Thomas Baudinette

Biography

Thomas joined the Department of International Studies in 2017. He holds a PhD and a BA(Hons, first class) in Japanese Studies from Monash University. In 2013-2015, Thomas served as the Postgraduate Representative on the Executive Committee of the Japanese Studies Association of Australia. To date, Thomas' research has utilized the methodologies of cultural anthropology and has focused upon young gay men's participation in Japan's gay sub-cultural spaces and their consumption of gay media. Thomas has a particular interest in the role that mediated images of masculinity and sexual desire play in influencing young Japanese gay men's understandings of their desires and identities. His current projects include the ethnographic study of the Japanese gay media landscape, an ethnography of queer migration between China and Japan (with a secondary focus upon the representation of Chineseness in Japan's gay media) and a study of the globalisation of queer Japanese popular culture, including Boys Love (yaoi) manga in China and Thailand.

Research Interest

• Leadership • Teams • Employee attitudes and performance • Underemployment and overqualified employees • Unemployment • Research methods; Employee surveys