James Roberson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3619088 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Roberson |
| GIVEN NAMES | James |
| FAMILY NAME | Roberson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBERSON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oxford Brookes University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Portraying Okinawa in postwar ethnographic writing
This paper reviews changes and continuities in postwar English-language ethnographic descriptions of Okinawa, noting the contributions of both native and non-native English speakers. I argue that, especially prior to 1995, this research was generally complicit in obfuscating the everyday, lived consequences of war and military occupation in Okinawa. I also show that more politically critical, theoretically sophisticated and ethnographically diver…
Fight!! Ippatsu
This article focuses on the marketing of 'genki' energy health drinks to consider the role of media representations in the every day construction of ideologies of masculinity in contemporary Japan. It is shown that advertisements for these drinks have employed two dominant sets of images of Japanese men and masculinity, portraying either work- and company-based needs for energy and mental acuity or the (masculine) physical strength needed to comp…
Japanese Working Class Lives
This ethnographic study examines the lives of Japanese workers in small firms and analysis their experiences of working life, leisure and education. This unique case study of the Shintani Metals Company illustrates the ways in which employees lives extend beyond their work.Japanese Working Class Lives provides a valuable alternative view of working life outside the large corporations. Roberson demonstrates that the Japanese working class is more …
Japanese Culture in Comparative Perspective
Japanese Culture in Comparative Perspective. Chikio Hayashi and Yasumasa Kuroda. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1997. 216 pp
Fight!! Ippatsu
This article focuses on the marketing of 'genki' energy health drinks to consider the role of media representations in the every day construction of ideologies of masculinity in contemporary Japan. It is shown that advertisements for these drinks have employed two dominant sets of images of Japanese men and masculinity, portraying either work- and company-based needs for energy and mental acuity or the (masculine) physical strength needed to comp…
Japanese Culture in Comparative Perspective
Japanese Culture in Comparative Perspective. Chikio Hayashi and Yasumasa Kuroda. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1997. 216 pp
Japanese Culture in Comparative Perspective
Japanese Culture in Comparative Perspective. Chikio Hayashi and Yasumasa Kuroda. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1997. 216 pp
Japanese Working Class Lives
This ethnographic study examines the lives of Japanese workers in small firms and analysis their experiences of working life, leisure and education. This unique case study of the Shintani Metals Company illustrates the ways in which employees lives extend beyond their work.Japanese Working Class Lives provides a valuable alternative view of working life outside the large corporations. Roberson demonstrates that the Japanese working class is more …
Fight!! Ippatsu
This article focuses on the marketing of 'genki' energy health drinks to consider the role of media representations in the every day construction of ideologies of masculinity in contemporary Japan. It is shown that advertisements for these drinks have employed two dominant sets of images of Japanese men and masculinity, portraying either work- and company-based needs for energy and mental acuity or the (masculine) physical strength needed to comp…
Portraying Okinawa in postwar ethnographic writing
This paper reviews changes and continuities in postwar English-language ethnographic descriptions of Okinawa, noting the contributions of both native and non-native English speakers. I argue that, especially prior to 1995, this research was generally complicit in obfuscating the everyday, lived consequences of war and military occupation in Okinawa. I also show that more politically critical, theoretically sophisticated and ethnographically diver…
Gender Studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)