Collin Rusneac

Collin Rusneac

  • Asian Studies

    Adjunct Instructor

    Programs
    • Undergraduate

Teaching Interests

Global history, Euro-Asian encounters, modern Japanese history

Research

Historical memory, global history, colonialism, imperialism, nationalism

Representative Publications

  •  (2023) “Overcoming Trauma at Chidorigafuchi: Japan’s ‘National Cemetery’ and the Legacies of the Asia-Pacific War.” In Burrett, Tina and Kingston, Jeff (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Trauma in East Asia. Abingdon: Routledge. (Co-written with Saaler, Sven).
  •  (2022) “Japanese War Cemeteries and What They Teach Us About History.” In Wigger, Lothar and Dirnberger, Marie (eds.). Remembrance – Responsibility – Reconciliation: Challenges for Education in Germany and Japan. Berlin: J.B. Metzler. 109-124.
  • (2022) “Building Transnational Memories at Japanese War and Colonial Cemeteries.” The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, Vol. 20, Issue 10, No. 2, 15 May. Available online. 

Education

10/2017-Present
PhD Candidate | Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany / Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

9/2015-9/2017
Master of Arts in Japanese Studies | Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan

9/2005-4/2010
Bachelor of Arts: Double Major in Philosophy and Religious Studies; Minor in Japanese Studies | McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Previous Appointments

  • International Christian University (Tokyo)
  • Sophia University (Tokyo)