Hi History Blog Followers,
Of course, in the summer many things slow down as faculty and students retreat into private study, research, and rest. Despite this, there is lots of work going on. Just to ensure that our followers are conscious of some recent developments in the history department, we’re posting the following interesting tidbits.
Professor Steve Zdatny, who is currently writing a book on the history of hygiene in modern France, was recently featured in a New York Times article. For more details, follow this link: New York Times article featuring Steve Zdatny.
Professor Erik Esselstrom is currently in Japan pursuing research. This trip is being funded by the Japan Foundation. A description of the foundation and Professor Esselstrom’s project can be found in a brief statement from him, presented below:
The Japanese government established the Japan Foundation in 1972 and a broad mission “to promote international cultural exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and other countries.” Since then it has become one of the most important sources of grant support in the field of Japanese studies. Every year the foundation’s Japanese studies fellowship program funds a small number of long-term (4-12 months) and short-term (1-3 months) research fellowships for foreign scholars in the humanities and social sciences from around the world who need to carry out work in Japan. My project (entitled “That Distant Country Next Door – Popular Japanese Perceptions of Mao’s China”) was selected to receive a short-term fellowship award that will support my research work in Tokyo this summer for roughly seven weeks from late June until early August.
During the coming weeks, please look for more details about faculty research activity during the summer.