Research and Publications

To see my most recent research and publications, please check my pages on Academia.edu or Google Scholar.

Japan's Nationalist Right in the Internet Age (2021) - A research monograph about how conservative activists use the internet to organize offline campaigns related to Japan's historical and territorial disputes.

Japan's Nationalist Right in the Internet Age (2021) - A research monograph about how conservative activists use the internet to organize offline campaigns related to Japan's historical and territorial disputes.

The Representation of Japanese Politics in Manga (2020) - I contributed a chapter about politically controversial comic book depictions of Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

The Representation of Japanese Politics in Manga (2020) - I contributed a chapter about politically controversial comic book depictions of Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

Giant Creatures in Our World: Essays on Kaiju and American Popular Culture (2017): I wrote a chapter on "Japan’s ­Anti-Kaiju Fighting Force: Normalizing Japan’s ­Self-Defense Forces Through Postwar Monster Films"

Giant Creatures in Our World: Essays on Kaiju and American Popular Culture (2017): I wrote a chapter on "Japan’s ­Anti-Kaiju Fighting Force: Normalizing Japan’s ­Self-Defense Forces Through Postwar Monster Films"

Trumping Truth - Essays on the Destructive Power of “Alternative Facts” (2019) - I wrote a chapter about imageboard culture in America: "The Oven That Cooked Up Pizzagate: 4chan’s Politically Incorrect Board and ­Alt-Right Conspiracy Culture"

Trumping Truth - Essays on the Destructive Power of “Alternative Facts” (2019) - I wrote a chapter about imageboard culture in America: "The Oven That Cooked Up Pizzagate: 4chan’s Politically Incorrect Board and ­Alt-Right Conspiracy Culture"