Office: TMH-108
Email: ps30@txstate.edu
Phone: (512)245-6756

Curriculum Vitae

Peter Siegenthaler received his Ph.D. from the Department of Asian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. Siegenthaler’s primary academic interest is postwar Japan, and his dissertation followed the architectural preservation, public memory, and localization of political control in Japan from 1950-65. Siegenthaler studied film, television, and cultural theory at the Annenberg School of Communications prior to studying Japanese history, literature, film, and culture at The University of Texas. In addition to his extensive research, Siegenthaler has also worked as a freelance editor for The University of Texas Press, Oxford University Press, Hong Kong University Press, and Temple University Press and as a consulting editor for The American Poetry Review. Siegenthaler serves as a Member of the Editorial Board for Osiris.

Written Works

Japanese Domestic Tourism and the Search for National Identity

Creation Myths for the Preservation of Tsumago Post-town

The ningen kokuho: a new symbol for the Japanese nation

Courses Taught

Texas State Department of History
WORLD CIVILZATION TO 1715
WORLD CIVILIZATION TO DATE
HISTORY OF POSTWAR JAPAN
EMPIRE AND IDENTITY IN CENTRAL ASIA

Texas State Honors Courses
JAPANESE URBAN EXPERIENCE
TOURISTS AND HOSTS IN CONTEMPORARY EAST ASIA

Additional Courses
POSTWAR JAPANESE CINEMA NEW WAVES
A HISTORY OF JAPANESE FILM
SPACE ADN PLACE IN EAST ASIAN FILM
GENRE, MOVEMENTS, HISTORY AND THE CHINESE FILM