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Robert Foster
Dr. Robert Foster
Professor of Asian Studies & History|History
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Contact
Office Location
Frost Building, 111
Office Hours
  • Mon/Wed: 4 – 5:00 p.m.
Class Schedule
  • AST 100 (Mon/Wed/Fri: 2:40 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.) AST/HIS 324C (Tue/Thur: 10:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.)
Courses
  • AST 100
  • AST/HIS 324C
  • 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
Additional Department
  • Asian Studies
Degrees
  • Ph.D. East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University, 1997
  • A.M. Regional Studies — East Asia, Harvard University, 1990
  • B.A. History, Kenyon College, 1988