Dr. Kinko Ito received her BA in English and American Studies from Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan, and her Master’s and Doctorate in Sociology from the Ohio State University. She is a professor of Sociology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Dr. Ito published two books in Japanese, Yappari Kekkon Shitai (“Desperately Seeking Marriage), a book on marriage and family, by Shufunotomosha in 1997 and Watashino Amerikan Raifu (My American Life) by Gakuyo Shobo in 2006. Her research interests are manga, Japanese comics, popular culture, and Zen.
Today she will discuss her new book, "A Sociology of Japanese Ladies' Comics: Images of the Life, Loves, and Sexual Fantasies of Adult Japanese Women". The lecture will contribute to the understanding of Japanese social reality, current social issues and sexuality of adult women through the analysis of ladies' comics.
