Dr. Peter Siegenthaler
Office: TMH-108
Email: ps30@txstate.edu
Phone: (512)245-6756
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 Civilization 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 and Place in East Asian Film
Genre, Movements, History, and the Chinese Film
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