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NAMITA Yoko

Department / Course College of Social Sciences Department of Social Sciences

Title / Position Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of Sociology
2.	Graduate School of Sociology

Academic background
1.		Doctorial Course │ Technology Education (Media Literacy) │ Faculty of Education, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy │ [CAN] University of British Columbia │ Completed Doctor of Philosophy (Education)
2.		│ University of British Columbia
3.		Master Course │ Sociology of Education │ Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Studies │ [CAN] University of British Columbia │ Completed
4.		European and American Studies, English major │ Faculty of Foreign Language │ Tokyo University of Foreign Studies │ Graduated

Business career
1.	2021/04/01 ～	Professor │ College of Social Sciences / Graduate School of Sociology │ Ritsumeikan University
2.	2007/04/01	Associate Professor │ │

Research activities
1.		The Japanese Association for Canadian Studies
2.		Japanese Association for Canadian Education Studies

Present specialized field
Sociology of education, Sociology, Education on school subjects and activities, Media Studies (Keyword：Media literacy, media education, sociology of education)

Papers
1.	2019/12	Real Fake News versus Fake Real News in the Trump Era: Analyzing the effects of erroneous news reports on public confidence in the press │ 立命館産業社会論集 │ 55 (3),pp.77-92 (Co-authored)
2.	2019/06	The President versus the Press: Analyzing President Trump's Fake News Awards │ 立命館産業社会論集 │ 55 (1),pp.303-317 (Co-authored)
3.	2012/03	A Historical Overview of Media Education: Making Sense of the Different Approaches and Rationales │ 立命館産業社会論集 │ 47 (4),pp.81-97 (Sole-authored)
4.	2008/12	The Politics of Race, the Media, and the American Presidency: Revelations from Barack Obama's 2008 Election Success │ Ritsumeikan Social Sciences Review │ 44 (3),pp.63-75 (Co-authored)
5.	2006/12	Pulling Back the Curtain: Corporate Media as Suppliers of Media Education Resources. │ Educational Insight │ 10 (2) (Sole-authored)
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2021/09/12	Canadian media policy and media education: An analysis of the relationship between multiculturalism and the media (The 46th Annual Conference of the Japanese Association for Canadian Studies)
2.	2011/09/17	The Current Status of Media Education in Canada: Challenges in Implementing Media Literacy in BC Secondary Schools (The 36th Annual Conference of the Japanese Association for Canadian Studies)
3.	2008/06/04	Globalizing Canadian Media Literacy Concepts:The Role of Corporations in Diffusing Media Literacy Beyond Canada's Borders (2008 Annual Conference of the Canadian Communication Association)
4.	2006/05	Media Education Across Curriculum: A Proposal for Integrating Media Literacy into Teacher Education (The 34th Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE))
5.	2006/04	Media Literacy for Democracy: A Critical Analysis of Media Education’s New Challenges (The 48th Annual Conference of the Western Social Science Association (WSSA))
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