About
Valérie Harvey has lived two years to Japan, a country that has profoundly changed her. She grew especially fond of the wonderful Kyoto, where she resided. She has subsequently published several books related to Japan, taking both a scientific (essays, scientific articles) and artistic interest (novels, children’s books, songs) in this culture. She teaches manga in university and regularly speaks on the francophone waves of CBC Radio as a sociologist and specialist of Japan.
Valérie completed a master’s degree in sociology during which she studied the desire to have children in Japan, and obtained doctor’s degree in the same field, pursuing her understanding of family, this time about paternity leave in Quebec.
Some of her articles and publications in scientific journals can be read in her ResearchGate profile.
In this lecture (in English with Japanese subtitles), I share my research in Japan about the modern-day Japanese family in an effort to tackle the current issue of Japan’s low birthrate. I am grateful to the The Japan Foundation for this postdoctorate fellowship and University Kōnan where I’ve studied with Prof. Nakazato Hideki先生.
Valérie Harvey, Ph.D. Sociology
I am currently doing a postdoctorate research at Télé-université | TÉLUQ · “Work-life Articulation Over the Lifecourse” (CURA- WAROL)
Read more