Mizuko Ito or Mizuko Ito or Mimi Ito is a Japanese cultural anthropologist who is a Professor in Residence at the Humanities Research Institute at the University of California, Irvine.
10 Facts About Mizuko Ito
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Mizuko Ito has explored the ways in which digital media are changing relationships, identities, and communities.
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Mizuko Ito grew up between the United States and Japan.
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Mizuko Ito keeps a Bento Moblog, a visual record of the school lunches she prepares for her kids.
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Mizuko Ito's brother is Joi Mizuko Ito, former director of the MIT Media Lab.
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Mizuko Ito has explored the ways in which digital media are changing relationships, identities, and communities.
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Mizuko Ito investigated otaku fan culture with collaborators Daisuke Okabe and Izumi Tsuji, which resulted in the book Fandom Unbound: Otaku Culture in a Connected World.
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Mizuko Ito is currently the Research Director of the Digital Media and Learning Hub, and a Professor in Residence at University of California, Irvine's Department of Anthropology, Department of Education, Department of Informatics, and School of Education.
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Mizuko Ito is the John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation Chair in Digital Media and Learning.
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Mizuko Ito is CEO of Connected Camps, a benefit corporation that provides online learning programs in coding and the digital arts.