Joshua Schlachet

Joshua Schlachet is a Lecturer at the University of Arizona's Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, specializing in early modern and modern Japanese history. His research explores the cultural history of food, nourishment, and the intersection of economic productivity, status hierarchy, and moral cultivation in 18th-19th century Japan.

• Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University
• M.A. in Japanese Studies, University of Michigan
• B.A. in History, Cornell University

His current project, Nourishing Life: Diet, Body, and Society in Early Modern Japan, investigates dietary 'common knowledge' and its societal implications. He teaches courses on Japanese and East Asian history, dietary cultures, and everyday life.

Key research areas include:

• Global and comparative food studies
• History of science and health
• Material culture and craftsmanship
• Book history and popular publishing
• Dutch-Japanese cultural exchange

He is advised by Carol Gluck and Gregory Pflugfelder in his academic work.