Asian Studies Program
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Dr. Robert Foster

Professor of History and Asian Studies; Coordinator of History Program

Frost, Room 111
CPO 1793

Office Hours: TBA

Phone: 859-985-3354
Fax: 859-985-3642

E-Mail: robert_foster@berea.edu

At Berea College since 1997

Degrees

  • B.A. History, Kenyon College, 1988
  • A.M. Regional Studies — East Asia, Harvard University, 1990
  • Ph.D. East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University, 1997

Courses

  • AST/HIS 122: History of China
  • AST/HIS 123: History of Japan
  • AST/HIS 322: Seminar in Chinese History
  • AST/HIS 323: Seminar in Japanese History
  • HIS 406: Senior Seminar in History

Special Interests

  • Neo-Confucianism
  • Song Dynasty Buddhism
  • Fly Fishing