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Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Laura Dales lectures in Asian Studies at the University of Western Australia. Her research focuses mainly on gender and contemporary Japan: from feminism, agency and women's groups, to marriage, singlehood and friendship.
She has recently finished an Australia Research Council DECRA project examining intimacy beyond the family in contemporary Japan, and teaches units across Japanese language and Asian Studies.
Previous positions
* 2009-10 JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow
* 2005-9 Lecturer in Japanese, School of Communications, International Studies and Languages, University of South Australia
* 2005-9 Lecturer in Japanese, School of Communications, International Studies and Languages, University of South Australia
Funding overview
2010-2016 ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE120101702)
2009-10 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowship.
Research
Research interests and publication themes include women’s groups, sexuality and gender in Japan, agency, ethnography, friendship, marriage and singlehood throughout Asia.
Languages
Japanese
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research expertise keywords
- Japanese Society
- Marriage
- Friendship
- Gender
- Femininities And Masculinities
- Marriage and singlehood in Asia
- Feminisms
- Sexuality and gender in Japan
- Women's groups
- Agency
- Feminist ethnography
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Doing Intimacy in Pandemic Times: Findings of a Large-Scale Survey Among Singles in Japan
Kottmann, N. & Dales, L., 2023, In: Social Science Japan Journal. 26, 1, p. 3-26 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Surveying singles in Japan: qualitative reflections on quantitative social research during COVID time
Dales, L. & Kottmann, N., 2023, In: International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 26, 3, p. 291-304 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Femininity and masculinity
Dales, L. & Taga, F., Jan 2021, Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Japan. Takeda, H. & Williams, M. (eds.). 1 ed. UK: Taylor & Francis, p. 361-368 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
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Texts, voices and numbers: Using mixed methods to sketch social phenomena
Dales, L., 2020, Studying Japan: Handbook of Research Designs, Fieldwork and Methods. Kottmann, N. & Reiher, C. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 287-291Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter
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As Japan undergoes social change, single women are in the firing line
Dales, L. & Dalton, E., 2018, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article in specialist publication
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Beyond the Family - Relationships of Intimacy in Contemporary Japan
1/01/12 → 19/07/18
Project: Research
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2011 - Beyond the Family: Relationships of Initmacy in Contemporary Japan
Parker, L., Dales, L. & Bulbeck, C.
The University of Western Australia
1/01/11 → 31/12/11
Project: Research
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Configurations of Conventional & Non Conventional Family Arrangements in Japan
Dasgupta, R., Aoyama, T., Low, M., Hashimoto, K., Uchiyama, A., Dales, L., Nakamatsu, T., Stickland, L., Sone, S. & Denman, J.
The University of Western Australia
1/01/11 → 31/12/11
Project: Research
Activities
- 1 Blog
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Solo-camping and solo-hotpots: Rethinking practices and perceptions of singlehood in Japan in COVID-time
Laura Dales (Author) & Nora Kottmann (Author)
26 Jan 2021Activity: Service and engagement › Blog/ Podcast