Ian Condry

Background

Condry, Ian was born on March 6, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of John Charles and Sandra Condry.

Education

He graduated from Harvard University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and received his Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology from Yale University in 1999.

Career

Assistant English teacher Japan Exchange and Teaching Program, Kurikoma, Japan, 1988—1989. Researcher Yomiuri Shimbun, Washington, 1990—1992. Assistant professor, anthropology Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1999—2001.

Fellow Reischauer Institute Japanese Studies Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2001—2002. Professor Japanese cultural studies Massachusetts Institute of Technology Foreign Language and Literature, since 2002.

Achievements

• Ian Condry has been listed as a noteworthy humanities educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Politics

In his first ethnographic book entitled Hip-Hop Japan: Rap and the Paths of Cultural Globalization, Condry explores issues of race, gender, language, musical history, and contemporary cultural politics, all as they relate to the Japanese rap music scene. Condry believes that by viewing such locations more closely, we can then understand the specific dialogue that occurs between global/local, producer/consumer, and artist/industry.

Membership

Member of American Anthropological Association.

Connections

Married Margot Elise Stone, June 6, 1992. Children: Nicholas, Jackson, Alec.

Father:

John Charles

Mother:

Sandra Condry

Spouse:

Margot Elise Stone

child:

Alec Condry

child:

Nicholas Condry

child:

Jackson Condry