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Department of American Studies

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　The Department of American Studies pursues research on and education about the culture, society and history of the United States of America from an interdisciplinary perspective. In other words, it aims at research and education covering multiple disciplines beyond the framework of existing atomized academic specializations. Emphasis is placed on practical research methods (including sociological surveys, statistical analyses, and field work) and joint collaboration with specialists in other academic fields and from other countries.

Academic Staff and Research Interests

• TAKENAKA Koji, Professor American Social History, African-American History
• IGAWA Masago, Professor American Literature
• OBARA Toyoshi, Associate Professor American Political History
• OCHIAI Akiko, Associate Professor African-American History and Culture
• FUKUSHI hisao, Part-time Lecturer American Literature
• Paul A. Kowert, Fulbright Lecturer International Relations

Lectures and Seminars for the 2008 Academic Year

• Comprehensive Lectures on American Studies A・B:Fundamentals and Methodology in American Studies
• Lectures on American History:Construction of Whiteness and Race in the U.S.
• Lectures on Ethnic Groups:Creating Black Americans: African-American History and Its Meanings
• Lectures on American Cultural History:Fantasy in American Literature（II）: No.44, The Mysterious Stranger and Mark Twain’s Strategy
• American Multi-Cultural Society:Theories and Trends of Cultural Studies in the Field of American Studies
• Special Lectures on American Studies:Native American Representations in American Literature
• Special Lectures on American Studies:National Identity in Japan and the United States
• Comprehensive Seminar in American Studies A・B:Methodology in American Studies