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Professor Aiko Watanabe of Waseda University’s Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences specializes in 20th-century British cultural diplomacy and national identity studies. Her interdisciplinary research spans cultural theory, middlebrow culture analysis, and audience studies of interwar serial novels and Cold War film viewers. She has led extensive archival investigations into British Council activities and Britishness/Englishness construction, supported by multiple JSPS grants.
- Key research themes: Cold War cultural exchanges, invented traditions, intercultural communication
- Grants: JSPS Kakenhi projects (2003-2027)
Her recent publications focus on British cultural projection, Soviet Union interactions, and middlebrow media analysis. While no scientific awards are explicitly listed, her work appears in Japanese Journal of European Studies, ICONICS, and Waseda University publications. She supervises the BIC Seminar, featuring student research on global cultural topics and career development initiatives.