Alexander Murphy awarded Pyle Prize by Journal of Japanese Studies
Alexander Murphy, Assistant Professor of Language, Literature and Culture at Clark University and 2024-25 RIJS Postdoctoral Fellow, has recently been awarded the Kenneth B. Pyle Prize for Best Article in the Journal of Japanese Studies in 2024.
Read MoreVictor Seow awarded 2025 Sarton Prize for the History of Science by American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Victor Seow, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences, has been awarded the 2025 Sarton Prize for the History of Science by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which recognized his "exceptional promise and distinguished achievements as an emerging scholar in the field."
Read MoreDavid C. Atherton recognized by American Library Association for 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
David C. Atherton's most recent book, Writing Violence: The Politics of Form in Early Modern Japanese Literature (Columbia University Press, 2023), has been named a 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title by the American Library Association.
Read MoreKaren L. Thornber featured in Harvard Gazette
Karen L. Thornber, Henry Tuchman Levin Professor of Literature, Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, and Richard L. Menschel Faculty Director of the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, was recently featured on the front page of the Harvard Gazette. In her interview, Prof. Thornber discussed her visions for the future of the Bok Center.
Read MoreRyo Morimoto awarded Modern Japan History Association Book Prize
Ryo Morimoto has been awarded the Modern Japan History Association (MJHA) Book Prize for his recently published monograph Nuclear Ghost: Atomic Livelihoods in Fukushima's Gray Zone (University of California Press, 2023).
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