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Henry Laurence
Associate Professor of Government and Asian Studies, Director of Asian Studies Program
Spring 2012
- Advanced Seminar in Japanese Politics (ASIAN 332)
- Global Media and Politics (GOV 236)
- Advanced Independent Study and Honors in Government (GOV 402)
| Phone | 725-3528 |
| Title | Associate Professor |
| Department | Government |
| 2nd Title | Associate Professor |
| 2nd Department | ASIAN STUDIES |
| 3rd Title | Program Director |
| 3rd Department | ASIAN STUDIES |
| Work Location | 206 38 College Street |
| hlaurenc@bowdoin.edu |
Education:
B.A. Oriel College, Oxford 1985
M.A. and Ph.D. Harvard University 1996
Dr. Laurence is an Associate Professor of Asian Studies with a joint appointment in the Government department. He teaches courses in Japanese and Asian politics, media and politics, and international political economy. His research concerns the effects of globalization on countries including Japan, Britain and the USA. His first book is 
"Money Rules: the New Politics of Finance in Britain and Japan" (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2001). He has also written on the "Comfort Women", Japanese gangsters, the Asian currency crisis, Korean unification, and satellite television in Asia. He is currently working on a book project comparing the BBC, PBS, and the Japanese public television service NHK. He worked for several years as a bond trader for the Bank of Tokyo International in London, and when in Japan he volunteers at "Global Village", an environmental non-profit organization near Tokyo.
Dr. Laurence is married to a wonderful New Yorker, Sarah (who blogs), and regular attendees at his lectures are well aware of the antics of their two children. For fun, Dr. Laurence likes to cook, play foosball badly, and reminisce about late 1970s punk bands and his appearance alongside Rob Lowe in the cinematic classic "Oxford Blues".
Details about my book can be found here: MONEY RULES: the New Politics of Finance in Britain and Japan
Links to other publications and whatnot:
- Campus News: Henry Laurence on NPR January 23: The World According to Japan
(Listen to Audio of National Public Radio's live news program "On Point"
) - Academic Spotlight: Professor Gives High Definition to Digital Debate
- Censorship at PBS and NHK
Paper comparing Japanese censorship of a documentary on the Comfort Women wth the Bush administration's censorship of a children''s cartoon show featuring a lesbian couple. JPRI Critique Vol. XII, No. 3 (April 2005) - Images of Japan on American TV
Paper presented to the Japan Media Communications Center (JAMCO) 2005 On-line International Symposium - The Japanese Princess Bride: (Listen to Audio)
Interview on the Japanese Royal Family, National Public Radio "On Point"
Show Originally Aired: November 16th 2005. - The Big Bang and the Sokaiya
The Japan Policy Research Institute, which has an on-line version of a paper I wrote on the "Sokaiya" (corporate blackmailers). JPRI Critique Vol. VI No. 8 (August 1999) - My Feb 1999 speech on prospects for the Japanese Economy (campus news)
- I'm quoted in a story about terrorism in the Baltimore Sun: Making peace with terror
Lessons from those who live where death is a way of life. September 16, 2001
Some of my Syllabi:
- Japanese Politics (PDF)
- Global Media and Politics (PDF)
- International Political Economy (PDF)
- Human Rights and Democracy in East Asia (PDF)
Other links about Japanese politics, media, and life can be found on HL's Linkpage
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