Carl F. Young

Assistant Professor
PhD, University of London, 2004

Research Interests

Carl Young's research interests focus on religious social movements, nationalism, and imperialism in modern Asia, centering especially on Korea and Japan. He also has a strong interest in comparative world history and cross-cultural interaction between different world regions, focusing on Asia as a case study. His previous research has dealt with a comparison of South Korean minjung (popular) theology and Latin American liberation theology in the 1970's and 1980's and an investigation of the Tonghak (Eastern Learning) and Ch'ôndogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way) movements in Korea between 1895 and 1910. His teaching interests include East and Southeast Asian history, and the history of religion, nationalism, imperialism, and international relations in Asia.

Publications

Articles

"Embracing Modernity: Organisational and Ritual Reform in Ch'ôndogyo, 1905-1910", Asian Studies Review (Asian Studies Association of Australia), Vol. 29 (March 2005) p. 47-59.

"Tonghak in the Aftermath of the Tonghak rebellion: 1895-1901," Papers of the British Association of Korean Studies, Vol. 8 (2003) p. 67-84.

"Tonghak and Son Pyông-hui's Early Leadership: 1899-1904 Review of Korean Studies, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Summer 2002) p. 63-83.

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Current Courses

  • HIS 1601E-001 - Survey of East Asian History
  • HIS 3603E - Modern Japan: Nation, Society, and Culture

  • Courses Taught

  • HIS 3607F - East Asia since 1945
  • HIS 2605E-001 - Survey of Japanese History
  • HIS 396E-001 - Empire, Conflict and Diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific