Esposito, J.

Professor in the School of International Liberal Studies at Chukyo University in Nagoya, Japan, where he teaches courses in the Mass Media, Cultural Studies, Global Issues, and Critical Discourse Analysis. His research interests include the linguistic and semiotic representation of nature in mass media texts; the relationship between cultural practices and ecological principles; and the role of systems thinking in international education reform. In addition to writing a series of English language textbooks, he has published articles on contrastive rhetoric, critical pedagogy, Japanese education, cultural theory, the Tibetan Plateau, sustainable development, climate change, global studies, and capitalism and democracy. His most recent book is The Influence of Globalization on Ecological Liter-acy in Japan.