Ginoza Ayano

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Professor
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Current Affiliation Organization 【 display / non-display 】

  • Duty   University of the Ryukyus   Research Institute for Islands and Sustainability: RIIS   Professor  

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Academic degree 【 display / non-display 】

  • Washington State University -  Ph.D. in American Studies

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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2016
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    2017

     

  • 2017.12
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    2018.03

     

  • 2018.04
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    2026.03

     

  • 2026.04
    　
    　

     

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Affiliated academic organizations 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2009.01
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    Now
     

    American Studies Association  

  • 2010.01
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    Now
     

    Native American and Indigenous Studies Association 

  • 2018.10
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    Now
     

    The Association for Research on the Impacts of War and Military Bases on women's Human Rights 

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Research Interests 【 display / non-display 】

  • アメリカ研究、ジェンダー、フェミニズム、沖縄、ナラティブ

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Published Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Mapping the Communicative Ecology of Naha’s Machigwā: Culture, gender, commerce and community in Okinawa’s urban market ecosystems

    Evangelia Papoutsaki, Ayano Ginoza and Junko Konishi

    Shima   20 ( 1 ) 80 - 106   2026.04 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

  • Fukui no Shizuku: Embodying Memory and Decolonial Narratives in Okinawa

    Ayano Ginoza

    同志社アメリカ研究   ( 62 )   2026.03 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

  • Everyday Gendered Spaces of Memory, Community, and Resistance in Sakaemachi Market (Okinawa)

    Ayano Ginoza, Francesc Fusté-Forné

    Island Studies Journal     2026 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

  • Slow Ontologies and Letting Be: Insights from Island Academics, Activists, and Artists

    Stratford, E., Farbotko, C., Watson, P., Kitara, T., Berthelsen, J., Cozier, C., Ginoza, A., Hardenberg, J.E., and Hnaraki, M.

    GeoHumanities ( Taylor & Francis )    1 - 19   2025.12 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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  • Yuntaku as Decolonial Oral History: Reclaiming Indigenous Narratives and Survivance in Okinawan Storytelling

    Ayano Ginoza

    日本オーラル・ヒストリー研究   21   186 - 199   2025.10 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • Archipelago Tourism Revisited: Core-Periphery Dynamics after the Pandemic

    Godfrey Baldacchino ( Part: Multiple Authorship ,  Beyond Glossy Tourist Images: Miyako Island, Okinawa, Japan, through the Stories of Machas, a Small Local Grocery Store )

    Routledge  2024.09

  • Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Japan

    Hiroko Takeda, Mark Williams ( Part: Multiple Authorship ,  Okinawa: Rooting and Routing of Uchinānchu and Shimā )

    Routledge  2020.01

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Other Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Special Issue on Island Activisms

    Ayano Ginoza, Evangelia Papoutsaki, Tiara R. Na’puti, and Marina Karides

    Okinawan Journal of Island Studies   4   2023.03

     

  • Special Issue on Resilience and Vitality

    Ayano Ginoza, Ikue Kina

    Okinawan Journal of Island Studies   3 ( 2 )   2022.03  [Refereed]

     

  • Special Issue on Island Cultures and Heritage: Open and Continuous Reflections

    Ayano Ginoza, Meng Qu, Evangelia Papoutsaki

    Okinawan Journal of Island Studies   3   2022.03  [Refereed]

     

  • Listening to the Multi-National War Dead in Okinawa

    Ayano Ginoza

    The Funamblist   62   2021.07

     

  • Okinawa, Guahan and Hawai'i: Feminist Insights into the Linkages between Colonization, Militarism and COVID-19

    Margo Okazawa-Rey, Suzuyo Takazato, Lisa Linda Natividad, Ayano Ginoza, Kim Compoc

    Okinawan Journal of Island Studies   2   129 - 144   2021.03

     

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • Reframing Peace and Human Security: Feminist Perspectives on Migration, War, and Global Waste in Asia-Pacific

    Ayano Ginoza

    NERPS   2026.03  -  2026.03 

  • Mapping the Communicative Ecology of Naha’s Market: Culture, Commerce, and Community in Okinawa

    Evangelia Papoutsaki, Ayano Ginoza, Junko Konishi

    26th NZASIA Biennial International Conference   2025.12  -  2025.12 

  • Interisland Resilience and Vitality

    Ayano Ginoza, Yoko Fujita

    Global Island Studies Webinar  2020.06  -  2020.06 

  • Touring Militarisms in Okinawa

    Ayano Ginoza

    American Studies Association   2019.11  -  2019.11 

  • Transpacific Connections and Fissures: Pacific Islander, Asian, and Asian American Studies

    Ayano Ginoza

    Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Conference  2019.06  -  2019.06 

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Academic Awards 【 display / non-display 】

  • Professor of the Year

    2019   University of the Ryukyus  

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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display 】

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

    Project Year: 2026.04  -  2028.03 

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

    Project Year: 2022.04  -  2026.03 

    Direct: 3,200,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 4,160,000 (YEN)  Total: 960,000 (YEN)

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

    Project Year: 2019.04  -  2025.03 

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SDGs 【 display / non-display 】

  • ジェンダー、ポストコロニアリズム、インディジネイティ、フェミニスト平和運動

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Academic Activities 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2022
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    2026

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