Overview
Background
Dr Morris Low’s research interests include the history of Japanese science and technology, history of Australia-Japan relations, Japanese visual culture, and issues relating to identity.
His current research projects include: the history of nuclear power in Japan; and the history of Japan’s participation in international expositions and Olympic Games.
He is Editor of the East Asia Series of research monographs published by Routledge for the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA).
Availability
- Associate Professor Morris Low is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, Griffith University
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), Griffith University
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney
Works
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2006
Book Chapter
technology, transport and communications
Low, Morris (2006). technology, transport and communications. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture. (pp. 508-511) edited by Sandra Buckley. London, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9780203996348
2006
Book Chapter
Oseania: Nihon kigyo ni okeru gijutsu kakushin to keiei
Low, M. (2006). Oseania: Nihon kigyo ni okeru gijutsu kakushin to keiei. 現代日本企業 ３ グローバル・レビュー. (pp. 97-117) edited by A. Kudo, T. Kikkawa and F. D. Hook. Tokyo, Japan: Yuhikaku.
2006
Journal Article
Japan on Display Photography and the emperor Preface
Low, Morris (2006). Japan on Display Photography and the emperor Preface. Japan On Display: Photography and the Emperor, X-+.
2006
Book Chapter
just-in-time delivery
Low, Morris (2006). just-in-time delivery. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture. (pp. 241-242) edited by Sandra Buckley. London, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9780203996348
2006
Book Chapter
railways
Low, Morris (2006). railways. Encyclopedia Of Contemporary Japanese Culture. (pp. 412-414) edited by Sandra Buckley. London, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9780203996348
2006
Journal Article
Review of Reasonable men, powerful words: Political culture and expertise in twentieth-century Japan by Laura Hein
Low, Morris (2006). Review of Reasonable men, powerful words: Political culture and expertise in twentieth-century Japan by Laura Hein. Isis, 97 (3), 588-589. doi: 10.1086/510000
2006
Book Chapter
information society
Low, Morris and Buckley, Sandra (2006). information society. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture. (pp. 212-215) edited by Sandra Buckley. London, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9780203996348
2006
Book
Japan on Display: Photography and the Emperor
Low, Morris (2006). Japan on Display: Photography and the Emperor. New York: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203087329
2006
Book Chapter
science and technology parks
Low, Morris (2006). science and technology parks. Encyclopedia Of Contemporary Japanese Culture. (pp. 442-442) edited by Sandra Buckley. London, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9780203996348
2005
Journal Article
Environmental Science in Japan
Low, M. (2005). Environmental Science in Japan. Minerva, 43 (4), 441-444. doi: 10.1007/s11024-005-2469-4
2005
Journal Article
Preface
Low, Morris (2005). Preface. Building a Modern Japan: Science, Technology, and Medicine in the Meiji Era and Beyond, xiii-xiv. doi: 10.1057/9781403981110
2005
Journal Article
Introduction
Low, Morris (2005). Introduction. Building a Modern Japan: Science, Technology, and Medicine in the Meiji Era and Beyond, 1-10. doi: 10.1057/9781403981110
2005
Book Chapter
The Politics of Pure Science: Yukawa and Tomonaga
Low, Morris (2005). The Politics of Pure Science: Yukawa and Tomonaga. Science and the Building of a New Japan. (pp. 105-141) New York, NY, United States: Palgrave Macmillan US. doi: 10.1057/9781403976925_5
2005
Book Chapter
Introduction
Low, M. (2005). Introduction. Building a Modern Japan. (pp. 1-10) edited by M. Low. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
2005
Journal Article
BUILDING A MODERN JAPAN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND MEDICINE IN THE MEIJI ERA AND BEYOND INTRODUCTION
Low, Morris (2005). BUILDING A MODERN JAPAN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND MEDICINE IN THE MEIJI ERA AND BEYOND INTRODUCTION. Building a Modern Japan: Science, Technology, and Medicine in the Meiji Era and Beyond, 1-10.
2005
Book Chapter
Corporate Science: Sagane
Low, Morris (2005). Corporate Science: Sagane. Science and the Building of a New Japan. (pp. 143-168) New York, NY, United States: Palgrave Macmillan US. doi: 10.1057/9781403976925_6
2005
Book Chapter
The Making of the Japanese Physicist
Low, Morris (2005). The Making of the Japanese Physicist. Science and the Building of a New Japan. (pp. 1-15) New York, NY, United States: Palgrave Macmillan US. doi: 10.1057/9781403976925_1
2005
Book Chapter
Physicists on the Left: Sakata and Taketani
Low, Morris (2005). Physicists on the Left: Sakata and Taketani. Science and the Building of a New Japan. (pp. 73-103) New York, NY, United States: Palgrave Macmillan US. doi: 10.1057/9781403976925_4
2005
Book Chapter
Science on the International Stage: Hayakawa
Low, Morris (2005). Science on the International Stage: Hayakawa. Science and the Building of a New Japan. (pp. 169-196) New York, NY, United States: Palgrave Macmillan US. doi: 10.1057/9781403976925_7
2005
Book
Building a Modern Japan: Science, Technology, and Medicine in the Meiji Era and Beyond
Low, Morris (2005). Building a Modern Japan: Science, Technology, and Medicine in the Meiji Era and Beyond. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781403981110
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Morris Low is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The South Sumatra-Singapore Cross-Border Trade and Political Networks, 1945-1950
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Patrick Jory
Completed supervision
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Under the Master's Eye: Agricultural Improvement on the Virginia Plantation, 1750-1820
Principal Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
'Chinese Inscriptions': Australian-Born Chinese Lives
Principal Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
THE BRISBANE OVERSEAS CHINESE COMMUNITY 1860S TO 1970S: ENIGMA OR CONFORMITY
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Yuriko Nagata
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Doctor Philosophy
DEPTH IN THE FLOATING WORLD: WESTERN REALISM AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF TRADITIONAL SPACE IN LATE UKIYO-E LANDSCAPE PRINTS
Principal Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Japanese co-workers' view of their communication with EPA foreign nurse trainees
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kayoko Hashimoto
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Girls Reading/Writing/Re-Writing Male Homoeroticism in Japan: Intertextual Transformations in Shojo and Boys' Love (BL) Manga
Associate Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Reconsidering Professionalism: Women, Space and Art in England, 1880-1914
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Geoff Ginn
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Conducting English Classes in English in Japan: The Roles of Japanese Teachers and Native English-speaking Teachers in the New National Curriculum in Upper Secondary Schools
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kayoko Hashimoto
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