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politics of culture, Muslim-minority society, liberal democracy, human rights
Japan

Biography

Yoko Yamashita's research interests focus on perceptions and representations of Muslims in post-9/11 Muslim-minority societies, particularly in liberal democracies. Her inter/multidisciplinary research explores how disciplinary and discursive practices that are embedded in the power relations that operate within social structures intersect with the multiplicity of experiences, subjectivities, and representations of Muslims in respective societies.

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Employment (3)

Yokohama National University: Yokohama, Kanagawa, JP

2023-04-01 to present | Assistant Professor (International Strategy Organization)
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Sophia University: Tokyo, JP

2022-02-01 to 2023-03-31 | Postdoctoral Researcher
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Waseda University: Tokyo, JP

2018-04 to 2019-03 | Research Assistant (Organization for Islamic Area Studies)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Waseda University: Tokyo, JP

2017 to 2021 | PhD in International Culture and Communication Studies (Graduate School of International Culture and Communication Studies)
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Waseda University: Tokyo, JP

2015 to 2017 | MA in International Culture and Communication Studies (Graduate School of International Culture and Communication Studies)
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University of British Columbia: Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

2011 to 2014 | BA in Religious Studies (Department of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies )
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Professional activities (4)

Association for Asian Studies: Ann Arbor, Michigan, US

2021-12 to present | Regular Member
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Association for Cultural Studies: Jyväskylä, FI

2020-03 to present | Member
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Association for Cultural Typhoon: Tokyo, JP

2019 to present | Student Member
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Japan Association for Middle East Studies: Gunma, JP

2016 to present | Student Member
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Works (3)

Islam and Muslims in “non-religious” Japan: caught in between prejudice against Islam and performative tolerance

International Journal of Asian Studies
2022-01 | Journal article
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Performative Freedom: Regimes of Exclusionary Control and Representations of Islam and Muslims in Post-9/11 Japan and France

2021-06 | Dissertation or Thesis
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The Polysemous Veil in Contemporary Europe: Striking a Balance between Universal and Particular Identities in Modern Secular States

Transcommunication
2018 | Journal article
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