interdisciplinary education. I also worked as a project coordinator at Research Center for Future Earth, National Taiwan University. Exposure to sustainability science and interdisciplinary collaboration inspired me to reflect on the role that humanities and social sciences can play in creating the Good Anthropocene. As a former professional who worked on SDGs projects in Taiwan’s higher education sector, I have never seen a country that can promote SDGs in such comprehensive and creative ways. It triggers my curiosity to further explore this new national movement in Japan. In my current observation of digital ethnography, I see people move gracefully between traditional knowledge and technological innovation to pursue a circular society and collaborative survival. When natural, local, and global forces collide in Japan, how do local communities position themselves in a world where biosphere, traditional culture, and technological innovation interpenetrate each other? I look forward to working with potential collaborators in my field sites and finding inspiring stories for the Good Anthropocene.
