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Kevin M Doak

Title

Nippon Foundation Chair

Department

EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES, DEPARTMENT OF
General profile

Portrait

Phone

202-687-8908

Fax

202-687-2408

Location

306N ICC

Bio

Professor Doak specializes in the study of nationalism and democratic thought and culture in modern Japan, as well as in the literary, cultural and philosophical expressions
of public thought and values. He is co-editor of The Journal of Japanese Studies and sits on the executive board of the Society for Japanese Studies. His recent writings in Japanese have been prominently published in major Japanese newspapers and journals and cited by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in his book Utsukushii Kuni E (2006). Professor Doak's current research focusses on issues related to politics and religion (especially Catholicism) in modern Japan.

Education

  • Ph.D. (1989) University of Chicago, East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Languages

  • Japanese (speak, read, write)
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