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DIANA KHOR
Faculty of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies　Department of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies
Professor

Researcher information

■ Degree
  • Ph.D. (Sociology), Stanford University, Jun. 1994
  • M.A. (Sociology), Stanford University, Jun. 1987
  • M.Phil. (Sociology), The University of Hong Kong, Nov. 1986
■ Research Keyword
  • gender sexuality women's studies
■ Field Of Study
  • Humanities & social sciences, Gender studies, Gender
  • Humanities & social sciences, Sociology, Sociology

Career

■ Career
  • Apr. 2008 - Present
    Faculty of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies, Hosei University, Department of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies, Professor
  • Apr. 2005 - Mar. 2008
    Faculty of Law, Hosei University, Professor
  • Apr. 2003 - Mar. 2005
    Faculty of Law, Hosei University, Assistant Professor
  • Apr. 2001 - Mar. 2003
    Faculty of General Education I, Hosei University, Assistant professor
  • 01 Apr. 2001 - 01 Mar. 2003
    Faculty of General Education I, Hosei University, Assistant professor
  • Apr. 1999 - Mar. 2000
    Faculty of General Education I, Hosei University, Full-time lecturer
  • 01 Apr. 1999 - 01 Mar. 2000
    Faculty of General Education I, Hosei University, Full-time lecturer
  • Apr. 1998 - Mar. 1999
    Faculty of Law, Waseda University, Part-time instructor
  • Apr. 1996 - Mar. 1999
    Department of General Education I, Hosei University, Part-time instructor
  • Apr. 1996 - Mar. 1998
    Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Research collaborator
  • 01 Apr. 1995 - 31 Mar. 1996
    International Center, Hosei University, Foreign research fellow
  • Apr. 1995 - Mar. 1996
    International Center, Hosei University, Foreign research fellow
  • Oct. 1994 - Mar. 1995
    Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Visiting scholar
  • Jun. 1992 - Jul. 1994
    Stanford University, Hoover Institution, Research assistant
  • Apr. 1986 - Jul. 1994
    Sociology, Stanford University, Research assistant
  • Sep. 1989 - Mar. 1992
    Feminist Studies, Stanford University, Teaching assistant
  • Sep. 1986 - Jun. 1989
    Sociology, Stanford University, Teaching assistant
  • Oct. 1983 - Jun. 1984
    Sociology, Hong Kong University, Tutor
■ Educational Background
  • Sep. 1986 - Jun. 1994, Stanford University, Department of Sociology, Graduate School of the Humanities and the Social Sciences
  • Oct. 1985 - Jun. 1987, Stanford University, Department of Sociology, Graduate School of the Humanities and the Social Sciences, Sociology
  • 1980 - 1983, University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology
■ Member History
  • 2006 - 2008
    Editorial Board, Journal of Lesbian Studies
  • 01 May 2000
    会員, イギリス社会学会
  • 01 Dec. 1994
    会員, 日本社会学会
  • 01 Dec. 1994
    会員, 日本女性学会
  • 01 Apr. 1988
    会員, 全米女性学会
  • 01 Sep. 1987
    会員, アメリカ社会学会

Research activity information

■ Paper
  • Negotiating same-sex partnership in a ‘tolerant’ state
    Diana Khor; Saori Kamano
    Journal of Gender Studies, 2021, [Reviewed]
    Lead
  • Framing Same-sex Marriage in Japan　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor
    GIS Journal: The Hosei Journal of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies, Mar. 2020
  • Legal recognition of same-sex partnership: A comparative study of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Tang; Denise Khor; Diana Yi-Chien Chen Chen; Yi-Chien
    The Sociological Review, Jan. 2020, [Reviewed]
  • Same-sex Partners and Practices of Familial Intimacy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor Saori Kamano
    GIS Journal: The Hosei Journal of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies, 31 Mar. 2019
  • Practices of Intimacy : Mother-Daughter Relationships in Hong Kong and Japan
    Diana Khor Saori Kamano
    GIS Journal: The Hosei Journal of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies, 31 Mar. 2017
  • Gender Research in Japanese Sociology: Complicit or Critical?
    KHOR Diana
    GIS Journal: The Hosei Journal of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies, Mar. 2015
  • The Production of Knowledge: A Case Study of a Government-Funded Women's/Gender Studies Program
    KHOR Diana
    Gender and Sexuality, 2014, [Reviewed]
  • Negotiating Heteronormativity in the Heterosexual Mother-Lesbian Daughter Relationship　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Saori Kamano
    Japanese Journal of Family Sociology, 31 Oct. 2013
  • Defining Lesbian Partnerships　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Saori Kamano Diana Khor
    Transforming Japan: How Feminism and Diversity are Making a Difference, Feb. 2011
  • How did you two meet? The formation of lesbian partnerships in Japan　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Saori Kamano Diana Khor
    East Asian Sexualities: Modernity, Gender and New Sexual Cultures, Oct. 2008, [Reviewed]
  • "Doing gender": A critical review and an exploration of lesbigay domestic arrangements
    Diana Knor
    Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 2007, [Reviewed]
  • Introduction　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor; Saori Kamano
    "Lesbians" in East Asia: Diversity, Identities, and Resistance, Feb. 2006
  • Having and Raising Children in English-Speaking Countries　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Saori Kamano; Diana Khor
    Journal of Population and Social Security, 2003
  • The Construction of Gender through Public Opinion Polls in Japan: The "Problem" of Women's Employment
    Diana Khor
    U.S.-Japan Women's Journal, Sep. 2002, [Reviewed]
  • Organizing for Change：Women’s Grassroots Activism in Japan　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor
    Feminist Studies, 1999, [Reviewed]
  • Shared Commitment，Divergent Demands：Conceptualizing and Understanding Cross－National Differences in Orientations of Feminist Movements　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor
    International Review of Sociology, 1997, [Reviewed]
  • Towards an Understanding of Cross－National Differences in the Naming of Same－Sex Sexual／Intimate Relationships　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Saori Kamano Diana Khor
    National Women’s Studies Association Journal, 1996, [Reviewed]
  • Complementary Scaling：Measuring and Comparing Attitudes Cross－Nationally　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Ryozo Yoshino Diana Khor
    Behaviormetrika, 1995, [Reviewed]
  • TOWARD AN INTEGRATION OF THEORY AND RESEARCH ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
    K BRADLEY; D KHOR
    GENDER & SOCIETY, Sep. 1993, [Reviewed]
■ MISC
  • Lesbian Kinship in Asia
    Diana Khor
    Journal of Lesbian Studies, 2021, [Invited]
    Lead
  • 成人した娘と母が語る「母娘関係」 ―フォーカス・グループ・ディスカッションの結果から―　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Saori Kamano; Diana Khor; Yoshimi Chitose; Setsuko Onode
    新情報誌, 01 Jan. 2018, [Invited]
  • Critical Backward Glances? Book Review of Fran Martin's Backward Glances: Contemporary Chinese Cultures and the Female Homoerotic Imaginary　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Journal of Lesbian Studies, Jan. 2011
  • The Foreign Gaze? A Critical Look at Claims about Same-Sex Sexuality in Japan in the English Language Literature　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor
    Gender and Sexuality, Mar. 2010, [Reviewed]
  • Disciplining Women's Studies in the United States and Japan: Facts, Issues, and Questions
    Diana Khor
    言語と文化, Jan. 2007
  • Constructing the Family through Opinion Polls: A Comparative Analysis of Japan and the USA
    Diana Khor
    言語と文化, Feb. 2004
  • Construction of Ideas and Knowledge in the Japanese Feminist Movement：An Analysis of Feminist Groups and Women’s Studies Courses　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor
    法政大学外国人特別研究員国際基金報告, 1996
  • Alienated Allies：Fetters of Feminism　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor
    Hong Kong Psychological Society Bulletin, 1985
■ Books and other publications
  • Global norms, state regulations and local activism: Marriage equality rights in Japan and Hong Kong (in Oxford Handbook on Global LGBT and Sexual Diversity Politics)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor; Denise Tang; Saori Kamano, Contributor
    Oxford University Press, 2020, Not reviewed
    9780190673741
  • "Lesbians" in East Asia: Diversity, Identities, and Resistance　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor Saori Kamano, Editor
    Harrington Park Press (now Routledge), Feb. 2006, Not reviewed
■ Lectures, oral presentations, etc.
  • Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnership and Kin Relations　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology, 16 Jul. 2018
  • Same-sex partners and practices of familial intimacy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor Saori Kamano
    XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology, 16 Jul. 2018
  • A Comparative Study of Marriage Equality in Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor
    Open Seminar: A Comparative Study of Marriage Equality in Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan, 26 May 2017, [Invited]
  • Practices of Intimacy: Preliminary results from focus group interviews with mothers and daughters in Hong Kong & Japan　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor Saori Kamano
    International Sociological Association Forum, 10 Jul. 2016
  • Gender research in Japanese sociology: Critical or complicit?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    XVIII International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology, 14 Jul. 2014, International Sociological Association
  • Transcending Discrimination: Teaching Issues Related to Gender, Sexuality and Minorities　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Kumiko Fujimura-Fanselow; Kim Hughes; Malaya Ileto; Saori Kamano
    Gender Awareness in Language Education:Exploring Gender and Its Implications, 28 May 2011, Gender Awareness in Language Education (GALE)
  • “Who Matters?” The Personal Networks of Lesbian Couples in Japan　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Saori Kamano; Diana Khor
    The 10th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, Madrid, July 3 － 9, 2008, Jul. 2008
  • ‘Coming out’ for Lesbians in Japan: Meanings and Implications　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Saori Kamano; Diana Khor
    International Conference on LGBT Rights, 1st World Outgames Montreal 2006, July 26-29, Montreal, Canada, Jul. 2006
  • Having and Raising Children in English-Speaking Countries　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Saori Kamano; Diana Khor
    The International Workshop/Seminar on Low Fertility and Social Policies, Nov. 2003
  • The Construction of Gender through Public Opinion Polls in Japan:The "Problem" of Women's Employment　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor
    National Women's Studies Association 22nd Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jun. 2001
  • 意識調査の質問文と選択肢の中のジェンダーバイヤス　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Saori Kamano; Diana Khor
    第70回日本社会学会大会 千葉大学, Nov. 1997
  • アメリカ社会学界におけるジェンダー分野の位置付け―高等教育機関の研究者・教育者の募集要項の分析　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Saori Kamano
    第69回日本社会学会大会 琉球大学, Nov. 1996
  • Shared Commitment，Divergent Demands　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor Saori Kamano
    National Women’s Studies Association Annual Conference in Norman, Oklahoma, Jun. 1995
  • Towards an Understanding of Cross－National Differences in the Naming of Same－Sex Sexual／Intimate Relationships　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Saori Kamano Diana Khor
    The Sixth North American Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Studies Conference, Nov. 1994
  • Women in China: Stability and Chances　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor
    国際大学（新潟県）国際関係論公開講演シリーズ, Nov. 1994
  • Macro-Contexts and Structure of Individuals’Attitudes：The Incorporation of Women and Individuals’Perception of Gender Issues　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Jerald R. Herting Diana Khor
    the American Sociological Association Annual Meetings in Los Angeles, Aug. 1994
  • Planning for Retirement：A Preliminary Analysis　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor Saori Kamano
    The Health and Retirement Survey Early Results Workshop, at Ann Arbor, Michigan, Sep. 1993
  • Toward an Integration of Theory and Research on the Status of Women　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Karen Bradley Diana Khor
    the American Sociological Association Meetings, Washington D.C., Aug. 1990
  • Employed Women in Hong Kong：Their Class and Gender Imageries　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor
    the 9th Annual New Mexico Women’s Studies Conference, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Feb. 1990
  • Gender＆Class：A Review＆Reorganization of Extant Literature　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Diana Khor
    the American Sociological Association Meetings, San Francisco, Aug. 1989
■ Affiliated academic society
  • Aug. 2014 - Present
    Japan Society of Family Sociology　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Aug. 2000 - Present
    British Sociological Association　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Dec. 1994 - Present
    The Women's Studies Association of Japan　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Dec. 1994 - Present
    The Japan Sociological Society　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Apr. 1988 - Present
    National Women's Studies Association　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Sep. 1987 - Present
    American Sociological Association　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Dec. 2010 - Dec. 2011
    Hong Kong Sociological Association　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Sep. 1990 - Dec. 1998
    Sociologists for Women in Society　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
■ Works
  • The Incorporation of Women into the Public Sphere：An Inquiry into Cross－National Patterns, Antecedents and Consequences　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Apr. 1994 - Present
  • Employed Women in Hong Kong: Their Class and Gender Imageries　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Aug. 1986 - Present
■ Research Themes
  • Same-sex partnership in Hong Kong and Japan: Where family studies meets queer studies
    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
    Hosei University
    Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2023
  • 性的指向と性自認の人口学—日本における研究基盤の構築　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    01 Apr. 2016 - 31 Mar. 2020
  • Intimacy between mothers and daughters in East Asia: Qualitative analysis of the negotiation of heterosexual, gender and family norms　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)
    Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2018
  • A Comparative Study of Marriage Equality in Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2017