Brianna Slaughter is an interdisciplinary scholar specializing in Black feminist theory, race, gender, media, and transnational identity in contemporary Japan. Their research examines how Black aesthetics, masculinity, and cultural production intersect with globalization, representation, and identity formation through qualitative and critical theoretical approaches.

Areas of Expertise

• Black Feminist Studies
• American Studies
• Race & Identity in Media

Research

Their most recent research was titled Black American Aesthetics in Japanese Male Hip-Hop: A Black Feminist Analysis and Critique of Racialized Masculinity in Japan’s Western Region, which explored how and why local Japanese male hip-hop artists in the Kansai region use Blackness and Black masculinity to express and rap about their daily lives in Japan through a Black feminist perspective.

Education

Doshisha University – Kyoto, Japan
Master of Arts in Global Studies, American Studies Concentration | 2023-2025
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts, Japanese Politics & Global Studies | 2017-2022

Previous Appointments

Adjunct Lecturer - CIEE Center for International Education and Exchange