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'''Fiona Graham''' (born |
'''Fiona Graham''' (born in [[Melbourne]], Australia) is an Australian [[anthropologist]], [[Television producer|producer]] and [[Film director|director]] of anthropological [[Documentary film|documentaries]]. 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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==Geisha training== |
==Geisha training== |
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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> |
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> The Independent called her the first western ''geisha'' in Japanese history. <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 the ''yokobue'' (Japanese bamboo flute). In June 2011, it was reported in one article 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.<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> The Asakusa Geisha Assocation in the same article did not confirm this and said that Sayuki tried hard. In a June 2011 interview in ''[[The Australian]]'', Graham stated that although the rules of the Asakusa district are that geisha can open their own geisha houses after four years, the Asakusa Geisha Association had rejected her request to operate independently from December 2010 after the "mother" of her ''geisha'' house fell ill on the grounds that she is a foreigner. She would however continue to operate as a ''geisha'', 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 second-hand kimono |
In March 2011, Graham opened a kimono store selling new and second-hand kimono, "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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==Bibliography == |
==Bibliography == |
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Revision as of 15:17, 10 July 2011
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. 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] The Independent called her the first western geisha in Japanese history. [6] Graham takes lessons in several arts, but her main art is the yokobue (Japanese bamboo flute). In June 2011, it was reported in one article 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.[7] The Asakusa Geisha Assocation in the same article did not confirm this and said that Sayuki tried hard. In a June 2011 interview in The Australian, Graham stated that although the rules of the Asakusa district are that geisha can open their own geisha houses after four years, the Asakusa Geisha Association had rejected her request to operate independently from December 2010 after the "mother" of her geisha house fell ill on the grounds that she is a foreigner. She would however continue to operate as a geisha, possibly in a different geisha district.[8]
In March 2011, Graham opened a kimono store selling new and second-hand kimono, "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.