History

Frost Building, First Floor
CPO 2135
phone: (859) 985-3354
fax: (859) 985-3642

Office Hours:
M–F, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Contact:

Dr. Robert Foster

Associate Professor and Chair of History

Frost, Room 111
CPO 1793

Office Hours: TBA

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

E-Mail:

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