PhD Asia Pacific Studies Faculty
- *1M: Master's Thesis Advising, D: Doctoral Dissertation Advising
- *2Please note: Seminar courses may not be offered every year.
Divisions
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Professor
IGUCHI Yufu
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- Ph.D. (Humanities), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
MA (International Studies), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies - Research Fields
- Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, Southeast Asian Studies (Malaysian Studies), Intellectual History
- Biography
- Professor Iguchi holds a PhD in Humanities from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and served as a visiting scholar at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland & University College Dublin Malaysia Campus in 2018. Her research interests include the female body and sexuality and the formation of the national subject. Currently, Iguchi is conducting research on female genital cutting in Southeast Asia. Her work has been published in both English and Japanese.
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Professor
MANTELLO Peter A.
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- PhD, Aristotle University
MFA (Media Arts), Concordia University
BFA (Film Production), Concordia University
BA (Asian Studies), Carleton University - Research Fields
- Artificial Intelligence, Chatbots, Human-Machine Relations, Emotional AI, Malicious AI, Surveillance Systems, Predictive Policing, Videogame Theory, Conflict Media
- Biography
- Professor Mantello holds a PhD from Aristotle University in Greece and a Master of Fine Arts from Concordia University in Canada. He is an award-winning and internationally recognized photographer, filmmaker, and game designer, with his work having been exhibited in museums and exhibitions around the world. He is the recipient of numerous research grants from the Japanese government and over a dozen artistic grants from the Canadian government.
Mantello combines theory and real-world practice in his research, focusing on the intersection between new technologies and popular culture. He is a leading expert in the field of emotional artificial intelligence and has been extensively published in major international journals, such as AI and Society (Springer Nature), Media, War and Conflict (Sage), Technology in Society (Elsevier), HSSCOMS (Nature), Big Data and Society (Sage), the Australian Journal of International Affairs (Taylor & Francis), and the American Journal of Economics and Sociology (Wiley). - Research Activities
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Professor
YOSHIDA Kaori
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- Ph.D., University of British Columbia
Master of Arts, University of Calgary
Master of Education, Fukuoka University of Education - Research Fields
- Media Studies (Representation Politics: Gender, Ethnicity, Nation), Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Comparative Culture Studies
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Associate Professor
LE Hoang Anh Thu
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- PhD (Anthropology), Australian National University
- Research Fields
- Cultural Anthropology, Folklore Studies
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