Wesley Sasaki-Uemura
Associate Professor, History
Associate Professor, Asian Studies Program
Associate Professor, Asian History
Associate Professor, Religious History
History
Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building
215 S. Central Campus Dr. Rm 310
Salt Lake City, Ut 84112
Office: 257 CTIHB
Office Hours: T 10-12, W 1-2 or by appointment
Office Phone: 585-6991
Email:
Degrees:
1993 Ph.D. Cornell University
Selected Publications:
Organizing the Spontaneous: Citizen Protest in Postwar Japan
(Book), 2001
Research Statement
My research focuses on the social and intellectual history of postwar Japan. I am also interested in Japan's relations with Korea and other Asian countries due to its colonial legacies. I have further interests in Asian American studies with regard to migration and diaspora issues.
Research Keywords, Regions of Interest and Languages:
Keywords:
Social and Intellectual History, Modern
Regions:
Asia, East (Far East) (30); Japan (9)
Research Projects
The Art of Protest in 1960s and 1970s Japan [details]
Current Courses
HIST 7800-1 Historical Methods
HIST 1210-1 Asian Civ: Traditions
Courses I Teach
HIST 1210 Asian Civ: Traditions
HIST 1220 Asian Civ: Modern Hist
HIST 3520 Pre-Modern Japan
HIST 3530 Modern Japan
HIST 3910 Special Studies
HIST 4510 Asia in the World
HIST 4560 Asian American History
HIST 4990 Senior Seminar
HIST 7800 Historical Methods
Awards
2006
Fulbright Research Grant - Fulbright (Japan)