Faculty of Liberal Arts, Department of Liberal Arts
Job title
Professor
Degree
B.A.(Vassar College), M.A.(University of Chicago), PH.D.(University of Chicago)
Research funding number
70296888
J-Global ID
200901010352982907
Profile
My research focuses on the following topics: social class and capitalism; youth culture; employment and labor; education; urban form and society; semiotics. Japan.Youth Culture; Education; Social Class; Digitality and New Technology; Urban Form and Society; Semiotics. Japan(Subject of research) New forms of digital technology used by youth Freeter Culture
Research Interests
Refugees and displaced populations
,Social class and capitalism
,Migrants, migration and ethnic minorities in Japan
,Japan, Tokyo, Tohoku
,Social Justice
,Race, racism
,Disaster Studies
,Semiotics
,Cultural anthropology
,Urban ethnography
,Social Movements
,Digital Humanities, Digital Social Sciences
,Migrants
,Labor
,Digital Media
,Youth Culture
Research Areas
Humanities & social sciences / Sociology / Refugees; migrant; youth; disaster; social class; oral narrative; urban ethnography; Tohoku; Tokyo
This is a collection of original articles on diverse vulnerable populations in Japan in the wake of the new coronavirus pandemic. The effects of COVID-19 are felt differently, with some among us at much greater risk of infection due to preexisting...
In the context of the global increase in displaced people, spiking to nearly 80 million in these corona times, Japan has also seen a dramatic increase in the number of applications for refugee asylum since 2010. Despite increasing numbers of appli...
Of the many populations at risk in these corona times, the homeless are among the most vulnerable. Without shelter, having to do without personal protective equipment, often without health insurance and unable to limit contact with strangers, the ...
This paper charts chronologically the different phases since 3.11, showing how social media became involved in each. During the first crucial moments after disaster, individuals texting and tweeting information, and uploading videos, generated hug...
Journal of the Society for Cultural Anthropology Sep 2011
We solicited entries now, as events are still unfolding, from those who are at the center of these shifts. We asked them to address in 500-700 words some aspect of the unfolding crisis that has become known as 3.11, as Fukushima, We have collected...
Sophia University