Ken Kawashima

Ken Kawashima

First Name: 
Ken
Last Name: 
Kawashima
Title: 
Associate Professor & Associate Chair, Undergraduate
Office Location : 
In Person: Wednesdays 13:00 - 15:00, Robarts Library, Room 14-127
Biography : 

Ken C. Kawashima is the author of The Proletarian Gamble: Korean Workers in Interwar Japan (Duke UP, 2009); co-editor of Tosaka Jun: A Critical Reader (Cornell UP, 2014); and the English translator of Uno Kozo's Theory of Crisis (Brill, forthcoming). He teaches courses on the history of capitalism, imperialism, and colonialism in East Asia; on everyday life; on racism and fascism; and on Marxist theory.

A list of Professor Kawashima's presentations is also available.

Education: 
BA, History, University of Chicago
MA, History, University of Chicago
PhD, History, New York University

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Areas of Interest: 
  • Modern Japanese history
  • Colonial Korean history
  • Marxist theory
On Leave: 
Friday, January 1, 2021 to Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Administrative Service: 
Associate Chair, Undergraduate

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