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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Chair of the History Department;
\nProfessor of Asian Studies & History<\/em>
\n<\/em>At Berea College since 1997<\/p>\n

Contact Information<\/h2>\n

Frost Building, 111
\nCPO 1793
\nEmail: fosterr@berea.edu<\/a>
\nPhone: 859-985-3354<\/p>\n

Spring 2022<\/h2>\n

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Office Hours<\/h3>\n

Mon\/Wed: 4 – 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

If Mon\/Wed at 4 p.m. does not work to meet, we can arrange another time that is mutually convenient and meet either in person, or via Zoom.<\/p>\n

Class Schedule<\/h3>\n
    \n
  • AST 100\u00a0 (Mon\/Wed\/Fri: 2:40 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.)<\/li>\n
  • AST\/HIS 324C (Tue\/Thur: 10:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Degrees<\/h2>\n
      \n
    • B.A. History, Kenyon College, 1988<\/li>\n
    • A.M. Regional Studies — East Asia, Harvard University, 1990<\/li>\n
    • Ph.D. East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University, 1997<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Courses<\/h2>\n
        \n
      • HIS 122: Introduction of China<\/li>\n
      • HIS 123: Introduction to Japan<\/li>\n
      • HIS 222: Modern East Asia<\/li>\n
      • HIS 322: Seminar in Chinese History (Topic for Spring 2001: “Mystics, Monks, and Scholars: The Chinese Quest for Enlightenment in Historical Perspective”)<\/li>\n
      • HIS 323: Seminar in Japanese History (Topic for Fall 2000: “Samurai and Geisha”)<\/li>\n
      • HIS 406: Advanced topics in History: Debating modern China<\/li>\n
      • GST 355: World Issues Since 1945: Global Cultures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Special Interests<\/h2>\n
          \n
        • Neo-Confucianism<\/li>\n
        • Sung Dynasty Buddhism<\/li>\n
        • Fly Fishing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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