Faculty Information - STEWART Ronald Geoffrey | Daito Bunka University

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STEWART Ronald Geoffrey

Department Daito Bunka University Faculty of Sociology Department of Sociology

Job Professor

Present specialized field
Theory of art practice, History of arts, Historical studies in general, Foreign language education

Academic background
1.	1992/02～1995/12	Modern Languages (Japanese Major) Arts Department University of Wollongong Graduated Bachelor of Arts
2.	1995/02～1995/12	Other Japanese Graduate Diploma of Arts University of Wollongong Graduate School of Arts Finished Modern Languages (Japanese) Graduate Diploma of Arts
3.	1997/02～1997/12	Other Japanese and ESL Teaching Methodology Graduate Diploma of Education University of Wollongong Graduate School of Education Finished Education Graduate Diploma in Arts
4.	1998/04～2000/03	Other Comparative Literature and Culture The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Studied Abroad
5.	2000/04～2002/03	Master Multicultural Studies (Advanced Cultural Studies Course) Gaduate School of Langugaes and Cultures Nagoya University Finished Cultural History Masters Degree
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Business career
1.	2004/04 ～ 2005/03	Doho University
2.	2005/04 ～ 2007/03	Ritsumeikan University
3.	2007/04 ～ 2011/03	Lecturer Prefectural University of Hiroshima
4.	2011/04 ～ 2017/03	Associate Professor Prefectural University of Hiroshima
5.	2017/04 ～ 2018/03	Professor Prefectural University of Hiroshima
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Belonging society
1.	2002/08 ～	Japan Society for Studies in Cartoons and Comics
2.	2003/04 ～ 2011/01	Japanese Studies Association Australia
3.	2004/02 ～	Australian Humor Studies Network (AHSN)
4.	2004/08 ～ 2019/03	Japan Comparative Literature Association
5.	2009/10 ～	Australian Studies Association of Japan
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Books and Papers
1.	Books	Manga: A Critical Guide (Co-authored) 2022/10
2.	Books	"Unlocking Verbal-Visual Puns in Late-Nineteenth-Century Japanese Cartoons." In Derrin and Burrows (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Humour, History, and Methodology. (ISBN: 978-3-030-56645-6),pp.361-381 (Sole-authored) 2021/02
3.	Papers	Comics and Manga as an Educational Tool Social-Human Environmentology (30),pp.1-13 (Sole-authored) 2023/03
4.	Papers	Ito Hirobumi's Nose: Syphilis in Early 20th Century Japanese Cartoons International Journal of Comic Art (IJOCA), 21 (1),pp.1-27 (Sole-authored) 2019/06
5.	Other	"Obituary & Remembrance of Manga Historian Shimizu Isao" International Journal of Comic Art (IJOCA), 23 (1),pp.513-519 (Sole-authored) 2021/06

Academic conference presentation
1.	2024/07/10	Technology & Formal Changes in Early Manga: focus on Kitazawa Rakuten (15th Annual INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC NOVEL & COMICS CONFERENCE)
2.	2024/03/01	Groundbreaking Women: Recovering the history of forgotten prewar female mangaka. (Association of Asian Studies (US))
3.	2023/11/04	Exploring Japan's Manga Landscape (Virtual Panel (via ZOOM) The World of Manga in Japan: Social, Cultural, and Historical Significance) (SouthWest Conference on Asian Studies (SWCAS))
4.	2022/03/30	Transcultural Flows and Kitazawa Rakuten's Early Inspirations (Virtual Symposium: Global Comics and the Rise of Modern Manga)
5.	2019/08/24	Kitazawa Rakuten and the Dawn of Contemporary Manga ("What is Manga?" (British Museum's "CITI Manga" exhibition event))

Lecturer and lecture
1.	2022/07/29	History of Manga Art in Japan (Online (Bangalore, India))