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.
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)
