Tomoko SHIMIZU

Professor of Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts. Her research interests are media and cultural theory. Her research takes a multifaceted approach to the intersections of art and politics, with particular attention to gender, animals, and technology. She is the author of Culture and Violence: The Unravelling Union Jack (Getsuyosha), and Disney and Animals: Breaking the Spell of Magic Kingdom (Chikuma Shobo). Her co-translation works include: Notes Toward a Performative Theory of Assembly by Judith Butler, The Force of Nonviolence by Judith Butler, Declaration by Antonio Negri and Michael Hart, and Surveillance after September 11 by David Lyon.