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  BONDY, Christopher

   Professor

   Division of Arts and Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
■ Academic Background
1. 2005/12
Degree Acquisition
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Ph.D.
2. 1997/08~2005/12 Sociology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Completed
3. 1995/08~1997/08 Japanese Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Completed
4. 1987/08~1992/12 Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Geography, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Graduated
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■ Professional Background
1. 2025/04~ Professor, Division of Arts and Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
2. 2017/04~2025/03 Senior Associate Professor, Division of Arts and Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
3. 2015/09~2025/01 Part time lecturer, Faculty of Education, University of Tokyo
4. 2012/04~2017/03 Associate Professor, Division of Arts and Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
5. 2007/08~2012/03 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, DePauw University
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■ Present Specialized Fields
Sociology (Key Word:Buraku issues,education, record culture) 
■ Main Course Titles
Sociology, Japan Studies
■ Books and Articles
1. Book Voice, Silence and Self: Negotiations of Buraku Identity in Contemporary Japan   (Single) 2015
2. Article “Old Records and New Connections: Tokyo independent record stores and the creation of symbolic community” Journal of Social Science 91,pp.5-19 (Single) 2024/04
3. Article “Where Do I Learn This? The role of textbooks in shaping understanding of Buraku issues”   (Single) 2023/09
4. Article “Buraku Issues: Changes and Challenges” chapter in Tanaka, Kimiko and Helaine Selin, eds. Sustainability, Diversity and Equity: Key Challenges for Japan.   (Collaboration) 2023/08
5. Article Responses to Ramseyer’s research paper – a view from the English language research perspective Aus wo Hiraku 132,pp.35-45 (Single) 2023/03
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■ Academic Conference Presentation
1. 2024 Shared sounds in shared places: Tokyo’s communal vinyl spaces (Asian Sound Cultures Conference)
2. 2023 Old Records and New Connections: Tokyo independent record stores and the creation of symbolic community (Nordic Association of Japan Studies Conference)
3. 2021/06/13 A response to the Ramsey thesis: from the perspective of an English-speaking researcher
4. 2019/12/07 “i-Japan": Technology, Teaching Methods and the Classroom (Tama Academic Consortium: Faculty Development Symposium)
5. 2019/09/15 Minority issues in Textbooks: Content vs. Desire (European Association of Japanese Studies (EAJS) Japan Conference)
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■ Lectures
1. 2016/02/12 Teaching Silence: Educational Approaches to Buraku issues (Institute of Comparative Culture, Sophia University)
2. 2014/09/02 “Burakumin in the “Reel” world: Representations of Burakumin in Documentary Film” (University of Vienna)
3. 2014/03/06 How do you think about the Buraku issue? A case study and a consideration of Buraku education
4. 2012/10/26 Buraku Issues and Education (Saitama Human Rights Forum)
5. 2011/07/10 “[ ] Bracketing a Buraku Identity.” (Waseda University)
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■ Academic Society Memberships
1. 2018~ Japan Sociological Society
2. 2014~ Asian Studies Conference Japan
3. 2014~ ∟ Executive Committee Member
4. 2016~2019 ∟ Vice President
5. 2019~2022 ∟ President
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■ Research Topics, Funded Research, and Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
1. 2018/04~2022/03  Changing forms and patterns of Buraku discrimination in contemporary Japan  (Key Word : )
2. 2016/04~2018/03  Teaching and Representing Minority Issues in the Curricula: A Comparative Study of Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom  (Key Word : )
3. 2011/08~2012/07  Beyond the Buraku: The Negotiation of Burakumin Identity in Contemporary Japan.  (Key Word : Buraku isssues, identity, life-course)
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■ Grants-in-aid for Scientific Research Researcher Number
10634032