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Personal profile
Biography
My research explores changing practices of gender and race through media, spanning digital self-representational practices, popular culture and self-branding. I am particularly interested in the politics of emotion in contemporary understandings of life, work, and successful selfhood. My work has appeared in journals such as Feminist Media Studies, Social Media + Society, the European Journal of Cultural Studies and the Journal of Gender Studies.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
University of Newcastle
31 Jan 2016 → 31 Dec 2017
Research area keywords
- gender
- affect
- digital culture
- race
- social change
- youth
- Popular Culture
Network
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Understanding selfie-editing apps in youth visual digital cultures
Coffey, J., Dobson, A., Kanai, A. & Gill, R.
1/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Young women’s online experiences of learning about gender inequality
Australian Research Council (ARC)
11/02/21 → 7/09/24
Project: Research
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Gender and Education Association funding application 2019
Kanai, A. & Coffey, J.
22/07/19 → 31/07/19
Project: Research
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Authenticity, uniqueness and talent: gay male beauty influencers in post-queer, postfeminist Instagram beauty culture
Chen, S. X. & Kanai, A., 1 Feb 2022, In: European Journal of Cultural Studies. 25, 1, p. 97-116 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Gender in an era of post-truth populism: Pedagogies, challenges and strategies
Kanai, A. (ed.), Burke, P. (ed.), Gill, R. (ed.) & Coffey, J. (ed.), 2022, Bloomsbury Academic. (Bloomsbury Gender and Education)Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › peer-review
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The hypervisibility and discourses of ‘wokeness’ in digital culture
Sobande, F., Kanai, A. & Zeng, N., Nov 2022, In: Media, Culture and Society. 44, 8, p. 1576-1587 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus) -
‘I can live without you’: self-branding as individuation in young Chinese women’s transnational mobilities
Fan, J. & Kanai, A., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: European Journal of Cultural Studies. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Disclosing racism, awareness-raising and seeking support: Korean women migrants’ use of online cafés
Roh, J. & Kanai, A., 2021, In: Journal of Intercultural Studies. 42, 5, p. 561-576 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Research - Early Career Researcher
Kanai, Akane (Recipient), 3 Aug 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence by an Early Career Researcher (HASS)
Kanai, Akane (Recipient), 22 Nov 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)