Carolyn holds degrees in socio-cultural anthropology from Harvard and Columbia Universities. She teaches and conducts research on a variety of topics concerning contemporary Japanese society, including popular culture and consumption, and social problems in Japan.
Experience
2012–present
Professor of Japanese Studies, Monash University
2012–present
Director of the Japanese Studies Centre, Monash University
1994–2012
Associate Professor, University of Melbourne
Education
1995
Columbia University, PhD
1986
Harvard University, AB magna cum laude
Publications
2013
Disability in Japan, Routledge
2008
Japanese Popular Culture: culture, authenticity and power, Routledge