Profile
Dr Manami Goto
Honorary Research Fellow
Manami Goto is a postdoctoral research fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and an honorary research fellow at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter. Her main areas of interest are dress, material culture, oral history, and the rituals of women in the Persian Gulf. Manami holds a PhD in Arab and Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter, and her thesis focused on the female face mask and its relation to socio-cultural identities in the coastal cities of southern Iran and the eastern Arabian Peninsula. She is currently researching the dress politics of the Gulf Arab states, analysing how migrant Iranian women have utilised different types of dress to express their sense of belonging, integrate into society, and reject certain social norms imposed on them.
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Research interests
Manami's main areas of interest are dress, material culture, oral history, and the rituals of women in the Persian Gulf.
Biography
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EDUCATION
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Doctor of Philosophy in Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, The United Kingdom |
9/2015-3/2019 |
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Master of Gulf Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University |
9/2013-6/2015 |
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Bachelor of Law, Jurisprudential department, Seikei University, Japan
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4/2007-3/2011 |
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PROFESSIONAL COURSES AND QUALIFICATIONS
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The Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Programme (Stage 1 & 2), University of Exeter, The United Kingdom |
9/2017-11/2017 |
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Shia Islamic Studies, The University of Religious and Denominations, Qom, Iran |
8/2016-9/2016 |
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Persian language: Dehkhoda Lexicon Institute & International Center for Persian Studies, University of Tehran, Iran |
4/2016-8/2016 7/2015-8/2015 |
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International Relations: conflict, security and peace (International Summer School), University of Exeter, The United Kingdom |
7/2014 |
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Arabic Language Study for Non-Native Speaker, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University |
9/2012-6/2013 |
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Arabic As A Second Language, Language Center, Kuwait University |
10/2011-8/2012 |
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International Relations (Undergraduate), University of Oregon, The United States of America
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4/2009-11/2009 |
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GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
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Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellows, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
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4/2019-3/2022 |
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Doctoral Studentship Award for Gulf Studies, University of Exeter |
9/2015-8/2018 |
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Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (IAIS) Arts Grant for Exhibition, University of Exeter |
3/2018-9/2018 |
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IAIS Funding for Conference Attendance, University of Exeter |
6/2018 |
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Prince Al-Waleed Furthering Understanding Award 2017/18 |
2/2018-3/2018 |
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Additional Research Allowance, College of Social Sciences & International Studies (SSIS), University of Exeter |
12/2017 |
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Prince Al-Waleed Furthering Understanding Award 2016/17 |
2/2017-4/2017 |
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Shi’a Intensive Course Fellowship |
8/2016-9/2016 |
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Santander Postgraduate Research Award 2015/16 |
3/2016-7/2016 |
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Additional Research Allowance, SSIS, University of Exeter |
5/2016 |
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Prince Al-Waleed Furthering Understanding Award 2015/16 |
3/2016-4/2016 |
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Qatar University Student Grant |
11/2014-6/2015 |
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Arabic Programme for Non-Native Speakers Scholarship, Qatar University |
9/2012-6/2013 |
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Arabic Language Institute Scholarship, Kuwait University
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10/2011-8/2012 |
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AWARDS
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The second-place award in the Poster Award for Young Researchers, Japan
Best Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) Poster/ Most Innovative Poster in Postgraduate Research Showcase 2018, University of Exeter
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12/2019
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The third place for Tweet Your Thesis competition in Postgraduate Research Showcase 2018, University of Exeter
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5/2018 |
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The first-place award in Arts in the CAS Graduate Students’ Research Poster Competition, Qatar University
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6/2015 |
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The first place in the GCC Days Poster Competition, Qatar University
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4/2015 |