Jun Mizukawa

Jun Mizukawa is a Lecturer in Anthropology and Religion at Lake Forest College (since 2018) and previously taught at DePaul University (2014–2016). He holds a PhD in Anthropology from Columbia University, an MA in Anthropology from Columbia, and a BA in Japanese Studies from Sophia University. His research focuses on post-3.11 Japan’s environmentalism and political activism, media materiality theory, and embodiment studies through Japanese cultural practices like calligraphy and Butoh dance.

• Education: PhD Anthropology (Columbia), MA Anthropology (Columbia), BA Japanese Studies (Sophia).

His work explores intersections between technology, culture, and disaster recovery. Recent publications include analyses of post-disaster reconstruction and cellphone novel temporality. Mizukawa has received grants from the Hakuhodo Foundation, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, and the Social Science Research Council.

• Grants: Weatherhead PhD Training Grant (2009), Social Science Research Council Fellowship (2007–2008).

He has organized conferences like Animating Ecological Futures (2019) and presented widely on digital media, embodiment, and Japanese cultural studies.