HOME > Faculty Members > YAMASHITA Yasuyuki

Faculty Members

YAMASHITA Yasuyuki, Ph.D. (Associate Professor) [KUID]

Personal Background

  • YAMASHITA Yasuyuki studied sociology, postcolonial studies and area studies (France) and received his M.A. (2017) from Kyoto University. For his doctoral research on Muslims in contemporary French society, he was awarded a fellowship from JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) (2017-2020) and effectuated his residency at EHESS (2018-2020) in Paris. In March 2023, he obtained his Ph.D. from Kyoto University.
  • His main research is currently centered on daily practices of middle-class Muslims and islamophobia in France. After lecturing on sociology as a postdoctoral researcher at Doshisha University (2023-2024), he joined Kobe University in October 2024.

    Fields of Specialization

    Sociology,Postcolonial studies,Area studies (France).

    Selected Publications

    • “Genderized Islamophobia and Muslim Women’s Movements,” DATE Kiyonobu and MIHARA Reiko eds., Establishment and Conflicts: Islam, Keiso Shobo: Tokyo, 2024.
    • “Two Types of Orientalism: Islampohobia in Contemporary France and Methodological Orientalism,” HIRAI Shoko et al. eds., Sociology Begins with Me, Yuhikaku: Tokyo, 2023.
    • “Assimilation and Postcoloniality from a Micro Perspective: Narrative of Laila, a Highly Educated French Muslim Woman,” SOSHIOROJI, 67(1): 21-38, 2022.

    • PAGE TOP