Carter Eckert
Carter Eckert | |
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| Education | Lawrence University (BA, MA), University of Washington (PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | American historian and Korea specialist |
| Employer | Harvard University |
Carter J. Eckert is an American historian and Korea specialist currently serving as the Yoon Se Young Professor of Korean History at Harvard University.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Eckert was born in Chicago, Illinois.[2] He attended Lawrence University, where he studied Western ancient and medieval history.[2] Eckert then undertook graduate studies, earning a Master of Arts in 1968.[3]
After graduating from Harvard, Eckert worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Korea.[2] He later returned to the U.S. to undertake doctoral study in Korean and Japanese history at the University of Washington.[2]
Career
[edit]Eckert joined Harvard's faculty in 1985.[4]
In 2004, Eckert was named the first SBS Yoon Se Young Professor. The Yoon Se Young Professorship was established in honor of Yoon Se Young, chairman of the Seoul Broadcasting System.[5][6]
Eckert has consulted for the U.S. Department of State on North Korean matters.[4]
Publications
[edit]In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Carter Eckert, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 8 works in 10+ publications in 5 languages and 1,000+ library holdings.[7]
- Korea, old and new: a history (1990)
- Offspring of Empire: The Koch'ang Kims and the Colonial Origins of Korean Capitalism, 1876-1945 (1991); Nihon Teikoku no mōshigo: Kōshō no Kin ichizoku to Kankoku shihon shugi no shokuminchi kigen 1876-1945 (日本帝国の申し子: 高敞の金一族と韓国資本主義の植民地起源 1876-1945) (2004). Winner John K. Fairbank Prize
- Hanʼguk kŭndaehwa, kijŏk ŭi kwajŏng (한국근대화) Modernization of the Republic of Korea: a Miraculous Achievement (2005)
- Park Chung Hee and Modern Korea: The Roots of Militarism, 1866–1945 (2016)
Awards
[edit]- American Historical Association, John K. Fairbank Prize[2]
- Association for Asian Studies, John Whitney Hall Book Prize, 1994[8]
- Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, 1996–1997[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Eckert, Carter J. (2017-05-11). "South Korea's Break With the Past". Foreign Affairs. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ a b c d e f Korean Institute Profile: Carter J. Eckert — Harvard University
- ^ "Foreign Affairs". Harvard Magazine.
- ^ "Eckert named Yoon Se Young Professor". The Harvard Gazette. October 7, 2004.
- ^ "SBS chairman's resignation raises questions". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021.
- ^ WorldCat Identities Archived December 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine: Eckert, Carter J.
- ^ "John Whitney Hall Book Prize of the Association for Asian Studies, list". Archived from the original on 2011-11-24. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
External links
[edit]- Korean Institute Profile: Carter J. Eckert — Harvard University
- Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations Profile: Carter J. Eckert — Harvard University
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