


David Weiss | Last modified date:2023.11.06 |

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Academic Degree
Dr. phil.
Country of degree conferring institution (Overseas)
Yes Bachelor Master Doctor
Field of Specialization
Intellectual History
Total Priod of education and research career in the foreign country
06years00months
Outline Activities
David Weiss’s research focuses on the history of ideas, especially the mythology of ancient Japan and its function in Japan’s cultural memory, including its utilization in modern nation-building and in justifying colonial rule. More broadly, he is interested in the intercultural transfer of ideas (especially within the Sinosphere) and questions of identity formation (perceptions of self and other). Weiss teaches courses in premodern Japanese literature, cultural memory, and global performance theory.
Research
Research Interests
- My research focuses on the history of ideas, especially the mythology of ancient Japan and its function in Japan’s cultural memory, including its utilization in modern nation-building and in justifying colonial rule. More broadly, I am interested in the intercultural transfer of ideas (especially within the Sinosphere), questions of identity formation (perceptions of self and other), the history of Japanese-Korean relations (especially Japanese perceptions of Korea), and the history of Shintō (especially early modern Confucian Shintō).
keyword : history of ideas, mythology and its reception, history of Japanese-Korean relations, history of Shinto, cultural memory
2009.08~2022.01.
Books
1. | David Weiss, The God Susanoo and Korea in Japan's Cultural Memory: Ancient Myths and Modern Empire, London: Bloomsbury, 2022.01, [URL]. |
Reports
1. | David Weiss, Book Review: Archaeology and History of Toraijin: Human, Technological, and Cultural Flow from the Korean Peninsula to the Japanese Archipelago c. 800 BC–AD 600. By Song-nai Rhee and C. Melvin Aikens, with Gina L. Barnes. Archaeopress Publishing, 2021., Journal of Japanese Studies 49/2, 10.1353/jjs.2023.a903472, 2023.08, [URL]. |
2. | David Weiss, Book Review: Religion, Power, and the Rise of Shinto in Early Modern Japan, eds. Stefan Köck, Brigitte Pickl-Kolaczia, and Bernhard Scheid (Bloomsbury, 2021), OAG Notizen 12/2021, 2021.12. |
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Presentations
Educational
Educational Activities
I teach courses on premodern Japanese literature, cultural memory, and global performance theory.
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