Dr Laura Dales

Hello and welcome. I lecture in Japanese and International Studies, and am a member of the Research Centre for Gender Studies. My PhD research focused on feminist agency and praxis in women's groups and women's centres in Japan. My research interests include Japanese and Asian feminisms, women's groups and issues of gender and sexuality in contemporary Japan.

I'm available at set times throughout semester, but please email to arrange a meeting if you need to see me outside of these times.

For more information on Japanese at UniSA follow this link

Asian Studies Association of Australia

Japanese Studies Association of Australia

Australian Women's Studies Association

The Love Piece Club

• Japanese language
• Gender, sexuality and culture in contemporary Japan
• Feminist theory
• NGO groups, activism and social change
• Feminisms in Japan and Asia

Japan Studies Association of Australia

Asian Studies Association of Australia

BA (Asian Studies) Hons, University of Western Australia

PhD University of Western Australia

• Gender and sexuality in contemporary Japan
• Feminist theory
• Women's agency and resistance
• Legislative reform and gender in Japan
• NGOs and activism in Asia
• Ethnography
• Feminisms in Japan and Asia

MONOGRAPH

Dales, L. 2009. Feminist Movements in Contemporary Japan, Routledge, London.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Dales, L. 2005. "Agency and the Parasite Single Issue", in The Agency of Women in Asia, Parker (ed.), Marshall Cavendish Academic, Singapore.

Dales, L. 2005. "Feminist Futures in Japan– Exploring the Work of Haruka Yoko and Kitahara Minori", in Genders, Transgenders and Sexualities in Japan, McLelland and Dasgupta (eds.), RoutledgeCurzon, London.

REFEREED ARTICLES

Dales, L. 2008. " "Feminist agency and erotica @ the Love Piece Club, electronic journal of contemporary japanese studies, no.8 of 2008.

Dales, L. 2008. ""Connecting women: NGOs and women's activism in contemporary Japan", Activating Human Rights and Peace: Universal Responsibility Conference, Byron Bay, pp.73-83.

Dales, L. 2007. ""Connection and Collaboration: Women's centres and NGO women's groups in Japan", Intersections, Issue 15.

Dales, L. 2007. ""Feminist Fieldwork in Japan (and beyond)", Outskirts: feminisms along the edge, Volume 17

Dales, L. and Chapman D. 2006."Feminisms and differences in Japan: Korean-Japanese women's activism and Japanese feminisms", Oceanic Conference on International Studies 5-7 July, University of Melbourne

Dales, L. 2005. "On (Not) Being Feminist: Feminist Identification and Praxis in a Kyoto Women's Group",GJAPS vol. 3, no.1, pp. 13-27.

FORTHCOMING

Dales, L."Legislating for Harmony", in Vera Mackie (ed.) Gender in Japan: Power and public policy, London: Routledge.

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline:

• Gender and sexuality in contemporary Japan
• Feminism and women's groups in Japan