(Last updated : 2023-03-09 22:31:47)
  TANAKA Hiromi
   Department   Undergraduate School  , School of Information and Communication
   Position   Associate Professor
■ Books and Papers
1. 2023/02 Book Diversity and Creativity in Digital Society: Gender, Media, Art, and Fashion   (Collaboration) 
2. 2022/08 Article "How Nissin Represented Naomi Osaka: Race, Gender, and Sport in Japanese Advertising." Communication and Sport 10(4),pp.594-615 (Collaboration)  Link
3. 2022/01 Book Gendered Cityscapes   (Collaboration) 
4. 2021/04 Book Media Studies of Looking/Being-looked-at-ness   (Collaboration) 
5. 2021/02 Book Critical Words: Media Theory   (Collaboration) 
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■ Conference Presentations
1. 2022/10/15 Digital intimacy in human–machine relationships: Gendered representations in fiction and beyond (EMTECH Conference: Narrating Emotional Closeness between Humans and Machines in Japanese (Popular) Culture and Literature)
2. 2022/05/13 Romancing AI: Gender and new digital intimacies in contemporary Japan (Conference: Artificial Intelligence and the Human?: Cross-cultural Perspectives on Science and Fiction)
3. 2020/09/13 Digital technology and gender: Social media's new opportunities and risks (Annual Meeting of the International Society for Gender Studies 2020)
4. 2019/06/29 Construction and representation of the body: Towards an analysis of the body, sport and diversity
5. 2018/09/01 Towards a reconstruction of gender and media studies (Annual Meeting of the International Society for Gender Studies 2018, Roundtable 2: Gender and media in an era of social media)
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■ Academic Qualifications
1. Ruhr-Universität Bochum, PhD in Sociology
■ Academic Associations Membership
1. International Communication Association
2. International Society for Gender Studies
3. The Japan Society for Sport and Gender Studies
4. The Japan Sociological Society
■ Social Activities
1. 2022/08 Lecturer, Online Seminar: Social Media Literacy, Gender Equality Bureau, Itabashi Ward, Tokyo
2. 2019/03 Writer of a column as an advisor on diversity and inclusion, a Mitaka City's magazine "Shall We?"
3. 2018/11 Commentator, a morning show, Asa-ichi on NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) General TV
■ Research Topics, Consignment Studies & KAKENHI Researches
1. 2021/04~2025/03  Construction of gender norms in national and transnational digital media spaces  (Key Word : digital technology, artificial intelligence, emotion, ethics)
2. 2020/01~2023/09  Emotional AI in Cities: Cross Cultural Lessons from UK and Japan on Designing for An Ethical Life  (Key Word : digital technology, artificial intelligence, emotion, ethics)
3. 2019/04~2023/03  Social media and the construction of gender norms  (Key Word : gender, intersectionality, social media)
4. 2016/04~2019/03  Gender representation in women's magazines  (Key Word : gender, media, sexualization, popular culture, Japan)
■ Committees and Associations
1. 2020/06~ Gender Equality Council, Meguro Ward, Tokyo Council Member
■ Web Sites
   https://researchmap.jp/hiromitanaka
   https://www.hiromitanaka.net/
■ Award History
1. 2014/11 Best Paper Award, International Symposium: Knowledge Construction through the Lens of Social and Cultural Diversity, Srinakharinwirot University
2. 2011/12 Encouragement Award, Encouragement Program for Promoting Gender and Low Fertility Research, Hodogaya Foundation
■ Current Specialized Field
Sociology, Gender studies (Key Word:gender, sexuality, media, popular culture, digital technology, artificial intelligence) 
■ KAKENHI Researcher Number
70611739