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Roger Purdy

Associate Professor - History

eMail

rpurdy@jcu.edu

Phone Number

216-397-4776

Location

B-Wing B258

Employee Type

Faculty

Biography

Roger Purdy’s research focuses on wartime Japan’s news media. He has published several articles on Japanese newsreels and the Dōmei News Agency. His courses cover premodern and modern East Asia with surveys on China and Japan. He also teaches courses on Japanese popular culture and frequently leads Japanese popular culture study tours. He is the former East Asian Studies Coordinator and his courses on East Asia can also count toward an East Asian Studies major and minor.

Degrees

  • B.A., M.L.S., Brigham Young University
  • Ph.D., University of California Santa Barbara