Abstract
Romit Dasgupta lectured in Japanese Studies at the University of Western Australia until his untimely passing in 2018. He was posthumously awarded the Philippa Maddern Award in 2019 by the University of Western Australia Academic Staff Association. The citation described him as â[p]rofessional, highly organised and respectful to all, âŚproactive and willing to help others in regard to any issues, consistently demonstrating his passion in supporting his colleagues and studentsâ. In the essays collected here, Romitâs friends and colleagues reflect on Romitâs qualities and his academic contributions. Romit Dasguptaâs work ranged over gender and sexuality studies, queer theory, cultural studies, cultural history, Asian Studies and Asian-Australian Studies. Each of the author's discusses the inspiration they received from Romit Dasgupta's work in these fields.
Highlights
Romit Dasgupta lectured in Japanese Studies at the University of Western Australia until his untimely passing in 2018
When people write about Japanese masculinities, they often cite the works of Romit Dasgupta
I first met him at an AsiaPacifiQueer conference in the early 2000s, part of that early wave of queer Asia scholarship in Australia that was hugely inspiring for me as a undergraduate, but we got to know each other properly after I started studying for a doctorate with Vera Mackie, who had been Romitâs PhD supervisor
Summary
Citation: Mackie, V., Baudinette, T., Chakraborty, M. N., Chan, D., ElfvingHwang, J., Pendleton, M., and Suganuma, K. 2021. Remembering Romit Dasgupta. PORTAL Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies, 17:1/2, 155â182. http://dx.doi.org/10.5130/ pjmis.v17i1-2.7470 ISSN 1449-2490 | Published by UTS ePRESS | http://epress. lib.uts.edu.au/ojs/index.php/ portal
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