Steve Rabson
Steve Rabson (born May 7, 1943) is an American Japanologist, historian, translator, academic and professor emeritus of East Asian Studies at Brown University.[1]
Career
Rabson's research has focused on modern Japanese literature, especially works depicting war, its aftermath, and the experiences of women and minorities.[2] He is regarded as an expert on Okinawa, subject of several of his books, and has spoken of wartime rape there to the New York Times.[3] He is also a Japan Focus associate. As a U.S. Army draftee he was stationed in Okinawa in 1967-68.[4]
Selected works
In an overview of writings by and about Rabson, OCLC/WorldCat lists roughly 11 works in 17 publications in 2 languages and 360+ library holdings.[5]
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- The poetry of Kaneko Mitsuharu, 1979
- Okinawa : two postwar novellas by Tatsuhiro Oshiro, (Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 1989, reprinted 1996)[4]
- Shimazaki Tōson on war, 1991
- Righteous Cause or Tragic Folly: Changing Views of War in Modern Japanese Poetry, (Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan, 1998)[4]
- Southern exposure: modern Japanese literature from Okinawa, co-edited with Michael Molasky (University of Hawaii Press, 2000)[4]
- Edo senryū on waka and women, 2003
- The Okinawan Diaspora in Japan: Crossing the Borders Within (University of Hawaii Press, 2012)[4]
- Kpop Crash Course: Beyond Gangnam Style, Dr Steve Rabson with Alexandra Swords[6]
- Islands of Resistance: Japanese Literature from Okinawa, co-edited with Davinder Bhowmik (forthcoming from University of Hawaii Press, 2015)[4]
References
- ↑ Steve Rabson at JapanFocus.org; retrieved 2013-5-16.
- ↑ Steve Rabson at Brown.edu; retrieved 2013-5-16.
- ↑ Sims, Calvin (1 June 2000). "3 Dead Marines and a Secret of Wartime Okinawa". New York Times. Nago, Japan. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Steve Rabson". JapanFocus. March 31, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ↑ WorldCat Identities: Rabson, Steve; retrieved 2013-5-16.
- ↑ Steve Rabson and Alexandra Swords. "Kpop Crash Course: Beyond Gangnam Style". Google Docs. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
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