| Reiko Yamagishi | Last modified date：2012.10.19 |
Associate Professor /
Office for the Promotion of the Equal Opportunity in the Workplace
Administration Post
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E-Mail
Phone
092-642-7232
Academic Degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology from The National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Field of Specialization
Gender & Sexualities, Work and Organization, Sex Work and Sex Workers
Outline Activities
EDUCATION
The National University of Singapore
Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology
January 2003 – April 2009
Thesis topic: A Promised Land for Men: The Rising Popularity of Hosts in Contemporary Japanese Society
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Master of Arts in Women’s Studies
August 1999 - May 2001
Thesis topic: Working Mothers and the Japanese Sex/Gender System
Master of Sciences in Human Environment Science （Clothing and Textile Design：Specializing on Fashion History)
January 1997 - May 1999
Thesis topic: An Analysis of Youth and Anti-Aging Content in Selected Women’s and Men’s Magazines
Exchange Program in Arts and Sciences and in Computer Sciences, provided by the Japanese Ministry of Education
August 1995 - May 1996
The Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Bachelor of Arts in Law and Economics, October 1996
Thesis topic: The Relationship between the Change to Capitalism and Women’s Bodies: 18th-19th Century England
TEACHING
Visiting Fellow, July 2009-August 2011
Department of Japanese Studies, National University of Singapore
Full-time Teaching Assistant, August 2007-June 2009
Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore
Research Scholar (Teaching), January 2003-July 2007
Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore
International Student Advisor, July 2001-December 2002
University System in the State of Oregon, USA
Graduate Teaching Assistant, August 1999 – May 2001
Women’s Studies Department, The University of Alabama
Graduate Research Assistant, January 1997 - May 1999
Department of Clothing &Textile Design, The University of Alabama
The National University of Singapore
Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology
January 2003 – April 2009
Thesis topic: A Promised Land for Men: The Rising Popularity of Hosts in Contemporary Japanese Society
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Master of Arts in Women’s Studies
August 1999 - May 2001
Thesis topic: Working Mothers and the Japanese Sex/Gender System
Master of Sciences in Human Environment Science （Clothing and Textile Design：Specializing on Fashion History)
January 1997 - May 1999
Thesis topic: An Analysis of Youth and Anti-Aging Content in Selected Women’s and Men’s Magazines
Exchange Program in Arts and Sciences and in Computer Sciences, provided by the Japanese Ministry of Education
August 1995 - May 1996
The Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Bachelor of Arts in Law and Economics, October 1996
Thesis topic: The Relationship between the Change to Capitalism and Women’s Bodies: 18th-19th Century England
TEACHING
Visiting Fellow, July 2009-August 2011
Department of Japanese Studies, National University of Singapore
Full-time Teaching Assistant, August 2007-June 2009
Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore
Research Scholar (Teaching), January 2003-July 2007
Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore
International Student Advisor, July 2001-December 2002
University System in the State of Oregon, USA
Graduate Teaching Assistant, August 1999 – May 2001
Women’s Studies Department, The University of Alabama
Graduate Research Assistant, January 1997 - May 1999
Department of Clothing &Textile Design, The University of Alabama
Research
Research Interests
- Regarding my research, my focus has been on contemporary Japan, particularly subjects related to gender and work, sex industry and youth. My doctoral dissertation examines the rising popularity of the modern host club industry in Japan, where young Japanese heterosexual men provide assorted companionship to young Japanese women who are often sex workers of varying backgrounds. It investigates complex interactions between socioeconomic, organizational, and individual factors that modernized and brought about the successful development of the host club industry. Recently the research has been expanded to investigate 1) various kinds of violence that appear in the host club phenomenon, 2) the recent urban development of the adult entertainment districts in Tokyo and regulations towards the sex industry, 3) new cultural trend of pop-idolizing young female and male sex workers, and 4) a host club scene in Singapore.
keyword : Sex Work, Labour, Japanese Youth, Alternative Femininities and Masculinities
2004.07～2014.11.
Books
| 1. | Reiko Yamagishi,“Doing ‘Risky,’ ‘Sexy’ Research: Reframing the Concept of ‘Relational’ in the Qualitative Research.” (2010) Fieldwork in Tourism: Methods, Issues and Reflections”, Edited by Michael Hall, Routledge,Routledge,2011.09. |
Reports
| 1. | Reiko Yamagishi,Review of Chilla Bulbeck Sex, Love and Feminism in the Asia Pacific: A Cross-Cultural Study of Young People’s Attitudes, Asian Journal of Social Science (2010), 38 (6).,2010.09. |
| 2. | Reiko Yamagishi,Review of Wil Burghoorn, Kazuki Iwanaga, Cecilia Milwertz and Qi Wang (eds) (2009), Gender Politics in Asia: Women Manoeuvring within Dominant Gender Order, The Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies (2009); 27(2),2009.09. |
Papers
| 1. | Reiko Yamagishi,"Explaining Host Clubs to Western Men.” ,Kyoto Journal 2006 Special Issue, Unbound Online: Gender in Asia ,2005.12 http://www.kyotojournal.org/gender/host_clubs.shtml. |
Educational
Educational Activities
Courses Lectured at the Dept of Women’s Studies at the University of Alabama:
Introduction to Women’s Studies (Women’s Studies 200)
Social Identity through Fashion (Women’s Studies 310)
Courses Lectured at the Dept of Japanese Studies at the National University of Singapore:
Selected Topics in Japanese Studies (Japanese Studies 4217)
Gender and Sexualities in Japanese Society (Japanese Studies 2228)
Popular Culture in Contemporary Japan (Japanese Studies 2213)
Japanese Studies Introductory (Japanese Studies 1101)
Courses Tutored at the Dept of Sociology at the National University of Singapore:
Making Sense of Society (Sociology 1101: Introductory level)
Sociology of Gender (Sociology 2220: Second year module)
Guest-Lectured at the National University of Singapore:
Qualitative Data Analysis (Sociology 5103: Graduate level)
Graduate Research Seminar (Sociology 6670: Graduate level)
Gender, Culture and Society (Sociology 6214: Graduate Level)
Sociology of Gender (Sociology 2220: Second year module)
Alternative Lives in Contemporary Japan (Japanese Studies 3213: Third year module)
Introduction to Women’s Studies (Women’s Studies 200)
Social Identity through Fashion (Women’s Studies 310)
Courses Lectured at the Dept of Japanese Studies at the National University of Singapore:
Selected Topics in Japanese Studies (Japanese Studies 4217)
Gender and Sexualities in Japanese Society (Japanese Studies 2228)
Popular Culture in Contemporary Japan (Japanese Studies 2213)
Japanese Studies Introductory (Japanese Studies 1101)
Courses Tutored at the Dept of Sociology at the National University of Singapore:
Making Sense of Society (Sociology 1101: Introductory level)
Sociology of Gender (Sociology 2220: Second year module)
Guest-Lectured at the National University of Singapore:
Qualitative Data Analysis (Sociology 5103: Graduate level)
Graduate Research Seminar (Sociology 6670: Graduate level)
Gender, Culture and Society (Sociology 6214: Graduate Level)
Sociology of Gender (Sociology 2220: Second year module)
Alternative Lives in Contemporary Japan (Japanese Studies 3213: Third year module)
Social
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