Sayuri Shibasaki

SHIBASAKI Sayuri

Associate Professor

area of expertise: Cultural Research, American Research, Black Research

Main subjects

Tourism and Society, Tourism Projects, English for Tourism, English Skills for International Tourism, Overseas Training, Tourism Seminars

Research Themes and Keywords

・ Research on the representation of racism in American films ・ Research on mobility/travel and diversity ・ Research on road movies and race

Final academic background/degree

Josai International University University Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities Department of Comparative Culture / PhD

Affiliated academic society

Black Research Association

Major achievements

"Racism in Travel and Movement: On the Films 'Green Book' and 'Get Out'" (Academic Paper, 2021)
"Romance of the Republic" (co-translated, by Lydia Maria Child, 2016)
"Plum Bun: A Story with No Morality" (co-translated, by Jesse Redmon Fawcett, 2013)

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Extracurricular activities

Executive Director of the Association for Black Research
Editorial committee member of the academic journal "Black Research"

Social contribution activities

Lecture on racism in Japan at Spelman College, GA, USA (September 2017)
Lecture on global education at Malaysia Tourism Board (Tokyo) (October 2015)

Message

“Seize the day.” In the movie Dead Poets Society (1989), a university teacher (played by Robin Williams) speaks to students. In other words, it might be something like "seize the days". A university is a place where you learn voluntarily in everything and grasp something with your own hands. What you get in this way will be the power to carve out the future. Four years of college will go by in the blink of an eye. However, if you actively tackle various things and spare no effort to learn on your own, there are infinite possibilities. “Seize the day!” We fully support motivated students.