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Visiting Research Scholars
| Kenneth James RUOFF | |
|---|---|
| Specialized Field(s) | Modern History of Japan |
| Current Research Themes | The Direction of Nationalism: Contemporary Politics and the Drift Toward Conservatism, Religion, and Populism |
| Keywords for Research | - |
Education
| 1997 | Ph.D., History, Columbia University |
Professional Experience
| 1999 | Appointed as Professor in the Modern History of Japan, Portland State University |
| 2009–present | Director, Center for Japanese Studies, Portland State University |
| 2024 | Appointed a Portland Professor, Portland State University |
| 2026 | Visiting Research Scholar, International Research Center for Japanese Studies |
Degree(s)
| 1989 | B.A., Harvard College |
| 1997 | Ph.D., Columbia University |
Achievements
Books
- ・ Japan's Imperial House in the Postwar Era, 1945–2019（This is an updated version of The People’s Emperor.）, Harvard University Asia Center’s East Asian Monograph series (distributed by Harvard University Press), Cambridge, MA, 442 pages, 2020
- ・ 『天皇論 「日米激突」』, 小学館, 東京都, 256頁, 2019
- ・ 『天皇と日本人——ハーバード大学講義でみる「平成」と改元』, 朝日新聞出版, 東京都, 237頁, 2019
- ・ Imperial Japan at Its Zenith: The Wartime Celebration of the Empire’s 2600th Anniversary , Columbia University Weatherhead East Asian monograph series, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, 236 pages, 2010
- ・ 『紀元二千六百年――消費と観光のナショナリズム』, 朝日新聞出版, 東京都, 384頁, 2010
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- ・ 『国民の天皇 戦後日本の民主主義と天皇制』, 岩波書店, 東京都, 538頁, 2009
- ・ 『国民の天皇 戦後日本の民主主義と天皇制』, 共同通信社, 東京都, 415頁, 2003
Articles
- ・ How Museums in South Korea Narrate National History, The Journal of Northeast Asian History 14.2, 2017, pp.119-188
- ・ Japanese Tourism to Mukden, Nanjing, and Qufu, 1938-1943, Japan Review: Journal of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies 27, 2014, pp.171-200
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