Beatrice Bodart-Bailey

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Beatrice Bodart-Bailey (born 1942 [1] ) is an Australian academic, writer, and Japanologist. She was named professor of economics at Kobe University, becoming "the first female and first non-Japanese person actually appointed by the Ministry of Education". [2]

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Biography

Her early education was in German and British schools. She earned a BA at the Australian National University (ANU). Her master's and doctorate degrees were awarded at the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS) at ANU in Canberra. [2]

Bodart-Bailey's MA thesis investigated "The Political Significance of the Tea Master Sen no Rikyū (1522–1591)". Her 1980 Ph.D. thesis examined "Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu (1658-1714)". [3]

Bodart-Bailey's marriage to an Australian diplomat caused Bodart-Bailey to follow him as his career developed, including postings in Bangkok, Thailand, and Ottawa, Canada. [2]

In 1982–1986, Bodart-Bailey was a visiting professor at Ottawa University, teaching Japanese history. [3] She returned to ANU for post-graduate studies. [2]

Between 1986 and 1995, Bodart-Bailey was granted various research fellowships at ANU. [3]

In 1989–1990, Bodart-Bailey was awarded a Japan Foundation Fellow at the Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo. She has been a professor in the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto, and at Kobe University. [3]

In 1991, Bodart-Bailey became professor of Japanese history at Otsuma Women's University, where she was a founding member of the Department of Comparative Culture. [2]

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Beatrice Bodart Bailey, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 30+ works in 30+ publications in 2 languages and 170+ library holdings. [4]

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References

  1. WorldCat (date unknown). Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey. Retrieved from http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/person/data/2632104239.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Kenrick, Vivienne (2006-06-24). "Personality Profile: Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey". Japan Times (Tokyo), 24 June 2006. Retrieved on 2011-05-14 from http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20060624vk.html.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Asiatic Society of Japan, Beatrice Bodart-Bailey; retrieved 2011-05-14
  4. WorldCat Identities Archived December 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine : Bodart-Bailey, Beatrice M.