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Welcome! My name is Philip Seaton. I am originally from London. I am an Associate Professor (jun-kyoju) in the Research Faculty of Media and Communication, Hokkaido University, Japan, and a Japan Focus Associate. My research is mainly about about Japanese memories of World War II in Asia and the Pacific and their representations within Japanese-language media and popular culture. My first book, Japan's Contested War Memories: the 'memory rifts' in historical consciousness of World War II, is published by Routledge (2007, paperback 2008). This website includes an online appendix to complement the book. I have also published articles on various aspects of Japanese war memories and my article 'Reporting the 2001 textbook and Yasukuni issues' won the Daiwa Japan Forum Prize 2006 from the British Association for Japanese Studies. I am currently working on a project called 'War and memory in Hokkaido' funded by a 3-year grant from the Japanese Ministry of Education. Alongside research I consider translation to be an important part of my academic work. My translation of Kurahashi Ayako's Kempei datta chichi no nokoshita mono (English title: Legacies of War Guilt in a Japanese Family) will be published in 2009 by Paulownia Press. This site is mainly a window into my academic work, but I am also interested in photography (I am a member of the Hokkaido University staff photo club) and classical music (in a former life, when I actually had time (!), I was quite active in amateur composing). Please feel free to browse these sections too using the site map to the left. |
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