Dr. Robert Foster

Program Coordinator for History; Associate Professor of History, Chairperson of the Department of History

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

• HIS 122: Introduction of China
• HIS 123: Introduction to Japan
• HIS 222: Modern East Asia
• HIS 322: Seminar in Chinese History (Topic for Spring 2001: “Mystics, Monks, and Scholars: The Chinese Quest for Enlightenment in Historical Perspective”)
• HIS 323: Seminar in Japanese History (Topic for Fall 2000: “Samurai and Geisha”)
• HIS 406: Advanced topics in History: Debating modern China
• GST 355: World Issues Since 1945: Global Cultures

Special Interests

• Neo-Confucianism
• Sung Dynasty Buddhism
• Fly Fishing