Research interests
Cultural and social history of premodern and modern Japan
Modern representations of Japan and Japanese history in the context of the "Japan discourses" (nihonron)
Questions of cultural identity in Japan, European reception of Japan since the middle of the 19th century, modern historiography of Japan
Discrimination phenomena and marginality in premodern and contemporary Japanese society
Norms and values in Japanese culture (prohibition of killing, taboo and purity notions, especially in connection with the history of food culture)
Buddhism and Society in Japan
Japanese pre-modern literary history (especially waka poetry and setsuwa literature)
Contact
D-80538 Munich
Room:
D111
Phone:
+49 (0) 89 / 2180 9800
Fax:
+49 (0) 89 / 2180 9801
Email:
Klaus.Vollmer@lmu.de
Office hours:
(in presence or online) possible at any time after registration via email at klaus.vollmer@lmu.de