James Welker
ジェームズ・ウェルカー（he/him）
I research queer cultures, feminisms, and popular culture & media in and beyond Japan・クィアスタディーズ、フェミニズム、グローバリゼーション、日本文化史を研究しています
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- Reposted by James WelkerAmazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.
- Reposted by James WelkerCalifornia – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50. California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections. Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
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- Reposted by James WelkerWhoa. Chicago mayor calls for a general strike; now we're talking www.huffpost.com/entry/chicag...
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- Reposted by James WelkerBREAKING: At least 51 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza by Israeli attacks since the ceasefire came into effect less than two weeks ago, medical sources have told Al Jazeera. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z1q2d3
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- Reposted by James WelkerSOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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- Reposted by James WelkerChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson: "Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."
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- Online lecture (book talk): James Welker Reimaginging “Women” in 1970s–1980s Japan: Feminists, Lesbians, and Queer Manga Artists and Fans Thurs, Oct 16, 7 pm New York/Toronto (8 am Friday in Tokyo) Open to the public. (It will not be recorded.) Zoom info is in the attached flier.
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- Lecture: Julia Bullock, “Beauvoir in Japan: Japanese Women and The Second Sex” Kanagawa U. Minatomirai Campus Wed 23 July 3:30–5pm (hybrid) Pls preregister to attend in person. Preregistration & Zoom details: human.kanagawa-u.ac.jp/kenkyu/sympo...
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- Check out Sonia Izabell Putri Ganov, “Orientasi Seksual Orang Dewasa Penikmat Konten Boys’ Love,” Jurnal Cakrawala Ilmiah 4, no.10 (2025), bajangjournal.com/index.php/JC... #OpenAccess
- Check out Hong-Chi Shiau, “Thai Boys’ Love Pilgrimages and Experiential Tourism: Chinese Female Fandom in a Queer Utopia,” Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change (2025), doi.org/10.1080/1476...
- Check out Thomas Baudinette,”Exploring the Rise of Activism for LGBTQ+ Rights in Contemporary Thailand within Boys Love Idol Culture,” Celebrity Studies, 10.1080/19392397.2025.2521219 #OpenAccess
- Check out Ranny Rastati & Md Azalanshah Md Syed, “Empowering Women: Indonesian Muslim Girl Fans, Thailand’s Y-Series, and Gender Equality,” Manusya: Journal of Humanities 28 (2025), doi.org/10.1163/2665... #OpenAccess
- Check out Thomas Baudinette,”Exploring the Rise of Activism for LGBTQ+ Rights in Contemporary Thailand within Boys Love Idol Culture,” Celebrity Studies, 10.1080/19392397.2025.2521219 #OpenAccess
- Check out Megan Catherine Rose & Patrick W. Galbraith, “Mutating Hyperfemininity in Bishōjo-Inspired Art: On Sugary Symbiote,” M/C Journal 28, no. 2 (2025), doi.org/10.5204/mcj.... #OpenAccess
- Check out Ashley Morningstar, “Action and Fighting Girls: The Ethnographic Interplay of Naoko Takeuchi’s Feminism,” Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (2025), doi.org/10.1080/2150... #OpenAccess
- Check out Moe Yamauchi, “Virtualised Desire: The Role of Cosplay and Sexual Selfies in Japanese Otaku Culture,” Participations 21, no. 1 (2025), www.participations.org/21-01-06-yam... #OpenAccess
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- Reposted by James Welker“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines” ktla.com/news/local-n...
- I'll be speaking at Variations: Transmedia Storytelling and Queer Transfigurations in Seoul July 4 & 5. The event will be in a mix of Korean & English (but I don't think individual talks are being interpreted).Z Details are at the link. skb.skku.edu/korean/commu...
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- Lecture: Daniele Durante, “Why Is Cross-Dressing Perceived as a Fray in the Social Fabric? A Case Study from Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Japan” Kanagawa U. Minatomirai Campus Wed., June 18, 3:30–5pm (in person only) Preregistration Requested: forms.gle/ji2nWbnZgxGp...
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- Hybrid Lecture @meganrose.bsky.social "Hyperfeminine Harajuku: Exploring Queer KAWAII Practices in a Tokyo Subcultural District" Kanagawa U, Minatomirai Campus, M8015 Wed 21 May 3:30–5pm In-person preregistration forms.gle/7FF8yLSmDkRF... Zoom (no prereg) Meeting ID: 985 5806 9693 Passcode: KUMMC
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- Reposted by James WelkerWhen I left the Washington Post in 2023, my colleagues and I were worried AI would hoover up our work and enable "zombies" to churn out stories based on our reporting and writing styles. Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.
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- Check out this amazing (free) online symposium "Queer and Feminist Perspectives on Japanese Popular Cultures Symposium 2025" May 19 to 22!
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- Reposted by James WelkerYou know the *only* reason he got out so fast was a reporter live posted about this for hours. And, a large amount of public pressure. Every time someone gets grabbed, there has to be a robust public response immediately.
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- Reposted by James WelkerHow is it possible U.S. citizens are being held as illegal aliens in America even after they produce their birth certificate? This is intolerable. www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
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- Check out Ratna Indra Setyaningurm, Wanodya Kusumastuti, & Widyaning Hapasari, "Hubungan Antara Intensitas Membaca Manga Genre Boys Love Terhadap Sikap Positif Kepada Homoseksua," Risoma: Jurnal Riset Sosial Humaniora Dan Pendidikan, 3, no. 2 (2025), journal.appisi.or.id/index.php/ri... #OpenAccess
- Check out Sabrina Jilan Tsabitah and Dewi Fatmasari Edy, "Decision-making dynamics of straight fujoshi in enjoying Boys Love (BL) content [in Indonesia]," Psychology Research on Education and Social Sciences, 6(1), 1-20, March 2025, dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/press... #OpenAccess
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- I'll be giving a public lecture at UPenn in Williams Hall 623 (255 S 36th St) from 1–2:30 PM EST on my new book. (The original start time was noon.) It's hybrid. Though it doesn't say so, preregistrants should be getting a Zoom link before the event. www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking...
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- Check out Katharina Hülsmann, Japanische Fan-Comics: Transkulturelle Potenziale und lokale Gemeinschaft (Transcript, 2025), www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7... #OpenAccess
- Reposted by James WelkerSICKENING—Trump’s DHS just deported a surgeon from Brown—who is here legally on an H1B visa that doesn’t expire until 2027, & committed no crimes. Trained in the U.S. at Ohio State, University of Washington, and Yale as a **transplant surgeon**, she is a highly trained doctor on kidney transplants.
