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Henry C.W. Laurence
Associate Professor of Government and Asian Studies
Spring 2007
- Advanced Seminar in Japanese Politics (ASIAN 332)
- Introduction to Comparative Government (GOV 120)
- ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY (GOV 402)
| Phone | (207) 725-3528 |
| Title | Associate Professor |
| Department | GOVERNMENT |
| 2nd Title | Associate Professor |
| 2nd Department | ASIAN STUDIES |
| Work Location | 206 38 College Street |
| hlaurenc@bowdoin.edu |
Education:
B.A. Oriel College, Oxford 1985
M.A. and Ph.D. Harvard University 1996
Dr. Laurence is an Associate Professor of Asian Studies with a joint
appointment in the Government department. He teaches courses in
Japanese and Asian politics, media and politics, and international
political economy. His research concerns the effects of globalization
on countries including Japan, Britain and the USA. His first book is
"Money Rules: the New Politics of Finance in Britain and Japan"
(Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2001). He has also written on the
"Comfort Women", Japanese gangsters, the Asian currency crisis, Korean
unification, and satellite television in Asia. He is currently working
on a book project comparing the BBC, PBS, and the Japanese public
television service NHK. He worked for several years as a bond trader
for the Bank of Tokyo International in London, and when in Japan he
volunteers at "Global Village", an environmental non-profit
organization near Tokyo.
Dr. Laurence is married to a wonderful New Yorker, Sarah, and regular attendees at his lectures are well aware of the antics of their two children: "the lad" aged 11, and "the lass" aged 8. For fun, Dr. Laurence likes to cook, play foosball badly, and reminisce about late 1970s punk bands and his appearance alongside Rob Lowe in the cinematic classic "Oxford Blues".
Details about my book can be found here: MONEY RULES: the New Politics of Finance in Britain and Japan
Links to other publications and whatnot:
- Campus News: Henry Laurence on NPR January 23: The World According to Japan
(Listen to Audio of National Public Radio's live news program "On Point"
) - Academic Spotlight: Professor Gives High Definition to Digital Debate
- Censorship at PBS and NHK
Paper comparing Japanese censorship of a documentary on the Comfort Women wth the Bush administration's censorship of a children''s cartoon show featuring a lesbian couple. JPRI Critique Vol. XII, No. 3 (April 2005) - Images of Japan on American TV
Paper presented to the Japan Media Communications Center (JAMCO) 2005 On-line International Symposium - The Japanese Princess Bride: (Listen to Audio)
Interview on the Japanese Royal Family, National Public Radio "On Point"
Show Originally Aired: November 16th 2005. - The Big Bang and the Sokaiya
The Japan Policy Research Institute, which has an on-line version of a paper I wrote on the "Sokaiya" (corporate blackmailers). JPRI Critique Vol. VI No. 8 (August 1999) - My Feb 1999 speech on prospects for the Japanese Economy (campus news)
- I'm quoted in a story about terrorism in the Baltimore Sun: Making peace with terror
Lessons from those who live where death is a way of life. September 16, 2001
Some of my Syllabi:
- Japanese Politics (PDF)
- Global Media and Politics (PDF)
- International Political Economy (PDF)
- Human Rights and Democracy in East Asia (PDF)
Other links about Japanese politics, media, and life can be found on HL's Linkpage
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