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James Ketelaar is a Professor in History and East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on Japanese national identity, frontiers, religious history, and cultural narratives. He is completing a book titled *Ezo: A History of Japan's Eastern Frontier* (Princeton UP) and initiating a project on love/eros in Japanese historical imagination.
- Affiliations: Governing board member at Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies
His work examines themes like Buddhist persecution in Meiji Japan (*Of Heretics and Martyrs*, 1993, award-winning) and socio-cultural dynamics in pre-modern Japan (*Values, Identity*, 2015). Courses taught include Japanese history seminars and cultural studies.
- Awards: Hans Rosenhaupt Memorial Award
His current projects explore spatial frontiers and erotic themes in Japanese historiography. No grants/students listed here, but he actively contributes to academic programs like the Kyoto year-abroad initiative.
