Kenneth Swope

Professor Kenneth Swope is an academic at the University of Southern Mississippi, specializing in Late Imperial Chinese military, political, and social history and Comparative Military History. His research bridges historical analysis and cross-cultural studies, focusing on military systems and societal structures in Late Imperial China.

Education:

• PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (2001)
• MA, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (1995)
• BA, College of Wooster (1992)

Contact Information:

• Email: Kenneth.Swope@usm.edu
• Phone: 601.266.4333
• Office: Liberal Arts Building (LAB) 470, Hattiesburg

Teaching Areas:

• Survey of Modern Asia
• Myth & Reality of the Samurai
• Asian History Through Martial Arts Films
• Supernatural History of Asia
• Asian Empires
• World War II