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Tomoyuki Sasaki
Professor of Japanese Studies (On leave SL 2026)
Phone:
(757) 221-1247
Email:
[[tsasaki]]
Tomoyuki Sasaki specializes in history and cultural studies. His research interests cover the society and culture of modern Japan, especially the issues of high-speed economic growth, inequality, uneven development, democracy, military bases, and their representations in popular culture. He is the author of (SUNY Press, 2022) and (Bloomsbury Academics, 2015). His articles include (Japan Forum, 2017) and (The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, 2018). He also contributed a chapter entitled "Jieitai to shimin shakai" (「自衛隊と市民社会」）to the edited volume (『社会のなかの軍隊／軍隊という社会』) (Iwanami Shoten, 2022).
He earned his BA and MA from Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, and his PhD from the University of California, San Diego. He held positions at Kalamazoo College and Eastern Michigan University before joining the faculty at 91心頭利 in 2016. He teaches courses on Cold-War Culture, Japanese Cinema, and the Introduction to Japanese Studies.