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'''Fiona Graham''' |
'''Fiona Graham''', born in [[Melbourne]], Australia) is an Australian [[anthropologist]], [[Television producer|producer]] and [[Film director|director]] of anthropological [[Documentary film|documentaries]]. Geisha tradition dictates that geisha should not reveal age. She has worked in Tokyo's [[Asakusa]] district as a ''[[geisha]]'' under the name {{Nihongo|'''Sayuki'''|紗幸||}} since 2007.<ref name="jt20110603">{{cite web |url= http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110303f3.html|title= Geisha cuts into kimono market|first= Alex|last= Martin|date= 3 June 2011|work= The Japan Times Online|publisher= The Japan Times Ltd. |location= Japan|format= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 6 June 2011}}</ref> |
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==Academic career== |
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On 19 December 2007, Graham formally debuted as a |
On 19 December 2007, Graham formally debuted as a geisha in the Asakusa District of Tokyo, after a year of preparation and training.<ref name="9news20080108">{{cite web |url= http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/342992/melbourne-woman-becomes-a-geisha|title= Melbourne woman becomes a geisha|first= |last= |date= 8 January 2008|work= 9 News|publisher= Ninemsn Pty Ltd|location= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 7 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="jt20080629">{{cite |url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080629x3.html|title=Aussie geisha speaks out|date=29 June 2008|accessdate=3 June 2009|publisher=[[The Japan Times]]}}</ref> She is the first white geisha in Japanese history. American scholar [[Liza Dalby]] studied geisha in Kyoto in the 1970's but did not debut, and did not work as one. <ref name="tg20080124">{{cite |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/turning-japanese-the-first-foreign-geisha-773167.html|title=Turning Japanese: the first foreign geisha|first= David |last= McNeill|date=24 January 2008|accessdate=8 July 2011|publisher=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> Graham takes lessons in several arts, but her main art is ''yokobue'' (Japanese bamboo flute). Graham became a ''geisha'' as an academic project initially but decided to continue. In June 2011, it was reported in one newspaper that she had left the profession after repeated disputes with other geishas. One anonymous source claimed she failed to follow customs and show proper deference to more experienced practitioners, spending too much time on self promotion, but this has not been confirmed in any other paper or by the Asakusa Geisha Association. <ref name="telegraph20110604">{{cite web |url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8556540/First-ever-Western-geisha-leaves-the-sisterhood.html|title= First ever Western geisha leaves the 'sisterhood'|first= Julian|last= Ryall|date= 4 June 2011|work= The Telegraph|publisher= Telegraph Media Group Limited|location= Japan|format= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 6 June 2011}}</ref> In a June 2011 interview in ''[[The Australian]]'', Graham stated that the Asakusa Geisha Association had rejected her request to operate independently from December 2010 after the "mother" of her geisha house fell ill. She would however continue to operate as a geisha despite the refusal, possibly in a different ''geisha'' district.<ref name="australian20110606">{{cite web |url= http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/no-place-for-you-aussie-geisha-told/story-e6frg6nf-1226069744853|title= Aussie Geisha Fiona Graham rejects reports she's split with Asakusa Geisha Association |first= Rick |last= Wallace|date= 6 June 2011|work= The Australian|publisher= News Limited|location= Australia||archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 29 June 2011}}</ref> |
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In March 2011, Graham opened a kimono store, "Sayuki no Kimonoya", in Asakusa, Tokyo.<ref name="jt20110603"/><ref name="aiesec20110401">{{cite web |url= http://www.aiesecmelbourne.org/uploads/6/5/0/4/6504487/aiesec_newsletter_japan.pdf|title= AIESEC Opportunities Newsletter, Edition 3|first= |last= |date= 1 April 2011|work= AIESEC Melbourne|location= |format= pdf|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 7 July 2011}}</ref> |
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Fiona Graham | |
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| Born | Melbourne, Australia |
| Other names | Sayuki |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
| Occupation(s) | Anthropologist, geisha |
Fiona Graham, born in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian anthropologist, producer and director of anthropological documentaries. Geisha tradition dictates that geisha should not reveal age. She has worked in Tokyo's Asakusa district as a geisha under the name Sayuki (紗幸) since 2007.[1]
Academic career
Graham first came to Japan at the age of 15 on a school exchange programme.[2]
She received a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Oxford, and an M.B.A. from the same. Her first degrees in psychology and teaching were taken at Keio University, where Graham was the first Western woman to graduate.[3]
Geisha training
On 19 December 2007, Graham formally debuted as a geisha in the Asakusa District of Tokyo, after a year of preparation and training.[4][5] She is the first white geisha in Japanese history. American scholar Liza Dalby studied geisha in Kyoto in the 1970's but did not debut, and did not work as one. [6] Graham takes lessons in several arts, but her main art is yokobue (Japanese bamboo flute). Graham became a geisha as an academic project initially but decided to continue. In June 2011, it was reported in one newspaper that she had left the profession after repeated disputes with other geishas. One anonymous source claimed she failed to follow customs and show proper deference to more experienced practitioners, spending too much time on self promotion, but this has not been confirmed in any other paper or by the Asakusa Geisha Association. [7] In a June 2011 interview in The Australian, Graham stated that the Asakusa Geisha Association had rejected her request to operate independently from December 2010 after the "mother" of her geisha house fell ill. She would however continue to operate as a geisha despite the refusal, possibly in a different geisha district.[8]
In March 2011, Graham opened a kimono store, "Sayuki no Kimonoya", in Asakusa, Tokyo.[1][9]
Bibliography
- Inside the Japanese Company by Fiona Graham, Curzon Press, 2003, ISBN 0-415-30670-1
- A Japanese Company In Crisis: Ideology, Strategy, And Narrative (Contemporary Japan) by Fiona Graham, Routledge, 2005, ISBN 0-415-34685-1
- Playing at politics: an ethnography of the Oxford Union by Fiona Graham, Dunedin Academic Press, Edinburgh, 2005, ISBN 978-1903765524
References
- ^ a b Martin, Alex (3 June 2011). "Geisha cuts into kimono market". The Japan Times Online. Japan: The Japan Times Ltd. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ Ryall, Julian (9 January 2008). "Westerner inducted into mysteries of geisha". The Telegraph. Japan: Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ Ryall, Julian and Norrie, Justin (8 January 2008). "Australian academic is a geisha down to a tea". The Sydney Morning Herald.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Melbourne woman becomes a geisha". 9 News. Ninemsn Pty Ltd. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ Aussie geisha speaks out, The Japan Times, 29 June 2008, retrieved 3 June 2009
- ^ McNeill, David (24 January 2008), Turning Japanese: the first foreign geisha, The Independent, retrieved 8 July 2011
- ^ Ryall, Julian (4 June 2011). "First ever Western geisha leaves the 'sisterhood'". The Telegraph. Japan: Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ Wallace, Rick (6 June 2011). "Aussie Geisha Fiona Graham rejects reports she's split with Asakusa Geisha Association". The Australian. Australia: News Limited. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "AIESEC Opportunities Newsletter, Edition 3" (pdf). AIESEC Melbourne. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.