Lynne Y. Nakano

Ph.D. Anthropology, Yale University

Associate Professor, Department of Japanese Studies C.U.H.K.

Courses Offered

Introduction to Japanese Culture and Society

JAS1100/GEE223G

Introduction to Japanese Studies

JAS1020

Anthropological Studies of Japanese Culture

JAS4110

Studies of Modern Japan

JAS0330
Japanese Youth Cultures in Asia JAS3470

Research Interests

Women and Gender Issues in Japan and Hong Kong

Marriage and Life Choices

Volunteerism and Civic Sphere in Japan

Images of Fashion, Body and Beauty in Hong Kong and Japan

 

Research Projects

  1. Single Women and Delayed Marriage in Japan and Hong Kong: A Study of Changing Social Values
  2. Volunteerism in Japan: Identity, Social Order and National Culture
  3. Fashion, Body and Beauty: Influences of Japanese Fashion Magazines on Hong Kong Young Women
  4. Anthropology in Asia: Rethinking Cultures, Boundaries and Audiences

Selected Publications

Community Volunteers in Japan: Everyday Stories of Social Change. London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon. 2005

Lynne Nakano and Moeko Wagatsuma. "Mothers and Daughters: An Intimate Look at Generational Change" In Japan's Changing Generations: Are Young People Creating a New Society? Gordon Mathews and Bruce White (eds.) London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon. 2003 

"Single Japanese Women and Marriage Debates in Popular Culture" Contemporary Sociological Studies (gendai shakaigaku kenkyû) Hokkaido Shakai Gakkai. 14:203-206 summer 2001

"Volunteering as a Lifestyle Choice: Negotiating Self-Identities in Japan" Ethnology. 2000 Spring. 39(2):93-107