Chase Boyer

Chase Boyer is pursuing a Masters in International and Regional Studies with a specialization in Japanese Studies. He graduated from Florida State University with a BS in Asian Studies and a BA in East Asian Languages and Cultures with a specialization in Japanese. His research interests include religious, ethnic, and caste based othering and discrimination. His primary focus in this regard is the historical representation of hunting and the Ainu, Burakumin, and Matagi communities in the northern Japanese regions of Tōhoku and Hokkaidō. He is also interested in the role of imperialism and nativist ideologies including the kokugakuha, minzokugakuha, and nihonjinron on the creation of the boundaries of Japanese identities through history.