Dr. Julie Christ Oakes
Adjunct Faculty II
About
BA, MA American history (1985, 1986) High school American and Japanese history teacher (1986-1994, 1996-1997) MA East Asian Studies (1997) Ph.D. Japanese history (2009)Research interests
I mainly research 19th and early 20th century Japanese art policy, specifically the creation of the National Treasure System. Sub-categories: national shrine and temple treasure investigations, the use of photography in cultural property protection, the creation of "art" museums, and the commodification of Japanese artTeaching interests
Japanese history and culture (primarily modern); history of East Asia; Japanese art history; women and gender in East AsiaEducation
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Ph D, Japanese history
— University of Chicago (2009) Contestation and the Japanese National Treasure System
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MA, East Asian Studies
— Stanford University (1997) "Saving" Japanese Art: Ernest Fenollosa and Okakura Tenshin
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MA, American history
— Boston University (1986) Lawrence, MA Textile Industry, 1920-1950
- BA, American history — Boston University (1985)