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
- 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
NISHIZAKI Yoshinori
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- Ph.D., University of Washington
- Research Fields
- Comparative politics, Southeast Asia
- Biography
- He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Washington in. His research focuses on comparative politics and Southeast Asian studies, with a particular emphasis on democratization and authoritarianism. He has authored books and articles on political families and governance in Thailand and has received multiple teaching excellence awards at the National University of Singapore, where he served as Associate Professor from 2007 to 2024.
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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, Cultural Studies (Gender, Ethnicity, Nation), Popular Culture, Dark Tourism, Memory Studies, Identity Politics and Media
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Associate Professor
KOJIMA Shinji
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Research Fields
- Social inequality, Class, Sociology of Work, Labor Issues, Migration, Multiculturalism, Globalization and Transnationalism, Sociology of Culture, Ethnographic and Qualitative research methods
- Biography
- Professor Kojima's research focuses on sociology and area studies, with particular emphasis on social stratification and inequality, labor and globalization, migration, and multiculturalism. His recent work examines issues such as labor inequality in Japan and the experiences of Muslim migrants, including their struggles for social inclusion and rights.
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Associate Professor
LE Hoang Anh Thu
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- PhD (Anthropology), Australian National University
- Research Fields
- Anthropology, Southeast Asian Studies, Vietnamese Studies, Ageing and Lifecourse, Rreligion and Society, Urban Subcultures, Philanthropy
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