Takashi Shogimen#
| Membership Number: | 5366 |
| Membership type: | FOREIGN |
| Section: | CLASSICS & ORIENTAL STUDIES |
| Elected: | 2020 |
| Main Country of Residence: | NEW ZEALAND |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.otago.ac.nz/historyarthistory/staff/otago037397.html |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2015 to present Professor, Department of History and Art History, University of Otago (New Zealand)
- 2015 to 2019 Head, Department of History and Art History, University of Otago
- 2013 to 2015 Associate Dean (Research), Division of Humanities, University of Otago
- 2012 to 2015 Associate Professor, Department of History and Art History, University of Otago
- 2007 - 2012 Senior Lecturer, Department of History, University of Otago
- 2004 - 2007 Lecturer, Department of History, University of Otago
- 1997 - 2000 Research Fellow, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge
- 1997 - 2001 Research Assistant, Medieval Texts Editorial Committee, British Academy
Fields of Scholarship
- History of political thought in medieval Europe with focus on William of Ockham (c. 1285-1347)
- Modern Japanese intellectual history with focus on Yanaihara Tadao (1893-1961)
- Historical methodology
- Linguistic theory of anatomical, physiological, and therapeutic metaphors in intellectual history
- Comparative political thought between medieval Europe and Tokugawa Japan
- Patriotism and nationalism
Honours and Awards
- 2013, The 35th Suntory Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities (History and Civilization Section), Japan (one of Japan’s most prestigious academic awards for humanities and social sciences)
- 2008-2010, Marsden Award, The Royal Society of New Zealand
- 2006, Fellow, Royal Historical Society (UK)
- 2006, Early Career Award for Distinction in Research, University of Otago
- 2006-7 Marsden Award, The Royal Society of New Zealand
- 1993-95, Overseas Research Students Award, Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom
