Stephanie Assmann
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
CO-SUPERVISION OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
Outside Reader
Chuanfei Wang (Sophia University, Tokyo, Dissertation Global Studies)
Wine Consumption in Japan
Defended on January 30, 2017
Outside Reader
Tine Walravens (Gent University, Belgium, Dissertation East Asian Studies)
Trust-makers or trust breakers. Governmental Responses to Food Safety Incidents in Japan
Defended on January 29, 2018
SUPERVISION OF MASTER THESES
Co-Advisor
Lisa Jörke (University of Hamburg, Institute for Asian and African Studies, Masterverfahren 2014)
Negotiating Rice. Japan’s Entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership
EDITORIAL BOARD
Since April 2021, I serve as an associate editor on the editorial board of the Social Science Japan Journal (SSJJ). Social Science Japan Journal (SSJJ) publishes refereed scholarly articles on modern Japan in all social science disciplines (anthropology, economics, history, law, political science, and sociology).
REVIEWER ACTIVITY
I have been invited to review manuscripts for publication for the following academic journals:
Agricultural History
Contemporary Japan
Cultural Sociology
Food, Culture & Society
Food & Foodways
Gastronomica
Heritage
Social Science Japan Journal (SSJJ)
I have also served as a reviewer of fellowship applications submitted to École des hautes études en sciences sociales, EHESS.
HULT PRIZE SOPHIA UNIVERSITY 2021
In December 2020, I served as a judge on the Hult Prize Committee. Several teams of students presented their projects on how to create a more sustainable society through food waste reduction and the transformation of dietary patterns.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS)
American Association of Asian Studies (AAS)
American Anthropological Association (AAA)
British Association of Japanese Studies (BAJS)