James Farrer is Professor of Sociology and Global Studies and Director of the Graduate Program in Global Studies at Sophia University in Tokyo. His research focuses on the contact zones of global cities, including ethnographic studies of sexuality, nightlife, expatriate communities, and urban food cultures. Recent publications include The Global Japanese Restaurant: Mobilities, Imaginaries and Politics (with David Wank eds.), International Migrants in China’s Global City: The New Shanghailanders,...
Migration Reasearch Hub ID: 4130
ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9847-0347

Expertise

Migration processes
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)

Roles

  • Sophia University

    University, Tokyo, Japan
    Professor

Research

Reinventing Japanese Fine Dining in Culinary Global Cities

Authors James Farrer, Mônica R. de Carvalho, Chuanfei Wang
Year 2023
Book Title The Global Japanese Restaurant
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3 Book Chapter

Fast and Japanese:

Authors David L. Wank, Mônica R. de Carvalho, James Farrer, ...
Year 2023
Book Title The Global Japanese Restaurant
4 Book Chapter

Introducing the Global Japanese Restaurant

Authors James Farrer, David L. Wank
Year 2023
Book Title The Global Japanese Restaurant
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5 Book Chapter

Global Migrations and the Mass Market Japanese Restaurant

Authors David L. Wank, James Farrer, Chuanfei Wang
Year 2023
Book Title The Global Japanese Restaurant
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6 Book Chapter

Imperialism and Its Culinary Legacies:

Authors Chuanfei Wang, James Farrer, Christian A. Hess
Year 2023
Book Title The Global Japanese Restaurant
7 Book Chapter

Japantown Restaurants:

Authors Christian A. Hess, James Farrer, David L. Wank, ...
Year 2023
Book Title The Global Japanese Restaurant
8 Book Chapter

The Izakaya as Global Imaginary

Authors James Farrer, David L. Wank, Chuanfei Wang, ...
Year 2023
Book Title The Global Japanese Restaurant
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9 Book Chapter

Global Food Fashions and Their Cultural Intermediaries

Authors Lenka Vyletalova, James Farrer, Chuanfei Wang, ...
Year 2023
Book Title The Global Japanese Restaurant
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10 Book Chapter

International Migrants in China's Global City

Authors James Farrer
Year 2019
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21 Book

Shanghai Bars

Authors James Farrer
Year 2009
Journal Name Chinese Sociology & Anthropology
31 Journal Article

Emotional expression in tsukiau dating relationships in Japan

Authors James Farrer, Haruka Tsuchiya, Bart Bagrowicz
Year 2008
Journal Name Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
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33 Journal Article

Extramarital Love in Shanghai

Authors James Farrer, Sun Zhongxin
Year 2003
Journal Name The China Journal
35 Journal Article

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