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I am an Associate Professor of Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies at the University of Tokyo. Please click here about me.
As an ethnographer, I have studied transnational media and migration from Tokyo to New York, London, and Paris, as well as mothering and food in Japan. Additionally, I am involved in research projects focused on young people and their use of social media.
2025年度東京大学大学院学際情報学府入試説明会のお知らせ
2025年度東京大学大学院学際情報学府入試説明会のお知らせ
日時：2024年5月11日（土）13:30 – 16:30
場所：東京大学本郷キャンパス・情報学環福武ホール地下2階ラーニングシアター
申込：不要、入場無料
主催：東京大学大学院情報学環
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Rap Music Event
“Rap Music, Race and Gender: On Two Sites Kawasaki and Korean Japanese, Hip Hop Feminism”
Last year, I organized an open lecture held at Meiji University on 15th, October, 2022.
This lecture aimed to deepen the understanding of social phenomena and research surrounding race and gender that are currently of interest in Japan, through lectures and discussions from academic and music industry perspectives, with a focus on rap music as the main theme.
In the first part, rapper FUNI, who has been active mainly in Kawasaki, and sociologist Kohei Kawabata discussed the community, identity, and diversity of Kawasaki and the Zainichi Korean community.
In the second part, Dr. Aisha Durham from South Florida University gave a lecture on Hip Hop feminism, rapper. Then, artist Akkogorilla and music writer Shihou Watanabe discussed the position of female rappers in the music industry in Japan and the United States.
So many people participated in this lecture online, and I hope to hold this kind of hip hop event again in-peson soon!
