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Akiko Mizoguchi is an Associate Professor at Waseda University’s Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, School of Culture, Media and Society. She specializes in gender and queer studies, with a focus on visual culture, manga, and BL (Boys’ Love) media. She earned her PhD from the University of Rochester and has published extensively on Japanese gendered subcultures.
Education:
- PhD in Visual and Cultural Studies, University of Rochester (1998–2008)
- BA in English Studies, Sophia University (1981–1986)
Research Interests:
Mizoguchi’s work explores the intersections of gender, sexuality, and media, particularly in Japanese popular culture. She is a leading scholar in BL studies, examining how women engage with male-male romance narratives as a form of gendered and queer expression. Her research spans manga, film, and feminist theory.
Publications and Trends:
Her recent articles focus on queer readings of BL and GL films, gender representation in manga, and the evolution of yaoi as a feminist genre. She has contributed to both Japanese and international journals, often inviting readers to reconsider gender norms through media analysis.
Awards:
- Sense of Gender Special Award (2017) – awarded by the Japanese Association for Gender Fantasy and Science Fiction
Teaching and Advising:
She teaches a wide range of courses including Gender and Image, Politics of Image Culture, and Image Studies at both undergraduate and graduate levels. She supervises graduation research and is involved in research seminars at the Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
Professional Memberships:
- Society for Cinema and Media Studies (2024–present)
- Image and Gender (1998–present)
