Japan

Faculty

• Katsuya Hirano: Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2004.
  Early Modern and Modern Japan; Colonialism; Critical Theory; Marxian Theory of History
  310-825-1235; hirano@history.ucla.edu

• William Marotti: Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2001.
  Modern Japanese History; Everyday Life; Cultural-Historical Issues
  310-825-4368; marotti@history.ucla.edu

Emeritus Faculty

• Fred Notehelfer: Ph.D., Princeton, 1968.
  Modern Japan
  notehelf@history.ucla.edu

Introduction

The UCLA History Department is acknowledged as one of the great centers for the study of history in the world. The Japan field constitutes a vital and respected part of the department, with a long history of distinguished scholarly activity, and dozens of graduates teaching at prestigious institutions throughout the country. Its current faculty (Hirano and Marotti) offer complementary approaches and cutting-edge research and instruction across the early modern and modern periods. Our highly selective graduate students form a collegial and energetic cohort, with a diversity of research interests and backgrounds, and receive flexible and comprehensive training facilitating innovative new work. Beyond the resources within the department, students avail themselves of research, instructional, and collaborative activities across the university and the region through a variety of interdisciplinary, regional and intercollegiate institutes and exchanges.

Program Requirements

For information regarding the degree requirements for the History Department, please click here.

For more information regarding the program requirements, please visit: https://grad.ucla.edu/programs/social-sciences/history/