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Robin O'Day, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Georgia. He specializes in Cultural Anthropology with a focus on Japanese culture, particularly youth movements, labor dynamics, and social activism. His teaching portfolio includes courses on East Asian studies, cultural anthropology, and Japanese society.
Dr. O'Day holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia (2012), an M.A. in Religious Studies from McMaster University (2004), and a B.A. in Comparative Religion from Dalhousie University (1999). His academic journey includes postdoctoral research at the University of Tsukuba (Japan) and the University of Hawaii at Mānoa (USA), funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
His research interests center on contemporary Japanese society, particularly youth activism, media portrayals of social movements, and labor precariousness. Notable works include analyses of the SEALDs and Freeter movements, post-Fukushima protests, and the impact of digital media on activism. His recent studies address pandemic-era freelance workers and racial/gendered online abuse of activists.
Dr. O'Day has held visiting professorships, including at Sophia University (Japan, 2018), and has contributed to interdisciplinary projects like the Tohoku Oral Narrative Translation Project. His publications span peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and edited volumes, emphasizing engaged ethnography and social justice themes.
His academic contributions reflect a commitment to understanding societal change through the lens of cultural dynamics, youth agency, and institutional critique. Current research trends include postindustrial societal shifts, digital activism, and the intersection of labor and identity in contemporary Japan.
