Specialization: Japan Studies
Dr. Darren Ashmore
Qualifications:
2005 University of Sheffield, School of East Asian Studies, Awarded Ph.D. (Cultural Anthropology)
2000 University of Sheffield, School of East Asian Studies, Distance Learning Tutor
1998 University of Sheffield, School of East Asian Studies: Awarded B.A. in Japanese Studies
Previous Academic Affiliations:
2012 Akita International University, Japan Studies, Head
2007 Akita International University, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor
2005 University of Sheffield, School of East Asian Studies, Teaching Fellow
Profile
Dr. Ashmore was educated at the University of Sheffield, where he gained a PhD in Cultural Anthropology in the specific area of Japanese performing arts. He holds the Rank of Great Shogun in the Order of the Scottish Samurai and is currently Head of Performing Arts at the International College of Liberal Arts at Yamanashi Gakuin University.
Research
Darren-Jon Ashmore is a Leverhulme Award winning writer, translator, actor, and anthropologist. He is the author of Funeral For a Friend: Heroism in the Manga of Chiba Tetsuya, and Men Under Pressure: Manga and the Japanese Salaryman, The Authenticity of the Other: The Kuiraishi-no-ki and Japanese Ritual Puppet Theatre, and Matsumoto Leiji: A Life in Art. His primary area of interest is the in the interpretation of animation, film, theater and religious culture within media, specifically the rights to signify and control such.