Humanities & social sciences / Cultural anthropology and folklore / Media Studies
Research Experience
Doshisha University, Center of Global Education, 2021/04 - Today
Chuo University, Faculty of Policy Studies, 2016/04 - 2021/03
Published Papers
The assimilated secret: Understanding as silence in Japanese LGBT discourse Anya Doi-Benson The Communication Review, Informa UK Limited, 27(1) 78 - 106, 04 Sep. 2023, Scientific journal
Lonely Just Like You: The Logic of Distance in Japanese Diversity Guidebooks Anya Benson Electronic journal of contemporary Japanese studies, 22(3), Dec. 2022
Feeling the future: 'Wonder Woman' discourse and the demands of media response Anya Benson Feminist Media Studies, Informa UK Limited, 1 - 16, 06 Jul. 2022, Scientific journal
Becoming Purikyua: Building the lifestyle-text in Japanese girls’ franchises Anya C. Benson Contemporary Japan, Informa UK Limited, 31(1) 61 - 78, 02 Jan. 2019, Scientific journal
Loss in the Land of Toys: Purikyua and the marketing of childhood nostalgia Anya Benson Japanese Journal of Policy and Culture, 26 31 - 44, Mar. 2018, Research institution
The utopia of suburbia: The unchanging past and limitless future in Doraemon Anya Benson Japan Forum, Informa UK Limited, 27(2) 235 - 256, 03 Apr. 2015, Scientific journal
Everybody hurts: transitions, endings, and resurrections in fan cultures Williams, Rebecca University of Iowa Press, May 2018, Contributor, 'The Repurposed Fantasy: Dōjinshi and the Japanese Media Mix’, pages 127–138
Presentations
Longing, solitude, and FAQs: Teaching LGBTQ in Japanese diversity guidebooks Asian Studies Conference Japan, 02 Jul. 2022, 02 Jul. 2022, 03 Jul. 2022, Oral presentation
Teaching Experience
Humanities and Global Issues: Media Across Borders
Issues in Japanese Culture: Transmitting Tradition
Advanced Seminar 1: Media and Participation Doshisha University
Introduction to Japanese Culture in the Global Context: Images of Japan Doshisha University
Issues in Japanese Culture: Politics of Ruin and Renewal Doshisha University
Humanities and Global Issues: National and Transnational Media Doshisha University
Children’s and YA Media: An Introduction Chuo University
Global Media Industries Chuo University
Learning Through Media Chuo University
Panics and Potential in the Media Chuo University
Advanced English: Introduction to Media Studies Chuo University
Nostalgia and Contemporary Cultures Chuo University