Nora Kottmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 337514 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nora Kottmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nora |
| FAMILY NAME | Kottmann |
| SIGNATURE | KOTTMANN N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien Tokyo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8756-1825 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
(Not) alone: Single life and solo-sociality in a familialist society
Doing Intimacy in Pandemic Times: Findings of a Large-Scale Survey Among Singles in Japan
Singles—here understood as unmarried or never married individuals—are a growing subset of the Japanese population that has not received discrete attention in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This article addresses the ways in which the pandemic and its associated interventions—calls for social distancing, self-restraint, or the avoidance of the ‘3Cs’—affect singles’ (non)familial personal relationships and practices of intimacy (platonic and…
Active pursuit of pregnancy: Neoliberalism, postfeminism and the politics of reproduction in contemporary Japan
Screening Love: Relational Practices in Japanese TV Dramas Produced During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on love, marriage and family life. Employing both social science and cultural studies perspectives, this article discusses romantic and familial relationships and their respective depictions in four Japanese romantic dramas (ren'ai dorama) produced under pandemic conditions. It touches upon the COVID-19 pandemic and related policies in Japan, elaborates on conditions of TV production duri…
Surveying singles in Japan: Qualitative reflections on quantitative social research during Covid time
In this paper, we introduce a project on singles’ intimate practices conducted during COVID times as a case study of quantitative social research with a particular focus on qualitative reflections. We thematize the topic of self-reflexivity, which is considered an essential category in qualitative research but largely neglected in quantitative research. We discuss three methodological issues through the lens of self-reflection: ‘translation issue…
Living (alone) together in metropolitan Japan: Shifting boundaries of dwelling, relating, and belonging
Staying unmarried and not starting a nuclear family is increasingly common around the globe. At the same time, living arrangements are diversifying. Both living alone and sharing housing are growing trends, especially in urban areas. This is also true in Japan, where experts anticipate the emergence of a so-called ‘Hyper-Solo-Society’, despite the norm to get married remaining strong. In this regard, Japan can serve as an excellent case study for…
Doing family' on a global stage: German expatriates in southern Tokyo
The purpose of this study is to further explore the relationship between “doing family”, mobilities and space through a focus on expatriate families, a group not having received discrete attention so far. Drawing on theoretical concepts of subject-oriented family sociology and human geography as well as data from long-term fieldwork in a German community in an exclusive suburb in southern Tokyo, this paper asks: how and where do these highly mobi…
Studying Japan: Handbook of Research Designs, Fieldwork and Methods
Studying Japan is the first comprehensive guide on qualitative methods, research designs and fieldwork in social science research on Japan. More than 70 Japan scholars from around the world provide an easy-to-read overview on qualitative methods used in research on Japan’s society, politics, culture and history. The book covers the entire research process from the outset to the completion of a thesis, a paper, or a book. The authors provide basic…
Heirat in Japan: Romantische und solidarische Beziehungswelten im Wandel
Heirat in Japan: Romantische und Solidarische Beziehungswelten Im Wandel
Familie – Jugend – Generation: Medienkulturwissenschaftliche und japanwissenschaftliche Perspektiven
Familie Jugend Generation Medienkulturwissenschaftliche Und Japanwissenschaftliche Perspektiven
Familie - Jugend - Generation: Medienkulturwissenschaftliche und Japanwissenschaftliche Perspektiven
Living (alone) together in metropolitan Japan: Shifting boundaries of dwelling, relating, and belonging
Staying unmarried and not starting a nuclear family is increasingly common around the globe. At the same time, living arrangements are diversifying. Both living alone and sharing housing are growing trends, especially in urban areas. This is also true in Japan, where experts anticipate the emergence of a so-called ‘Hyper-Solo-Society’, despite the norm to get married remaining strong. In this regard, Japan can serve as an excellent case study for…
Surveying singles in Japan: Qualitative reflections on quantitative social research during Covid time
In this paper, we introduce a project on singles’ intimate practices conducted during COVID times as a case study of quantitative social research with a particular focus on qualitative reflections. We thematize the topic of self-reflexivity, which is considered an essential category in qualitative research but largely neglected in quantitative research. We discuss three methodological issues through the lens of self-reflection: ‘translation issue…
Familie Jugend Generation Medienkulturwissenschaftliche Und Japanwissenschaftliche Perspektiven
Familie - Jugend - Generation: Medienkulturwissenschaftliche und Japanwissenschaftliche Perspektiven
Familie – Jugend – Generation: Medienkulturwissenschaftliche und japanwissenschaftliche Perspektiven
Heirat in Japan: Romantische und solidarische Beziehungswelten im Wandel
Heirat in Japan: Romantische und Solidarische Beziehungswelten Im Wandel
Studying Japan: Handbook of Research Designs, Fieldwork and Methods
Studying Japan is the first comprehensive guide on qualitative methods, research designs and fieldwork in social science research on Japan. More than 70 Japan scholars from around the world provide an easy-to-read overview on qualitative methods used in research on Japan’s society, politics, culture and history. The book covers the entire research process from the outset to the completion of a thesis, a paper, or a book. The authors provide basic…
Surveying singles in Japan: Qualitative reflections on quantitative social research during Covid time
In this paper, we introduce a project on singles’ intimate practices conducted during COVID times as a case study of quantitative social research with a particular focus on qualitative reflections. We thematize the topic of self-reflexivity, which is considered an essential category in qualitative research but largely neglected in quantitative research. We discuss three methodological issues through the lens of self-reflection: ‘translation issue…
Living (alone) together in metropolitan Japan: Shifting boundaries of dwelling, relating, and belonging
Staying unmarried and not starting a nuclear family is increasingly common around the globe. At the same time, living arrangements are diversifying. Both living alone and sharing housing are growing trends, especially in urban areas. This is also true in Japan, where experts anticipate the emergence of a so-called ‘Hyper-Solo-Society’, despite the norm to get married remaining strong. In this regard, Japan can serve as an excellent case study for…
Doing family' on a global stage: German expatriates in southern Tokyo
The purpose of this study is to further explore the relationship between “doing family”, mobilities and space through a focus on expatriate families, a group not having received discrete attention so far. Drawing on theoretical concepts of subject-oriented family sociology and human geography as well as data from long-term fieldwork in a German community in an exclusive suburb in southern Tokyo, this paper asks: how and where do these highly mobi…
Active pursuit of pregnancy: Neoliberalism, postfeminism and the politics of reproduction in contemporary Japan
Screening Love: Relational Practices in Japanese TV Dramas Produced During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on love, marriage and family life. Employing both social science and cultural studies perspectives, this article discusses romantic and familial relationships and their respective depictions in four Japanese romantic dramas (ren'ai dorama) produced under pandemic conditions. It touches upon the COVID-19 pandemic and related policies in Japan, elaborates on conditions of TV production duri…
Doing Intimacy in Pandemic Times: Findings of a Large-Scale Survey Among Singles in Japan
Singles—here understood as unmarried or never married individuals—are a growing subset of the Japanese population that has not received discrete attention in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This article addresses the ways in which the pandemic and its associated interventions—calls for social distancing, self-restraint, or the avoidance of the ‘3Cs’—affect singles’ (non)familial personal relationships and practices of intimacy (platonic and…
(Not) alone: Single life and solo-sociality in a familialist society
Sociology (7 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Families (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (3 works) · Japanese History and Culture (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Biology (2 works)