Cassandra Atherton
Cassandra Atherton is a Lecturer in Literary Studies and Creative Writing at Deakin University. She was awarded the Felix Meyer Fellowship to study the floating world in Japan and has produced a number of creative works based on the interviews she undertook with salarymen. Her novel, book of poetry and the journal she edited were published in Japan. Her research, since the recent tsunami and earthquake, concerns an examination of community and the environment in Japan. She is writing a series of articles on re-building communities and the concept of memorialisation. Her aim is to focus specifically on Hiroshima and Sendai as sites of disaster, tragedy and ultimately renewal.
Asian Australian Studies Research Network
The AASRN is a formal network for academic, community and other institutional groups who research in the area of Asian Australian Studies.
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