Thomas Lockley
Thomas Lockley | |
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| Born | 1978 (age 47–48) United Kingdom |
| Employer | Nihon University, School of Law |
| Notable work | African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan (2019) |
Thomas Lockley (born 1978) is a British academic who is an associate professor of the College of Law of Nihon University,[1][2] and a visiting researcher for the SOAS University of London.[2] His research in the humanities and social sciences centers on education and history, with a particular emphasis on Japanese history. He is the author of African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan.
Profile
[edit | edit source]Lockley was born in the United Kingdom in 1978.[3][4] He first came to Japan in 2000 as a participant in the JET Programme, spending two years in Tottori[4] as an assistant language teacher at an elementary school.[5] He later took on a full-time lecturing position at the Nihon University College of Law,[4] and was promoted to associate professor in 2019[6] In the same year, he also became a visiting researcher for SOAS.[2]
Lockley teaches history and English. His research focuses on education and history, with a particular emphasis on Japanese history from an International perspective.[1][2]
In 2016, he released a paper titled The Story of Yasuke: Nobunaga's African Retainer on the Nihon University's journal Ōmon Ronsō (桜文論叢),[4][7] and in 2017 he published his first work titled Nobunaga to Yasuke: Honnoji o ikinobita kokujinsamurai (信長と弥助 本能寺を生き延びた黒人侍).[2] In 2019, he published African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan in the United States together with Geoffrey Girard.[2]
Bibliography
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References
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- ^ Reviews for A Gentleman from Japan:
- 'A Gentleman from Japan': A journey of firsts in the age of exploration - The Japan Times
- A Gentleman from Japan: The Untold Story of an Incredible Journey from Asia to Queen Elizabeth's Court - Booklist
- A Gentleman from Japan - Kirkus Reviews
- Social Sciences - A Gentleman from Japan - Library Journal
- ^ Reviews for African Samurai:
- 'African Samurai': The story of Yasuke — black samurai and warlord's confidant - The Japan Times
- Yasuke: The True Story of the Legendary African Samurai - The Japan Society of the UK
- African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, A Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan - History: Reviews of New Books
- Yasuke - Geographical
- African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan - Publishers Weekly
- Author reveals the story of Japan's first foreign-born samurai - Kyodo News
- Get ready for the ‘African Samurai’ - Houston Chronicle
- Masterpiece on legendary black samurai's remarkable life in feudal Japan - Cape Argus
- The African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, Japan’s Legendary Black Warrior - Tokyo Weekender
- Bondage and Bushido - InTouch
- Biography tells how a black bodyguard became the first 'African Samurai' - The Oklahoman
- This African Samurai’s Biography Reveals Why Historical Representation Matters - Paste
- African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan - Booklist
- African Samurai - Washington Independent Review of Books
- African Samurai - Kirkus Reviews
External links
[edit | edit source]- LOCKLEY Thomas - researchmap
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