Reischauer in Japan Sewing Machines Visiting Professor in Prewar East Asia
Daqing Yang New Internships The Popularization of Edwin O. Reischauer in Japan Sewing Machines Visiting Professor in Prewar East Asia TSUSHIN REISCh AUER EDWIN O. REISCHAUER INSTITUTE OF JAPANESE STUDIES HARVARD UNIVERSITY REp ORTS Did you know... • In 2007, Harvard Summer School, in cooperation with RI, will launch Harvard Summer School in Japan, to be held at Waseda University, June 18-July 20. • Harvard has 31 Japanese studies faculty, making it one of the largest Japanese studies centers in the world. During 2004-06, 44 Harvard faculty taught 87 courses on Japan or with VOLUME 11 NUMBER 1 FALL 2006 VOLUME 11 NUMBER 1 FALL major content on Japan. • Over the past three years, RI has welcomed 4 new faculty members: Ryuichi Abé (religion), Shigehisa Kuriyama (history of science), Melissa McCormick (art history and literature), and Karen Thornber (East Asian literature). • RI supports the research of Harvard faculty and funds 6 professorships. Photo: Corey Johnson ‘07, Mitama Matsuri, Yasukuni Jinja in Tokyo • RI has been awarding Harvard College Announcing students grants for summer senior thesis research in Japan since 1980, and providing them with summer 2007 Harvard Summer School in Japan internship opportunities since 1988. As part of the effort to expand undergraduate experience opportunities, Harvard Summer During 2004-06, the Reischauer School will inaugurate a new summer program in Tokyo in 2007. Based at Waseda University, Institute… students will take two courses during this five-week session, one taught by a Harvard faculty • Organized and/or supported some member and one by a Waseda faculty member. For 2007, Harold Bolitho will offer his Core 100 seminars, workshops, conferences, course (and student favorite), “Constructing the Samurai,” and Steven Nussbaum, an anthro- symposia, and research projects.
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