Associate Professor David Chapman
Associate Professor

David Chapman

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Background

David Chapman is Associate Professor and Reader in Japanese Studies at The School of Languages and Cultures, St Lucia campus, UQ. David’s research interests include the cultural and social history of the marginalized in Japanese society, human rights in Japan and Asia, citizenship and national identity in Japan, Japan in the Anthropocene and surveillance and the law in Japan.

Availability

Associate Professor David Chapman is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Education, Deakin University
  • Masters (Coursework) of Applied Linguistics, Macquarie University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Curtin University of Technology

Research interests

  • The marginalised in Japanese society (日本社会における疎外された人々)

    I have been privileged to work with many communities in Japan including the Korean Communities, Ogasawara Island descendants of Pacific Islander, European and American settlers, unregistered residents of Japan and Ryukyu Island communities. My interests also extend to social dimensions of gender, socio-economic status, legal status and linguistic background that often overlap with diverse ethnic heritage. 私は、在日韓国人コミュニティや、太平洋諸島の出身者、ヨーロッパ系、アメリカ系の先祖を持つ小笠原諸島の人々、未登録住民、琉球諸島のコミュニティを含む、日本の多くのコミュニティと共に活動する機会に恵まれてきました。また、私の関心は、性別、社会経済的地位、法的地位、言語的背景といった社会的側面にも及び、これらはしばしば多様な民族的な背景と重なり合っています。

  • Disaster and the Anthropocene in Japan (日本における災害と人新世)

    My latest work focuses on the Anthropocene in the Japanese context. In particular, I am interested in local culture/tradition and the human connection with the natural world in relation to disaster prevention. Disaster culture (防災文化) and (災害文化). 私の最新の研究は、日本の文脈における人新世に焦点を当てています。特に、災害予防に関連する地域の文化や伝統、そして人間と自然界のつながりに興味があります。「防災文化」や「災害文化」といったテーマも探求しています。

  • Legal/non-legal Status in Japan (日本における法的・非法的な地位)

    I have researched how people are identified legally, socially and bureaucratically in Japan. In particular, I have a keen interest in the Family Registration system (the koseki 戸籍), Special Permanent Residents (特別永住者), unregistered (無戸籍者) and the Residency Registry (住民票). This research includes historical as well as contemporary contexts. 私は、日本における人々の法的、社会的、そして官僚的な身分の識別方法について研究してきました。特に、戸籍制度（koseki）、特別永住者、無戸籍者、および住民票に強い関心を持っています。この研究には、歴史的な文脈だけでなく、現代的な背景も含まれています。

Search Professor David Chapman’s works on UQ eSpace

52 works between 1997 and 2024
All (52) Journal Article (31) Book Chapter (15) Conference Publication (1) Book (4) Edited Outputs (1)

41 - 52 of 52 works

2007

Book

Zainichi Korean identity and ethnicity

Chapman, David (2007). Zainichi Korean identity and ethnicity. Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203944813

Zainichi Korean identity and ethnicity

2006

Edited Outputs

Japanese Studies

Japanese Studies. (2006). 26 (3)

Japanese Studies

2006

Journal Article

Beyond the colonised and the colonisers: intellectual discourse and the inclusion of Korean-Japanese women's voices

Chapman, David (2006). Beyond the colonised and the colonisers: intellectual discourse and the inclusion of Korean-Japanese women's voices. Japanese Studies, 26 (3), 353-363. doi: 10.1080/10371390600986710

Beyond the colonised and the colonisers: intellectual discourse and the inclusion of Korean-Japanese women's voices

2006

Journal Article

Discourses of multicultural coexistence (Tabunka Kyosei) and the "old-comer" Korean residents of Japan

Chapman, David (2006). Discourses of multicultural coexistence (Tabunka Kyosei) and the "old-comer" Korean residents of Japan. Asian Ethnicity, 7 (1), 89-102. doi: 10.1080/14631360500498593

Discourses of multicultural coexistence (Tabunka Kyosei) and the "old-comer" Korean residents of Japan

2006

Conference Publication

Feminisms and differences in Japan: Korean-Japanese women's activism and Japanese feminisms

Dales, Laura and Chapman, David (2006). Feminisms and differences in Japan: Korean-Japanese women's activism and Japanese feminisms. OCIS 2006: 2nd Oceanic Conference on International Studies, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 5-7 July, 2006. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Department of Politicial Science, University of Melbourne.

Feminisms and differences in Japan: Korean-Japanese women's activism and Japanese feminisms

2006

Journal Article

Korea in Japan: Histories, Ideologies and Identities

Chapman, David (2006). Korea in Japan: Histories, Ideologies and Identities. Japanese Studies, 26 (3), 265-266. doi: 10.1080/10371390600986587

Korea in Japan: Histories, Ideologies and Identities

2004

Journal Article

The third way and beyond: Zainichi Korean identity and the politics of belonging

Chapman, David (2004). The third way and beyond: Zainichi Korean identity and the politics of belonging. Japanese Studies, 24 (1), 29-44. doi: 10.1080/10371390410001684697

The third way and beyond: Zainichi Korean identity and the politics of belonging

2000

Journal Article

Close encounters of the unhomely kind: negotiating identity and Japan literacy

Chapman, David and Hartley, Barbara (2000). Close encounters of the unhomely kind: negotiating identity and Japan literacy. Japanese Studies, 20 (3), 269-279. doi: 10.1080/713683788

Close encounters of the unhomely kind: negotiating identity and Japan literacy

1999

Journal Article

Authentic voices: insights into a Japanese education practicum

Chapman, David and Hartley, Barbara (1999). Authentic voices: insights into a Japanese education practicum. Japanese-Language Education around the Globe, 9, 45-62.

Authentic voices: insights into a Japanese education practicum

1997

Journal Article

Comparison of oral and e-mail discourse in Japanese as a second language

Chapman, David (1997). Comparison of oral and e-mail discourse in Japanese as a second language. On-CALL, 11 (3), 31-39.

Comparison of oral and e-mail discourse in Japanese as a second language

1997

Journal Article

Computer mediated communication and Japanese immersion: investigating the potential

Chapman, David (1997). Computer mediated communication and Japanese immersion: investigating the potential. On-CALL, 11 (1), 12-18.

Computer mediated communication and Japanese immersion: investigating the potential

1997

Journal Article

Tertiary Japanese immersion: insights through health and physical education

Chapman, David (1997). Tertiary Japanese immersion: insights through health and physical education. Babel, 32 (2), 26-30+.

Tertiary Japanese immersion: insights through health and physical education

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2022
    Sustainability, Longevity and Mobility
    The Japan Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Alexander Marks: Adventurer, businessman and Japan's first Consul in Australia
    Queensland Program for Japanese Education
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Using Technology to Enhance Authentic Contexts: Effective and Exciting Approaches to Assessment in the Japanese Language Classroom
    Queensland Program for Japanese Education
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Japan in Australia
    The Japan Foundation, Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Japan's invisible citizens
    Queensland Program for Japanese Education
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor David Chapman is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Japan in Australia

    Japan has long been part of the social, cultural, political and historical landscape of Australia; compared with other Asian nations, it occupies a significant part of this space. However, in recent years, countries such as China and South Korea have become more visible, removing Japan from its position as Australia’s leading trading partner in Asia. Although the Japan-Australia relationship has been widely discussed, much less discourse has focused on Japan’s place within Australia and within the nation’s social, cultural and historical landscape. Past discussion has been about earlier enmity and misunderstanding as well as more recent close relations between the two countries. With the changing dynamics of Australia’s relationship with Asia there is a need for a fresh look at Japan within Australia and how Japan has been understood and conceptualized.

  • Legal/non-legal Status and Identification in Japan

    I have researched extensively how people are identified legally, socially and bureaucratically in Japan. In particular, I have a keen interest in the Family Registration system (the koseki 戸籍), Special Permanent Residents (特別永住者), unregistered (無戸籍者) and the Resdients Registry (住民票). This research includes historical as well as contemporary contexts.

  • Marginalised Communities

    I have been privledged to work with many communities in Japan including the Korean Communities, Ogasawara Island descendants of Pacific Islander, European and American settlers, unregistered resdients of Japan and Okinawans. My interests also extend to social dimensions of gender, socio-economic status and linguistic background that often overlap with different ethnic heritage.

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Multicultural Co-living and Five Shared Values: A Comparative Analysis of Legal Protections for Multicultural Communities in Japan and Singapore

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ann Black

Completed supervision

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