Toshio MIYAKE

Associate Professor Toshio MIYAKE is affiliated with the Department of Asian and North African Studies at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. His research focuses on cultural studies, postcolonial/decolonial frameworks, media analysis, and socio-cultural histories of Italy-Japan and Europe-Asia relations. He holds academic roles including Research Committee membership and coordination of international programs like the Reset Doc Venice Seminars.

Education: Ph.D. in Asian Studies (Ca' Foscari, 2005), M.A. in Applied Sociology (Ritsumeikan University, 2000), B.A. in Foreign Languages (Ca' Foscari, 1997). Visiting research experiences include Kyoto University, Kobe University, and the University of Sydney.

Research interests explore Occidentalism, Orientalism, racial constructs (whiteness/yellowness), and popular youth cultures in Japan. Notable works include Mostri del Giappone (2014) and Occidentalismi (2010). Awards include the Ca' Foscari Best Young Researcher Award (2013) and a European Commission Marie Curie Fellowship (2011-13).

Teaching includes courses on contemporary Japanese society, cultural studies, and language instruction at undergraduate and graduate levels. Active in organizing conferences like Rethinking Nature in Japan (2015) and international workshops on media convergence and manga studies.

Lab/Team Affiliations: Member of the Marco Polo Centre for Global Europe-Asia Connections and scientific boards of journals like Mutual Images. Active in editorial roles for academic series on cultural studies and manga analysis.