Jennifer Robertson

Jennifer Robertson is Professor Emerita of Anthropology and Art History at the University of Michigan, with affiliate positions at Tokyo College and University of Washington. Her interdisciplinary research spans Japanese society, robotics, gender studies, eugenics, and visual anthropology.

Professor Robertson's influential publications examine how technology intersects with cultural constructs of gender, family, and national identity. Her book 'Robo Sapiens Japanicus' analyzes Japan's distinctive approach to social robotics. She has received prestigious fellowships including Guggenheim and ACLS awards.