Organization
College of Liberal Arts Department of English Associate Professor
Title
Associate Professor
Alexandra Hambleton
Degree
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PhD (Information Studies) ( 2019.1 The University of Tokyo )
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MA (Information Studies) ( 2009.3 The University of Tokyo )
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Monash University ( 2006.4 Monash University )
Research History
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Tsuda University College of Liberal Arts Department of English Associate Professor
2023.4
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Tsuda University Faculty of Liberal Arts Department of English Assistant Professor
2019.4 - 2023.3
Papers
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Hysterical Historical Mysteries: The Vibrator as Object of Debate
Hambleton Alexandra
Women and Gender in History 11 ( 0 ) 38 - 40 2024.2
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The Beginning of Despair: Aggressive Retsuko and the Sanrioization of Women’s ‘Transgressive Rage’
Wesley C Robertson, Alexandra Hambleton, Mie Hiramoto
Japan Forum 2024
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East Asian Pornographies and Online Porn Cultures
Katrien Jacobs, Thomas Baudinette, Alexandra Hambleton
2023
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(Inside) An American in Tokyo: June Lovejoy as the Adult Video Outsider
Alexandra Hambleton
Porn Studies 2023
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One Dream Man Versus Twenty-Five Women with Dreams: Gender and Ambition in the Bachelor Japan Reviewed
Alexandra Hambleton
Japanese Studies 2021
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Review: Censorship in Japan by Hoi-yan Yau and Heung-wah Wong Invited
Alexandra Hambleton
2021
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Alexandra Hambleton
Japanese Media and Popular Culture: An Open-Access Digital Initiative of the University of Tokyo 2020
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Gendered Desires: Pornography and Consumption
Alexandra Hambleton
The Routledge Companion to Gender and Japanese Culture 361 - 369 2020
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Alexandra Hambleton
Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Japan 380 - 388 2020
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Reflections on Researching Pornography Across Asia: Voices from the Region
Katrien Jacobs, Tom Baudinette, Alexandra Hambleton
Porn Studies 7 ( 3 ) 250 - 257 2020
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Gold Fingers or Golden Opportunity? Porn Stars, Sex Education, and Masculinity in Contemporary Japan Reviewed
Alexandra Hambleton
Porn Studies 7 ( 3 ) 291 - 302 2020
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When Women Watch: The Subversive Potential of Female-Friendly Pornography in Japan Reviewed
Alexandra Hambleton
Porn Studies 3 ( 4 ) 427 - 442 2016
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Idol as Accidental Activist: Agnes Chan, Feminism and Motherhood in Japan Invited
2012
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Reinforcing Identities? Non-Japanese Residents, Television and Cultural Nationalism in Japan Reviewed
Alexandra Hambleton
Contemporary Japan 23 ( 1 ) 27 - 47 2011
Books
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East Asian Pornographies and Online Porn Cultures
Jacobs Katrien, Baudinette Thomas, Hambleton Alexandra
Routledge 2023 （ ISBN:9781032521640 ）
Presentations
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Dream Man versus Women with Dreams: Gender and Ambition in The Bachelor Japan
Alexandra Hambleton
Association for Asian Studies in Asia 2020.9.4
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Objectifying or Educating? Porn, Feminism and Masculinity in Contemporary Japan
Alexandra Hambleton
2019.10.18
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Gold Fingers or Golden Opportunity? Porn Stars and Sex Education in Contemporary Japan
Alexandra Hambleton
The Asian Studies Conference Japan
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Pushing Back Against the Backlash: Alternative Images of Womanhood in Japan Today
Alexandra Hambleton
The Asian Studies Conference Japan
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The Feminist Entrepreneur: Labor and Self-Actualization in the Japanese Adult Industry
Alexandra Hambleton
The Asian Studies Conference Japan
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Liberation or Commercialization? The Possibilities for Sex-Positive Feminism
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The Buzz of Liberation: Sex Toys, Desire, and Feminist Potential in Contemporary Japan
Alexandra Hambleton
The Asian Studies Conference Japan
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Face to Face with Desire: Female-Friendly Pornography and Fandom in Contemporary Japan International conference
Alexandra Hambleton
Association for Asian Studies in Asia
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The Individualized Sexual Self: Media, Women and Sexuality in Japan
Alexandra Hambleton
The Asian Studies Conference Japan
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Women, Media and Desire in Contemporary Japan International conference
Alexandra Hambleton
Japanese Studies Association of Australia Biennial Conference
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The Gender of Difference: Japanese Media Depictions of Female Foreign Residents International conference
Alexandra Hambleton
ASC Crossroads
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Seeing the Sexy Self: The Female Body in Contemporary Japanese Pornography and Erotica
Alexandra Hambleton
Asian Studies Conference Japan (Postponed Due to COVID-19)
Research Projects
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Articulating Anger: Investigating Strong Negative Emotions in Contemporary Japan
Grant number：22K13532 2022.04 - 2026.03
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
HAMBLETON ALEXANDRA・MAY
Grant amount：\2860000 （ Direct Cost: \2200000 、 Indirect Cost：\660000 ）
1. Reveal where and how anger appears in contemporary Japanese life.
2. Create a theoretical framework through which to understand strong negative emotions in Japan.
3. Contribute to the understanding of negative emotions that is currently of great interest in the field of gender studies.
2022 research achievements include a paper on Sanrio's Aggressive Retsuko. The paper is currently under review. I also planned to present on my work at AAS, however had to change plans due to the death of the panel chair. The panel became a memorial roundtable instead.
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Data collection has been going well, with articles, books, and videos about anger collected. Enthnographic work has taken more time, but I have begun collecting detailed notes of ethnographic encounters and considering how they fit into the current situation in Japan. This year I plan to continue with interviews and further ethnography.
Plans are proceeding as expected.
In 2023 I will conduct interviews and fieldwork with those outlined in my original research plan and begin writing the next paper and chapter based on my findings.
Media Coverage
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Japan in the Golden Age of Consent internet
Japan by River Cruise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLe0JHL7Ol0 2021.6.18
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Good Vibes Only paper
Pleasure for All by Playboy https://www.pleasureforall.com/blogs/news/sex-toy-store-keeps-women-happy 2021.5.24
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Career or Family: Why Japanese Women Still Have to Choose paper
The Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11193646/Japanese-women-still-have-to-choose-between-career-or-family.html 2014.11.2