Andrew E. Barshay

Andrew E. Barshay is a Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, holding the Dr. C. F. Koo & Cecilia Koo Chair in East Asian Studies. His research focuses on Japanese intellectual history, postwar social theory, and intersections between ethics, art, and historical trauma.

• Books: The Gods Left First (2013), The Social Sciences in Modern Japan (2004), and State and Intellectual in Imperial Japan (1988).
• Contact: Office in 3123 Dwinelle Hall; abars@berkeley.edu.

His publications explore figures like Maruyama Masao, the legacy of Japanese POWs in Siberia, and the evolution of social sciences in Japan. Recent works analyze comparative religious thought and the dynamics of inclusion in humanities.