Dr Alexandra Hambleton
@AlexHambleton
University lecturer in Tokyo researching media, gender, and women's sexuality. Lover of sparkling wine and the gym.
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Hello all! I'm calling out for interview participants for my PhD project on mixed Japanese youth and multiculturalism. The interview will only take an hour and there are prizes for participating! Interested participants can e-mail me to schedule a time and date. RTs appreciated😊
It’s not about the money
There is *one week remaining* to apply for our new Short-Term Research Grant in the History of Japanese Sexualities, established in memory of Mark McLelland. Get more info and application instructions at the AAS website: buff.ly/2MqderK
私たちは親子、名字は違う 「もめる？かわいそう？実態を見て」asahi.com/articles/ASQ15… 「それだけ『松浦』姓（夫の姓）がつらかった？」 「『松浦』が嫌なんじゃなくて、自分じゃないのが嫌だった」
Screening of the documentary _Josō_ (2020) by Sharon Kinsella & David Panos (Q&A w them afterward). The documentary is abt MtF crossdressing, esp. otokonoko. I highly recommend it! Time: Fri, Nov 26 7pm~ (JST) Host: Sophia U's ICC Preregistration required icc-sophia.com/_files/ugd/2ed…
My book, Regimes of Desire, on Japan's gay media comes out this week from @UofMPress 🥰 It truly takes a village to write a book, so here are the acknowledgements! You can grab a copy at press.umich.edu/11510904 1/5
Come and join us as we discuss the joys and struggles of teaching about Japan to diverse groups of students.
At the same time we will have the round table “Possibilities and Issues of Japan Studies in English”, which invites discussion of the challenges and opportunities we experience as individuals teaching Japan Studies in English within the higher education context.
New Ep! Japanese lawmaker says it would be "absurd" if he got arrested for sleeping with a 14-yr-old. The fascinating, funny Dr. @AlexHambleton talks about this story, and also demonstrates how to deny consent by refusing to let us scan her zairyuu card. japanbyrivercruise.com
.@AlexHambleton reviews Hoi-yan Yau & Heung-wah Wong’s Censorship in Japan @routledgebooks: “significant contribution” & “convincing explanation to all who have ever wondered why almost anything goes in Japanese pornography” #pornstudies #JapaneseStudies doi.org/10.1080/186927…
A provocative ad in today’s paper by Takarajimasha, a publishing firm. “No vaccine. No medicine. Are we supposed to fight (the coronavirus) with bamboo spears (like Japanese did during WWII)? If nothing is done, politics (more like politicians) will be going to kill us all.”
My obsession with the Bachelor Japan became an article! If you're interested in how the Bachelor "fairy tale" operates in the Japanese context and what it means for the women who appear as contestants, please take a look. tandfonline.com/eprint/GC6CTY3…
Feeling hungry...?! Join us for an international webinar featuring Japan anthropology x Pechakucha! Register at bit.ly/appetites-desi… #JapaneseStudies #Monash_Arts
Thursday October 8 ICU will host a virtual conversation. Kawakami Mieko's Breasts and Eggs: Gender and Translation. subsite.icu.ac.jp/cgs/event/post…
this season of the Bachelorette looks terrible
I am SUGA Yoshihide. I was inaugurated as the 99th Prime Minister of Japan. I am determined to tear down bureaucratic sectionalism, vested interests and notorious habit of following precedents. I’ll advance regulatory reforms and give birth to a cabinet that works for the people.
Brand new online scholarly resource: Japanese Media and Popular Culture: An Open-Access Digital Initiative of the University of Tokyo. jmpc-utokyo.com It has articles on BL, bishōnen, shōjo, cosplay, fujoshi, the mangaesque, moe, otaku, yuri, & more! Enjoy!!
Mine too... It’s almost a relief when my phone crashes and I lose them all.
What a fab fun pro-LGBTQ message from #Misia singing “You’re Everything” on #kohaku. Brava! #紅白歌合戦2019
Shiori Ito, Japanese journalist, awarded a paltry $30,000 in damages in rape case against Noriyuki Yamaguchi, who is otherwise unpunished for his crime because of Japanese rape culture and indifferent police washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pac…
Sydney. Tomorrow. Pass it on.
I'll finally be giving a talk in Japan on #BLinAsia: To Asia with (Boys) Love: BL Media & the Transfiguration of Gender & Sexuality Jan 7, 6:00–7:30PM University of Tokyo (Hongo Campus) Details: mgs.tokyo/event/lecture-… PS I'll be doing the same in CDMX Nov 29 & Seoul Feb 25
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