May 2015

“Foucauldian theory and the making of the Japanese sporting body”

This article was published in the journal Contemporary Japan, in 2016.  Abstract: International sporting competitions, such as the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, adhere to a nationalistic and triumphalist paradigm in which strength, victories, and medals are judged more important than… Read More »“Foucauldian theory and the making of the Japanese sporting body”