Iris Issen


Position

Assistant Professor

Affiliation

Faculty of Core Research Human Sciences Division

Faculty

Human and Social Sciences

Education Organization (Master's Program)

Applied Sociology/Sociology and Social Policies

URL

写真a

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Research Keywords 【 display / non-display 】

  • Queer Migration, Trans Studies, Queer Anthropology, Digital Media

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Research Pursuits 【 display / non-display 】

  • My research focuses on people who “cross borders". Empirically, my work centres on the lived experiences of trans migrants in Japan and Europe, particularly those from the Sinophone world. By working with queer as an intersectional analytical category, I explore how “border crossing" (national, cultural, bodily) shapes and is shaped by social processes such as racialisation, cis- and hetero-normativity, nativism and nationalism in the context of globalisation and digitisation.

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Educational Pursuits 【 display / non-display 】

  • In undergraduate seminars, such as Cultural Anthropology Seminar and Gender Studies Seminar, as well as lectures including Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, students are introduced to foundational literature in cultural anthropology and queer anthropology, while also gaining practical training in anthropological research methods such as fieldwork and digital ethnography.
    In master's-level seminars, such as Foundation Seminar in Cultural and Social Studies, and lectures including Cultural and Social Studies and Sexuality Studies, students engage in close reading of English-language scholarship on queer studies and learn the key concepts and major debates in queer feminist research.

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Future Research Plans, Research Prospects, and Joint Research Potential 【 display / non-display 】

  • My research will continue to examine, from the perspectives of cultural anthropology and queer studies, how queer people move, connect, and shape their sense of self in the context of globalisation and digitalisation. I aim to shed light on how the intersections of the nation-state, gender, sexuality, and technology influence everyday practices of living and senses of belonging. I also hope to develop this work through collaborative research with adjacent fields, including migration studies, gender studies, media studies, and area studies, in order to explore the diverse possibilities of life in contemporary society in a more comprehensive way.

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Academic 【 display / non-display 】

  • London School of Economics, Graduate School(Master's Course), 修了, United Kingdom

  • St Mary's University, Twickenham, Graduate School(Other), 修了, United Kingdom

  • London School of Economics, Graduate School(Master's Course), 修了, United Kingdom

  • Waseda University, Graduate School(Doctor's Course), 修了, Japan

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Degree 【 display / non-display 】

  • MSc, London School of Economics and Political Science

  • PGC, St Mary's University

  • MSc, London School of Economics and Political Science

  • 博士（学術）, 早稲田大学

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Campus Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • Faculty of Core Research Human Sciences Division, Assistant Professor, 2025.04 -

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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • Waseda University Institute of Asian Migrations, Visiting Researcher, 2021.04 -

  • The University of Tokyo Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study, Project Assistant Professor, 2023.04 - 2025.03

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