Dr Christopher Hood
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My research interests primarily relate to Japan and fall into two areas. First, I am particularly interested in themes relating to identity and symbolism. Second, I am interested in issues relating to the railways and aviation in Japan.
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2022
- Hood, C. P. 2022. Book Review. Japan Forum (10.1080/09555803.2022.2140181)
- Hood, C. P. 2022. Truth and limitations: Japanese media and disasters. In: Mithani, F. and Kirsch, G. eds. Handbook of Japanese Media and Popular Culture in Transition. Japan Documents Handbook Series Tokyo: MHM, pp. 17-31.
- Hood, C. P. 2022. Les récits de catastrophe japonais du début du XXIe siècle : continuité et changement. Ebisu 59, pp. 95-123. (10.4000/ebisu.6809)
- Hood, C. 2022. Wings for the rising sun: a transnational history of Japanese aviation by Jürgen P. Melzer (2020, Cambridge: Harvard University Asia Center) [Book Review]. The Journal of Japanese Studies 48(1), pp. 171-174. (10.1353/jjs.2022.0011)
2021
- Hood, C. 2021. Kontentsu Tsuurizumu In Purein Saito – Seichi Toshite Koukuuki. In: Kontentsu Tsuurizumu – Media-o Koudan Suru Kontentsu to Ekkyou suru Fandamu. Sapporo: Hokkaido University Press, pp. 263-283.
- Hood, C. 2021. William W. Kelly, The Sportsworld of the Hanshin Tigers: Professional Baseball in Modern Japan, University of California Press, Oakland, 2019, 315 pp [Book Review]. Japan Forum 33(3), pp. 445-447. (10.1080/09555803.2020.1776754)
2020
- Hood, C. 2020. Developing a model to explain modifications to public transportation accident memorials. Mortality 25(4), pp. 449-469. (10.1080/13576275.2019.1702009)
- Hood, C. 2020. Disaster narratives by design: Is Japan different?. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters 38(2), pp. 176-200.
- Hood, C. 2020. Tragic remembrance, global sorrow: book review of Aya Fujiwara and David R. Marples (eds.), Hiroshima-75: Nuclear Issues in Global Contexts [Book Review]. Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies 20(2)
- Hood, C. 2020. An anthropology of the machine: Tokyo’s commuter train network, by Michael Fisch, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018, 320 pp., ISBN 9780226558554 [Review]. Social Science Japan Journal 23(2), pp. 346-348. (10.1093/ssjj/jyaa004)
- Hood, C. 2020. Nakasone and JL123/Nakasone to Nikkō 123-bin. In: Toko, A. and Cho, . eds. Nikkō 123-bin Tsuiraku Atsuryoku Kakuheiki Setsu-o Kutsugaesu. Tokyo: Kawade Shobō Shinsha, pp. 218-229.
2018
- Hood, C. 2018. Conflicting and complementary demands after a disaster: The different faces of remembering the JL123 crash. Kamizono 20, pp. 151-159.
- Hood, C. 2018. Rewriting history in manga: Stories for the nation –Nissim Otmazgin & Rebecca Suter (Eds) [Book Review]. Mutual Images Journal 2018(4), pp. 108-110. (10.32926/2018.4.r.hoo.rewri)
- Hood, C. 2018. Review of ‘Seventeen’ by Hideo Yokoyama. The Japan Society Review 74
- Hood, C. 2018. Osutaka: A chronicle of loss in the world’s largest single plane crash. Caradoc Books.
2017
- Hood, C. 2017. Japan. In: Lowry, L. L. ed. The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Travel and Tourism. SAGE, pp. 698-701., (10.4135/9781483368924.n257)
- Hood, C. P. 2017. Seismic Japan: the long history and continuing legacy of the Ansei Edo earthquake, by G. Smits/When the earth roars: lessons from the history of earthquakes in Japan, by G. Smits [Book Review]. Japan Forum 29(1), pp. 134-136. (10.1080/09555803.2016.1226376)
- Hood, C. 2017. Maglev trains. In: The Sage Encyclopaedia of Travel and Tourism. Sage, pp. 784-784., (http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483368924.n288)
- Hood, C. 2017. Rail travel, Asia & Pacific. In: The Sage Encyclopaedia of Travel and Tourism. Sage, pp. 999-1003., (10.4135/9781483368924.n370)
2014
- Hood, C. P. 2014. Japan: the basics. London: Routledge.
- Hood, C. P. 2014. Osutaka: a chronicle of loss in the world's largest single plane crash. Lulu.
- Hood, C. P. 2014. Reporting the world's biggest single plane crash. In: Rausch, A. ed. Japanese Journalism and the Japanese Newspaper. Teneo Press, pp. 131-152.
2013
- Hood, C. P. 2013. Visualization of death in Japan: the case of the flight JL123 crash. In: Aaron, M. ed. Envisaging death: visual culture and dying. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 120-139.
- Hood, C. P. 2013. Disaster and death in Japan: responses to the Flight JL123 crash. In: Suzuki, H. ed. Death and Dying in Contemporary Japan. Japan Anthropology Workshop Series Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 202-225.
2011
- Hood, C. P. 2011. Dealing with disaster in Japan: Responses to the Flight JL123 crash. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
- Hood, C. P. 2011. Contrasting experiences of growth and decline in regional Japan. In: Matanle, P. and Rausch, A. eds. Japan's Shrinking Regions in the 21st Century. Cambria Press, pp. 131-154.
2010
- Hood, C. P. 2010. The Shinkansen's local impact. Social Science Japan Journal 13(2), pp. 211-225. (10.1093/ssjj/jyq004)
2009
- Hood, C. P. 2009. Narratives on the world's worst plane crash: Flight JL123 in print and on screen. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff Crimes Narrative Network, Cardiff University. Available at: http://cardiff.academia.edu/ChristopherHood/Papers/95510/Narratives_on_the_Worlds_Worst_Plane_Crash_Flight_JL123_in_Print_and_on_Screen
2008
- Hood, C. P. 2008. Introduction: elections: reflecting Japan or the politicians?. In: Hood, C. P. ed. The Politics of modern Japan., Vol. 4. Critical issues in modern politics Abingdon: Taylor & Francis/Routledge, pp. 1-4.
- Hood, C. P. 2008. Introduction: Pragmatic and cooperative, but sometimes alone. In: Hood, C. P. ed. The politics of modern Japan., Vol. 3. Critical issues in modern politics Abingdon: Taylor & Francis/Routledge, pp. 1-3.
- Hood, C. P. 2008. Introduction: responding to change and making change. In: Hood, C. P. ed. The Politics of modern Japan., Vol. 2. Critical Issues in modern politics Abingdon: Taylor & Francis/Routledge, pp. 1-4.
- Hood, C. P. 2008. Introduction: the importance of Japanese politics. In: Hood, C. P. ed. The Politics of modern Japan., Vol. 1. Critical issues in modern politics Abingdon: Taylor & Franci/Routledge, pp. 178-197.
- Hood, C. P. 2008. From polling station to political station? Politics and the Shinkansen. In: Hood, C. P. ed. The Politics of Modern Japan., Vol. 1. Critical issues in modern politics Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 178-197.
- Hood, C. P. ed. 2008. The politics of modern Japan. 4 vols.. Critical Issues in Modern Politics. Abingdon: Routledge.
- Hood, C. P. 2008. Researching Japan's worst plane crash. JAWS (Japan Anthropology Workshop) Newsletter 42, pp. 38-40.
- Hood, C. P. 2008. War on the Tokaido. Bullet-In 65(11)
2007
- Hood, C. P. 2007. Photographing the Shinkansen: Fuji. Japanese Railway Society Bullet-In 62, pp. 14-17.
- Hood, C. P. 2007. Bullets and trains: Exporting Japan’s Shinkansen to China and Taiwan. Japan Focus, pp. n/a.
- Hood, C. P. 2007. The Shinkansen: Japan's iconic railways. Japan Visitor
- Hood, C. P. 2007. Flight JL123: SOS. Documentation. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: http://www.hood-online.co.uk/publications/JL123-SOS.pdf
2006
- Hood, C. P. 2006. Photographing the Shinkansen: Okayama. Japanese Railway Society Bullet-In 61
- Hood, C. P. 2006. Photographing the Shinkansen: Tohoku Shinknsen in Kant?. Japanese Railway Society Bullet-In 60, pp. 17-20.
- Hood, C. P. 2006. Shinkansen: pioneering high speed railway. The Slough & Windsor Triangle 70, pp. 12-13.
- Hood, C. P. 2006. Photographing the Shinkansen (part two): Fukuyama and Tokuyama. Japanese Railway Society Bullet-In 58, pp. 27-28.
- Hood, C. P. 2006. High-speed trains in Japan. Railway Strategies 37, pp. 111-113.
- Hood, C. P. 2006. Japan: All change. The World Today 62(8/9), pp. 28-29.
- Hood, C. P. 2006. Miyazaki, Manabu (2005) Toppamono: Outlaw, Radical, Suspect – My Life in Japan's Underworld, Tokyo: Kotan Publishing, hardback, 460 pages ISBN: 0970171625. [Book Review]. Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies 6(1), article number: Book Review 4.
- Hood, C. P. 2006. Shinkansen: from bullet train to low-flying plane. Routledge Contemporary Japan Series. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
- Hood, C. P. 2006. Japan; Iran. In: Lowe, R. and Spencer, C. eds. Iran, its Neighbours and the Regional Crises: A Middle East Programme Report. London: Chatham House, pp. 49.
- Hood, C. P. 2006. From polling station to political station? Politics and the shinkansen. Japan Forum 18(1), pp. 45-53. (10.1080/09555800500498228)
- Hood, C. P. 2006. Igirisu-ga hitsuy-to suru mono – sore-wa shinkansen, kokyo kotsu no nichiei hikaku [What Britain needs is the Shinkansen]. Comparative Law and Culture: The bulletin of the Surugadai University Institute of Comparative Law(14), pp. 55-69.
- Hood, C. P. 2006. Photographing the Shinkansen: Kakegawa. Japanese Railway Society Bullet-In(57), pp. 14-16.
- Hood, C. P. 2006. Photographing the Shinkansen: Lake Hamana. Japanese Railway Society Bullet-In 59, pp. 20-24.
2005
- Hood, C. P. 2005. EXPO 2005. Bullet-In July(55), pp. 29-30.
- Hood, C. P. 2005. Sleeper train to Sapporo. Japanese Railway Society Bullet-In 54(14)
- Hood, C. P. 2005. It's snow joke for the Shinkansen. Japanese Railway Society Bullet-In(53), pp. 33-34.
- Hood, C. P. 2005. Tokaido Shinkansen 40th anniversary. Japanese Railway Society Bullet-In 53, pp. 11-12.
- Hood, C. P. 2005. Hon no Jodan desuyo?. In: Kondo, K. ed. Yuganda Kagami-ni Utsutta Nihon – Japan Reflected in a Cracked Mirror. GNAC, pp. 113-120.
- Hood, C. P. 2005. Mad in Japan: only joking?. In: Kondo, K. ed. Yuganda Kagami-ni Utsutta Nihon – Japan Reflected in a Cracked Mirror. Tokyo, Japan: GNAC, pp. 250-258.
2004
- Hood, C. P. 2004. 'Governance for a New Century: Japanese Challenges, American Experience', Thomas E. Mann and Sasaki Takeshi (eds). The Brookings Institution, 2002, 133 pp., £16.75. ISBN: 4889070613 [Book Review]. Public Administration 82(2), pp. 538-539. (10.1111/j.0033-3298.2004.00405.x)
- Hood, C. P. 2004. Japanese capitalism and modernity in a global era: Re-fabricating lifetime employment relations, P. C. D. Matanle, Routledge Curzon, London (2003) ISBN 0-415-30574-8 [Book Review]. Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics 16(1), pp. 118-119.
2003
- Bownas, G., Hood, C. P. and Powers, D. 2003. Doing business with the Japanese: a one-stop guide to Japanese business practice. London: Direct Image.
- Hood, C. P. 2003. Getting about in Japan. In: Hood, C. P., Powers, D. and Bownas, G. eds. Doing Business with the Japanese: A One-stop Guide to Japanese Business Practice. London: Direct Image, pp. 130-141.
- Hood, C. P. 2003. The third great reform of the Japanese education system: success in the 1980s onwards. In: Goodman, R. and Phillips, D. eds. Can the Japanese Change Their Education System?. Oxford Studies in Comparative Education Vol. 12(1). Wallingford: Symposium Books, pp. 73-85.
- Hood, C. P. 2003. Review of 'Japan and Greater China: political economy and military power in the Asian Century', G. Austin and S. Harris, Hurst & Company, London (2001) ISBN 1-85065-473-5 [Book Review]. The Japan Society Proceedings 140, pp. 91-92.
2002
- Hood, C. P. 2002. Review of 'Asian Nationalism in an Age of Globalization', R Starrs (ed), Japan Library, London (2001) ISBN 1-903350-03-4 [Book Review]. Bulletin of the European Association for Japanese Studies 61, pp. 19-20.
- Hood, C. P. 2002. Review of 'Asian Media Productions', B Moeran (ed), Curzon Press, London (2001) ISBN 0-7007-1334-4 [Book Review]. Bulletin of the European Association for Japanese Studies 60, pp. 26-27.
- Hood, C. P. 2002. The real bullet train. Japanese Railway Society Bullet-In, pp. 37-38.
- Hood, C. 2002. Getting on track: High speed railways in Japan and the UK. Anglo-Japanese Academy Proceedings, pp. 517-530.
- Hood, C. P. 2002. Review of 'Japan at Play: The Ludic and the Logic of Power', J Hendry and M Raveri (ed), Routledge, London (2002) ISBN 0-415-21501-3 [Book Review]. Bulletin of the European Association for Japanese Studies 61, pp. 18-19.
Addysgu
I believe in both research-led teaching and teaching-led research, and aim to improve students' understanding of Japan and to develop key skills such as presentation skills and inter-cultural communication.
My research interests include:
- Aviation in Japan
- Identity and Symbolism in Japan
- Japanese education system
- The JL123 plane crash in 1985
- The shinkansen and railways in Japan
My doctoral research and first book,Japanese Education Reform: Nakasone’s Legacy, were on education reforms in Japan and the influence of Prime Minister Nakasone.
My next project was on the shinkansen ('bullet train'), looking at the ways in which it both reflects aspects of Japanese society and the ways in which it has influenced Japanese society. This book, Shinkansen - From Bullet Train to Symbol of Modern Japan, was published originally in 2006, with a paperback version published in 2007.
My third book is about the Japan Air Lines flight JL123 crash in 1985. Although the book, Dealing with Disaster in Japan: Responses to the Flight JL123 Crash, published in 2011, discusses the reasons for the crash, it primarily looks at what can be learnt about Japanese, and to some extent global, society by looking at what happened following the crash.
In addition to continuing research related to the shinkansen and JL123, I am working on a textbook, Japan: The Basics (due to be published in 2014), part of Routledge's The Basics series. The Basics is a highly successful series of accessible guidebooks which provide an overview of the fundamental principles of a subject area in a jargon-free and undaunting format. They are intended for readers coming to a subject for the first time which usually means a combination of students, particularly undergraduates or High School students, and general readers.
I have also worked on a number of other projects. For example, I was the editor of The Politics of Modern Japan, a 4 volume collection of articles on Japanese politics, published in 2008. I was also co-editor, with Prof. G. Bownas and D. Powers, of Doing Business with the Japanese, published in 2003."
Projects
I have lead the following projects:
Fieldtrip to Japan to study key mass-transportation issues
Duration: Saturday 1 June 2013 - Monday 30 September 2013
Sponsored by Japan Foundation Endowment Committee (£4,440)
Award type: Research
Fieldtrip to Japan
Duration: Wednesday 1 May 2013 - Saturday 31 August 2013
Sponsored by Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation (£2,000)
Award type: Research
Remembrance and social memory in Japan
Duration: Sunday 1 August 2010 - Tuesday 31 August 2010
Sponsored by Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation (£1,000)
Award type: Research
Remembering the JL123 plane crash in 1985
Duration: Tuesday 1 July 2008 - Wednesday 30 September 2009
Sponsored by Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation (£2,000)
Award type: Research
Fieldtrip to Japan to research the JL123 plane crash in 1985
Duration: Saturday 1 August 2009 - Friday 14 August 2009
Sponsored by Japan Foundation Endowment Committee (£1,410)
Award type: Research
