Graduate Seminar in Culture & Media

Graham Law

Graduate School of International Culture & Communication Studies

Waseda University


MA & PhD Theses

2014~2022





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Doctoral Dissertations


WOMEN IN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN JAPAN:
A study on Women's Changing Roles and Strategies in Political Participation since the 1970s
SOLIMAN, Rosemary Soliman Dawood
Spring 2018

CHINESE MILLENNIALS WATCHING HOLLYWOOD FILMS:
Generational Audience and Their Appropriation of American Pop Culture
WANG, Mengshu
Spring 2020

MOTHERHOOD IDEOLOGY IN IRAN:
Government, Media, and Public Opinion
GIVI, Fatemeh
Fall 2020

PRIMITIVE, PRIMEVAL, PERIPHERAL:
Images of Latin America in Japanese Literature
CHIAPPE IPPOLITO, Matías Ariel
Fall 2020

BEING WELL ONLINE?
Understanding Social Media Behaviour and Users' Online Subjective Well-Being in the Chinese Context
LI, Gefei
Fall 2021

(RE)CREATING THE LOCAL IN THE DIGITAL:
An Exploration of Gender Representation in the Arab Gulf Context on YouTube
ALKHAJA, Eman Mahmood
Fall 2022

NON-PLAYER COMPANIONS:
Ludic Rapport and Emotional Interaction in Video Games
BARLEV, Nave
Fall 2022



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Masters Dissertations


Fall 2014


The Making of Haruki Murakami as an International Author:
With special reference to American Translation
5613A003 INOUE Yukari

Redirecting Islamic Humanities in Iran:
A Content Analysis of High School Sociology Textbooks
5613A013 GIVI Fatemeh

Social Networking Services in Japan And Their Effects on Young People's Interpersonal Communication:
Can we make real connections in the virtual world?
5613A017 NGUYEN Linh

The Advantages and Limitations of Educational Websites as Media for College Level Courses:
Exploring the Ongoing Heat of MOOCs in China and Japan
5613A021 HOU Shuman

Pre-revolutionary Iranian Art Movements:
With Reference to the Khorus Jangi and Saqqa Khaneh movements
5613A038 MATSUSHITA Sevin

The Influence of the Tablet Computer on Pre-school Children:
Positive and Negative effects
5613A040 YAMANAKA Moe

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Spring 2015

Product Displacement:
Audience Pesponse to Pseudo-brands in Japanese Animation
5613A301 WU YAMASHITA, Natalia

Study of Images of Women in Recent Japanese and Chinese TV Serial Dramas:
Career and Marriage Issues
5613A310 ZHOU, Jing

The Other Side of Internationalization:
Portrayals of Non-White Foreigners in Japanese Television Media
5613A316 TOLENTINO, Melissa

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Fall 2015

Developments in How China's Media Represents HIV/AIDS:
With a particular focus on homosexual issues
5614A007 GAO, Yaboxi

Online Community Interactions:
Regarding Controversial Contents  in Japanese and Thai TV Serial Dramas
5614A009 SAPITO, Arya

Recent Social Images of China Presented by Japanese Mass Media:
Focusing on Japan's Top Newspapers
5614A013 ZHU, Jiayi 

Social Media and Civic Engagement:
Examining Interaction during and after the 2014 Sunflower Movement in Taiwan
5614A008 HUANG, Ming Ching

Social Media and Political Participation in China:
With a focus on current anti-corruption campaigns
5614A024 HU, Wenhan

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Spring 2016

Consumer Ethics and the Role of Manga Scanlations:
On the Flourishing of Japanese Pop Culture in Indonesia
5614A322 FRANSISKUS, Gilimandra

A Century of The Takarazuka Revue and its Socio-cultural Interactions:
Performers, Fans, Business
5614A325 JUUL, Anna Maria

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Fall 2016

THE ZOMBIE IN JAPANESE POPULAR CULTURE
Adaptation of the Haitian Archetype in the Land of the Rising Sun
5615A001 ADILETTA, Sara

Investigating the Concept of the Karate Dojo:
Beyond Japan
5615A008 KOKUMAI, Sakura

A Study on Miyazaki Hayao's reception of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry:
With particular reference to the theme of flying
5615A020 DONG, Ximo

POPULAR MEDIA AND THE COLLECTIVE ANTI-IDEAL:
Roles and Stereotypes of the Villain in Marvels Avengers Cinematic Universe
5615A022 NAGEL, Annekatrin Ruth 

REPRESENTATION MATTERS:
Video Games in Mainstream Media
5615A023 BARLEV, Nave

TRANSCULTURAL SPACES IN SUBCULTURE:
An examination of multicultural dynamics in the Japanese visual kei movement
5615A031 BHOLA, Hayley Maxime

A New Means of Self-Expression for Women:
Beauty Vloggers of Indonesia and Japan
5615A032 MAULDINA, Amira

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Spring 2017

DEPICTING A NUCLEAR ACCIDENT THROUGH THE DECADES:
Japanese TV Documentaries on Chernobyl
5615A027 BALYKOVA, Nina

MEDIATIONS OF THE "COOL JAPAN" ERA:
Depicting a Cultural "Other" in British Television Documentaries
5615A310 SHIMIZU, Moe Sarah

ERO GURO AND MACABRE EROTICISM:
Eros, Thanatos and the hybrid body
5615A321 BERTHERAT, Camille

CHANGING REPRESENTATIONS OF MYTHICAL CREATURES IN VIETNAMESE FOLKLORE:
With particular emphasis on water spirits
5615A322 HO, Thu Hien

THE RISE AND REPRESENTATION OF "HAAFU":
Fashion Models in Japanese Glossy Magazines
5615A327 LEE, Wei Ying (Sylvia)

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Fall 2017

WHY IS J-POP LESS GLOBALIZED THAN K-POP?
Comparing the Japanese and Korean Industries from a Musical Perspective
5616A012 HSU, Daniel

Making New Ideas Understandable:
Science Polularizers in the Late Twentieth Century
5616A029 LI, Zhuo

THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION FOR THE POST-SECONDARY DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS:
What higher education institutions in Japan can learn from American models
5616A0088 KOBAYASI, Ikumi

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Spring 2018

CITIZEN JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC OPINION IN VIETNAM
The impact of citizen journalism on mainstream journalism
5616A025 HA, Thuy Ngoc

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Fall 2018

INCIDENTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AGAINST STUDENTS IN CHINA'S UNIVERSITIES:
Regarding the Role of Social Media and Questions of Gender
5617A007 WU, Yuchen

A Study of Perceived Authentic Brand Building:
Japanese matcha in overseas markets
5617A012 KOJIMA, Riko

POWERBOMBS, PILEDRIVERS AND PARATEXTS:
Internet Innovations in Professional Wrestling Entertainment
5617A035 MOIST, Louise

Returning by Going Away:
Chinese intellectuals studying abroad at Waseda University in the period of the Sino-Japanese Wars
5617A0068 IWATA, Fumie

SHAKING IN THE BOOT:
A Contextual Analysis of Twelve Major Domestic Earthquakes in Italy's Biggest Newspaper
5617A0193 DE LUIGI, Guendalina

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Spring 2019

INTERTEXTUALITY AND TRANSMEDIA STORYTELLING IN K-POP:
Focusing on the content analysis of BTS
5616A301 LEE, Dongkyung


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Fall 2019

Hajj, the Islamic Rite of Pilgrimage:
A Case Study of the Hajj and Umrah Magazine in Saudi Arabia
5617A013 JEELANI, Fatemah

The Search for the Singapore Eurasian Identity:
Eurasians as 'Foreign'
5617A316 LEE, Tiffany Wei Chi

Consuming "Japan" through Chocolate and Coffee:
Foreign Multinational companies' glocalization strategies in the Japanese food industry
5618A017 ORANAND, Sukhasvasti

FACIAL BEAUTY STANDARDS OF RUSSIAN WOMEN:
To Tan or to Brighten?
5618A031 PAROSHKINA, Iana

"Solo-eating" in Japan:
A Genealogy of the Phenomenon and its Transformation
5618A032 HISAE, Yuki

EXPLORING A NEW MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
Companies Increasing Brand Awareness Through Online Trolling
5618A042 LI, Xinyue

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Fall 2020

Nikkei Brazilian Migrant Women in Japan on YouTube:
Experience Sharing and Identity Searching on Digital Ethnic Media
5618A309 ZHU, Yujing

FRAMING NEGATIVITY IN US POLITICAL ADVERTISING:
An Analysis of The Lincoln Project's Video Campaign during the 2020 Presidential Election
5618A301 ALSINAN, Yasmeen

The Evolution of the Star Trek Franchise:
Developments in Transmedia Storytelling before and after 2009
5618A308 TAKAGI, Lisa Mari

Visiting Imaginary Worlds:
The Theory and Practice of Media Tourism in Japan
5619A024 PASCARU, Nathalie

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Spring 2021

The role of social media in the "leaderless" anti-extradition bill protests in Hong Kong
5619A014 HUI, Yuet Hang

Promoting Vietnamese Culture in Japan Cultural Festival:
A Case Study
5619A022 NGUYEN, Bao Anh

DO-IT-YOURSELF MUSIC CULTURE IN JAPAN:
A Case Study of Japanese DIY Musicians' Music
5619A309 LIEBERMAN, Vanessa

Contemporary Ideal Chinese Masculinity:
Women's Objectification of the Male Subject
5619A327 WEI, Zhenchen

CULTURE AND ADVERTISING APPEALS:
A Comparison of TV Advertisements Aimed at Children in the United Kingdom and Japan
5619A314 OLAGOKE, Moreni

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Fall 2021

Olympic Mascot Culture and Communication on Social Media:
A Case Study of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games Mascots
5619A307 KAN, Nai-Hsin

Glocalization of Luxury Brands in China:
A Case Study of Chinese New Year Marketing Campaigns
5620A003 CHEN, Zhilan

Maifu in Chinese Television:
Subversive Potential against State Censorship
5620A005 DUAN, Victoria Z.

The Book in a Nation of Bystanders: 
Towards the History of the Book in Thailand
5620A015 JAMERBSIN, Pongadisorn

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Spring 2022

LINE and Twitter Usage in Modern Communication:
An Analysis of Social Media Users and their Behavior in Japan
5620A032 PILOTTI, Camilla

Gacha Gaming Entertainment in Japan/the UK:
Tailoring an Entertainment Sector to its Audiences
5620A321 ROSENPLAENTER, Lina Marie

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Fall 2022

The Cultural Reception of Japanese Animation among Chinese Youngsters:
A Study on Reshaping the Image of Japan
5620A038 ZHANG, Jiawen

Nationalism, International Sports Fans and Globalized Media:
Cases Studies on the Identity Conflict of Chinese NBA Fans Fans of Japanese Volleyball
5620A332 ZHANG, Meiyue

Readers of Chinese Online Serial Novels:
Examining Factors Affecting Reading Behavior
5620A333 ZHONG, Hualin

Humor and Laughter in Modern Japanese Culture:
Manzai and Variety Shows
5621A013 LOSIOWSKA, Iga

The Representation of Ethnic and Sexual Minorities in the Japanese Cinema:
Studying the Case of Zainichi Koreans and the LGBTQ Community
5621A016 MANCEBO SANTOS, Javier

Construction of Self-identity:
Chinese Online Idol Talent Shows and Fan Culture
5621A021 TONG, Jiahe

Does Japan Finally Remember?
The Narratives of the Second Sino-Japanese War in Japanese History Textbooks
5621A022 URBANAVICIUTE, Gabija