Natalie Willis
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Academic Year:
2013-14
Direction:
From Yale
Exchange Partners:
University of Tokyo
Research Interest:
Recreating Japan: The Struggle For A New National Identity In the Shadow of World War Ii
Natalie Willis is a recent graduate of Yale College with a B.A. in East Asian Studies. Her project title is "Understanding the Cultural Formation of Japanese National Identity in the Aftermath of World War II." This project is follows her research on the gap between the rhetoric and the reality of Japanese Pan-Asianism in the years 1937-1945. Her research interests include 20th century Japanese history and Japan's relationships with neighboring nations. She is also concerned with how the unresolved tensions stemming from World War II affect Japan's current foreign policy.