Mio Bryce

Biography

Mio Bryce is Head of Japanese Studies and has been developing and teaching Japanese language, literature and manga/anime, including courses "JPS124: Manga and Japanese Contemporary Culture," "JPS324: Manga and anime as Global Imagery," JPS222 Exploring Japanese Literature and ""JPS223 Intertextuality and the Tale of Genji", aiming at capturing and magnifying undergraduate students' passion for Japanese culture and language. Mio is the author of more than 30 articles and book chapters on topics ranging from the teaching and learning of Japanese as a second language, to children's literature, to anime and manga as integral to youth identity and youth cultures.

Research Interest

Mio's research interests include second language learning, children's literature, and anime and manga as popular cultural expressions of contemporary Japanese life. However, her research always centres on human relationships with self, others and their surroundings. Recently she has been exploring the significance of fiction in Japan as an effective medium for expressions of individuality regarding political and social views such as ecological issues that are otherwise easily suppressed in a society where conformity and contextual appropriation prevail. Mio is currently undertaking research on Japan's pressing social issues such as youth poverty and hardships in the post Great East Earthquake in 2011. Mio has been a member of Macquarie University Ethics Committee since 2010 and was included in the Executive group from 2015. Mio has obtained her PhD in Japanese classical literature, The Tale of Genji, from the University of Sydney.