It's been such a busy summer between spending July in Germany/Belgium for a study abroad trip and August hosting visitors from Carelton College and Keimyung University here in Kyoto. Now to spend the rest of summer break intensely writing. ✍️
Kat (キャット)
@kittykat931.bsky.social
京都大学中D3(教育認知心理学) | Kyoto University PhD Candidate (Educational Cog Psych) | 心理言語学と社会言語学 | Psycholinguistics/Sociolinguitics | 🐕🍣⛩️ | 日本語/ENG https://linktr.ee/kyattogallery
I’ve published a new article based on my recent archival research examining the historical difference between learning Japanese as a language and kokugo (“national language”) education. ↓↓↓ open.substack.com/pub/kyattoga...
Learning “Japanese” versus “Kokugo”
The Educational Positioning of Korean Children and Foreign Residents from the Meiji and Taishō Periods through Wartime Shōwa
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I can't believe how fast my research trip has gone by. It's my last week in Germany before I go home, but I am very happy to have the chance to visit @rwth.bsky.social.
I am so honored to have the chance to present at @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social for the @iaccp.bsky.social conference. I had the best time making so many friends in such an amazing town and campus.
The preprint of my recent article is currently available! Social Bias and Surprisal Response in Multilingual Contexts: How Foreign-Appearing Speakers in Japan Are Perceived ssrn.com/abstract=657...
Social Bias and Surprisal Response in Multilingual Contexts: How Foreign-Appearing Speakers in Japan Are Perceived
As Japan’s population of foreign residents continues to increase, everyday life is becoming increasingly shaped by multilingual interactions between Japanese L1
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現代日本における「日本人／外国人」境界と多文化共生ー丸山真男の超国家主義論から考える www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV2w...
現代日本における「日本人／外国人」境界と多文化共生ー丸山真男の超国家主義論から考える
YouTube video by Kyatto Gallery
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I wrote this month’s article for the World Citizenship Education Project's Lumen blog on how the stories we assume about others can quietly shape language, bias, and exclusion in a Japanese context. "The Stories We Assume About Others" worldcitizenship.educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/blog_en/p...
The Stories We Assume About Others
Author: Katarina WoodmanThis comedy sketch has been in the group chats of foreign residents in Japan for awhile now, wit...
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The snow triggers a little wolf inside him to come out 🤣
Immigration in the U.S. is being used to decide who “counts” as American. This piece traces how Trump-era rhetoric and enforcement plug into older nativist patterns, and what that reveals about the country’s identity. open.substack.com/pub/kyattoga...
What does it mean to be an American?
Understanding American Identity in Regards to Immigration
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日本語字幕を追加しました。手作業で翻訳したため誤りが残っているかもしれませんが、少しでも見やすくなっていれば嬉しいです！
Kat (キャット)@kittykat931.bsky.social · 12mo agoMy recent video explores what works by Arendt, Levi, Girard, Foucault, and Maruyama may show us about today’s immigration politics in the US and Japan. And of course, looking at some modern vampires along the way. ↓ ↓ ↓ youtu.be/kD_LpDzgQNI?...
My biggest issue in research is how easily distracted I get. Like I am passionate about my research, yes. But it only took one conversation with a job recruiter from Mitsubishi to get me reading articles on eye tracking and signal detection in driving simulations.
New article out, and Open Access! Check out my co-authored piece with Dr. Mie Hiramoto analyzing intimate hair removal advertisements aimed at Japanese men, and contrasting this with Japanese online discourse around men's grooming practices! brill.com/view/journal...
My recent video explores what works by Arendt, Levi, Girard, Foucault, and Maruyama may show us about today’s immigration politics in the US and Japan. And of course, looking at some modern vampires along the way. ↓ ↓ ↓ youtu.be/kD_LpDzgQNI?...
When Does Safety Become Harm The Vampire we call Immigration Policy
YouTube video by Kyatto Gallery
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Tokyo is very fun to visit, but I'm always happy to come back to Kyoto. It has such a good balance of urban and nature.
Our World Citizenship Education website has been officially translated to English! Feel free to check it out. Currently, the English translation of the blog is still under construction but should be completed soon. worldcitizenship.educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/home_en/
I’ve written a new reflection on presenting at Kyoto University Academic Day with our Global Citizenship Education (世界市民教育) project. open.substack.com/pub/kyattoga...
Conversations on World Citizenship
My Experience at Kyoto University Academic Day
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京都大学アカデミックデイに参加し、たくさんの方々と研究についてお話しできて、とても楽しい時間でした！ I had a wonderful time at Kyoto University Academic Day! I really enjoyed the chance to discuss my research with people from so many different backgrounds.
京都大学アカデミックデイ2025！ 私も参加している世界市民教育プロジェクト のブースを出展します！ ポスター展示を通じて皆さまと対話できることを楽しみにしています。 ぜひお気軽にお立ち寄りください😊 worldcitizenship.educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/news_ja/post...
京都大学アカデミックデイ2025における世界市民教育プロジェクトのポスター（2025年9月27日）
2025年9月27日にZest御池にて開催されます京都大学アカデミックデイ2025に、世界市民教育プロジェクトのブースを出展いたします。当日展示するポスターの内容は以下となります。ご来場いただく皆様との対話のきっかけとなれば幸いです。明日は...
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Just published: The Paywall of Academia: How can we make academic research more transparent? Reflections from the Open Humanities Summer Forum on building a more open and accessible future for research. kyattogallery.substack.com/p/the-paywal...
The Paywall of Academia
How do we make academic research more transparent?
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本日の「文系エッセンス：哲学」第2回（東工大大学院）は、「客観という言葉はどこから来たか」というテーマで概念の歴史を辿ってみました。 『日本国語大辞典』の「客観」の項目から出発して、そこに最古の用例として引かれている西周訳『心理学』のページを眺め（ほんの150年ほど前の日本語がいまとだいぶ違っている様子に注意しつつ）、「客観」という新造語がどのように使われているを見ました。 OEDのobject、『岩波哲学・思想事典』の「客観性」の項目を頼りに、object / subjectがもとは現在と反対とも言えそうな意味を担っていたことを確認したところで時間切れ。続きはまた来週。
著者の北村紗衣先生( @cristoforou.bsky.social )より、ご恵贈に預かりました『「名作」と友達になる 学校では教えてくれないシェイクスピア』。 来年の授業で活かせたら良いなぁ。 www.asahipress.com/bookdetail_n...
私たちは世界を理解するために、物事を自然にカテゴリー化する傾向があります。だからこそバイアスが生まれるのは自然なこと。でも、問題は、そのままにして自己や制度を批判的に見直さない時に差別が固定化され、害を生んでしまうこと。
いりや/古怒田望人@単著『クィア・レヴィナス』重版出来✨(they/them/いりや)@ilyaunetrace.bsky.social · last yr.「自分は差別をしない」と宣言することが重要なんじゃなくて、「差別を行っても自分の行為を反省すること」が大切なんだということは何度でも言いたい。差別を一切行わない完ぺきな人間なんてどこにもそんざいしなくて、むしろ差別をしうるという弱さを自覚していることが差別への抵抗に繋がる。