iris issen
project assistant professor, Tokyo College, University of Tokyo
researching queer diasporas in Japan and Europe.
専門分野：クィア論・クィアの国際移動
research interest
my research focuses on two interrelated fields.
the first concerns queer diaspora studies, in particular trans diasporas in Japan and Europe. i examine how diasporic experiences shape their interpretation and articulation of various axes of identity.
the second concerns digital media practices, where i explore the intersections of queerness, mobility, and digital connectivity.
transnarratives queer approach feminist critique
digital ethnography
queer as essentially diasporic
latest publications
When Digital Media Intersects with Queerness: Transnational Connectivity and the Sense of (Dis) Connectedness among Chinese Trans Women in Japan.
In Beatrice Zani and Isabelle Cheng ed.
Living Across Connectivity: Intimacy, Entrepreneurship and Activism of East Asian Migrants Online and Offline
London: Anthem Press, pp.113-136.
current projects
差別を自己正当化するメカニズム：在日トランスジェンダー中国人事例を中心に
*This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP23729000
Monograph: Queer Manifesto - Diasporic Body and Fractured Memories
