2022-2023

London School of Economics and Political Science,

Department of Sociology, MSc Culture and Society

Focus on feminist discourse analysis and historical sociology

Grade: with Distinction and Brilliant Distinction in MSc Dissertation

2022-

The University of Tokyo,

Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, MA

2018-2022

Waseda University,

School of International Liberal Studies, BA

Grade: 3.9/4.0

2023

Best overall performance in Masters Dissertation in the Department of Sociology, Hobhouse Memorial Prize Award, LSE

2022

Recipient of JASSO Overseas Study Support Scholarship

2022

Valedictorian of the Class of 2022,

School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University

2024

(submitted for publication)

Shiraki, M. (2024). Transcending a Postfeminist Subjectivity: disruptions and glimmers of hope in Barbie (2023). In The Annual Review of Cultural Studies (12).

2024

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Queer and Feminist Perspectives on Japanese Popular Cultures Symposium

“(En)gendering her Ugly Body:

bodies, femininity, and postcoloniality in post-war Japan”

Gender History Mini-Conference:

『身体美とアイデンティティーを装って』

LSE Knowledge Beyond Boundaries:

“A Lingering Change:

the ideological construction of lingerie in post-war Japan”

Association of Cultural Typhoon Annual Conference:

『第１次下着ブームから考える戦後日本人女性の概念的構築』

2024-

The University of Tokyo Creative Futurists Initiative

2022-

Association for Cultural Typhoon

2023-

Contracted English teacher at higher education institutions such as The University of Tokyo and Tsukuba University.

2022-

Freelance translator. Works with the cultural industry to translate scripts from English to Japanese and otherwise.