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John Knight completed his doctorate at the London School of Economics on the topic of depopulation and social change in Japanese mountain villages. Before coming to Queen's, he held the posts of Junior Research Fellow in Modern Japanese Studies at Wadham College Oxford (1992-1995) and then Research Fellow at the International Institute for Asian Studies, University of Leiden (1996-1999).
Research Statement
John Knight has undertaken extensive field research in rural Japan on a range of topics, including migration, forestry, farming, and tourism, on which he has published widely. His main area of research is human-animal relations, including sportive hunting, wildlife pests, and the use of animals in tourism. His most recent field research has been on Japanese monkey parks as sites of primatology and tourism.
Teaching
A World on the Move: Anthropological and Historical Approaches to Globalisation ANT1003 (FIRST YEAR module)
Key Debates in Anthropology, ANT2022 (SECOND YEAR module) [download - word doc]
Human-Animal Relations, ANT2007 and ANT3027 (SECOND and THIRD YEAR modules)
Japanese Society ANT2008 and ANT3033 (SECOND and THIRD YEAR modules)
Ethnographic Writing in Social Anthropology, ANT7009
(PG module) [download - word doc]
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Research Output
How to chase a monkey: Scare tactics and crop protection in rural Japan
Knight, J., 12 May 2020, In : Society and Animals. p. 1-19 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Feeding Monkeys for Fun: Cross-Species Play in a Japanese Visitor Attraction.
Knight, J., 2019, (Accepted) Oxford: Berghahn. (Interspecies Encounters series)Research output: Book/Report › Book
Monkeys on the move: The natural symbolism of people–macaque conflict in Japan
Knight, J., 2018, Human–Animal Studies: Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences. Marvin, G. & McHugh, S. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis GroupResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Block, push or pull? Three responses to monkey crop-raiding in Japan
Knight, J., Apr 2017, Understanding Conflicts about Wildlife. Hill, C. M., Webber, A. D. & Priston, N. E. C. (eds.). Oxford: Berghahn, p. 58-79 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
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Human-Animal Relations
Knight, J., 2017, (Accepted) International Encyclopedia of Anthropology. . New York: Wiley-BlackwellResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Prizes
The Canon Foundation Endowment Prize of the British Association for Japanese Studies
Knight, John (Recipient), 1994
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 2 PGT external examination
External Examiner, Masters level, Oxford Brookes University
John Knight (Examiner)
2007 → 2008
Activity: Examination types › PGT external examination
External Examiner, Masters level, Oxford Brookes University
John Knight (Examiner)
2002 → 2003
Activity: Examination types › PGT external examination
Thesis
An ethnographic study of football supporters in Northern Ireland
Author: Watters, G., Dec 2015Supervisor: Knight, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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The individual and the state in China: being a graduate village official in rural southwest China
Author: Ding, Y., Jul 2015Supervisor: Josephides, L. (Supervisor) & Knight, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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The Sociocultural Milieux of ‘Chinese’ Language Learning in Belfast: Diaspora and Difference
Author: Wang, S., 25 Aug 2017Supervisor: Svasek, M. (Supervisor) & Knight, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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‘What’s the news? Nothing but bonfires’: The Eleventh Night Bonfire: tradition and change
Author: Kettner, K. L., Jul 2015Supervisor: Knight, J. (Supervisor) & Donnan, H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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