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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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
2004
Journal Article
Review Saadia M. Pekkanen. Picking Winners? From Technology Catch-up to the Space Race in Japan
Low, M. (2004). Review Saadia M. Pekkanen. Picking Winners? From Technology Catch-up to the Space Race in Japan. Asian Studies Review, 28 (4), 438-439. doi: 10.1080/10357820500034813
2004
Journal Article
Shigeru Nakayama (Editor). With Kunio Goto and Hitoshi Yoshioka. A Social History of Science and Technology in Contemporary Japan. Volume 1: The Occupation Period, 1945–1952. x + 632 pp., figs., bibl., index. Australia: Trans Pacific Press, 2001
Low, Morris (2004). Shigeru Nakayama (Editor). With Kunio Goto and Hitoshi Yoshioka. A Social History of Science and Technology in Contemporary Japan. Volume 1: The Occupation Period, 1945–1952. x + 632 pp., figs., bibl., index. Australia: Trans Pacific Press, 2001. Isis, 95 (1), 171-172. doi: 10.1086/423599
2004
Journal Article
Review of The Lens within the Heart: The Western Scientific Gaze and Popular Imaginery in Later Edo Japan. By Timon Screech
Low, M. (2004). Review of The Lens within the Heart: The Western Scientific Gaze and Popular Imaginery in Later Edo Japan. By Timon Screech. Journal of Japanese Studies, 30 (1), 163-166. doi: 10.1353/jjs.2004.0023
2003
Edited Outputs
History and Technology: Special issue - Visions of the Atomic Age: Towards a Comparative Perspective
History and Technology: Special issue - Visions of the Atomic Age: Towards a Comparative Perspective. (2003). 19 (3)
2003
Journal Article
Current perspectives in the history of science in East Asia
Low, MF (2003). Current perspectives in the history of science in East Asia. Annals of Science, 60 (3), 327-328. doi: 10.1080/00033790110091826
2003
Book
Asian Masculinities: The meaning and practice of manhood in China and Japan
Louie, Kam and Low, Morris (2003). Asian Masculinities: The meaning and practice of manhood in China and Japan. RoutledgeCurzon Taylor & Francis Group. doi: 10.4324/9780203987933
2003
Book Chapter
Conclusion
Low, Morris (2003). Conclusion. Asian Masculinities: The Meaning and Practice of Manhood in China and Japan. (pp. 244-247) RoutledgeCurzon Taylor & Francis Group. doi: 10.4324/9780203987933
2003
Journal Article
Introduction
Low, M. and Kargon, R. (2003). Introduction. History and Technology, 19 (3), 175-176. doi: 10.1080/0734151032000123927
2003
Book Chapter
Conclusion
Low, M. (2003). Conclusion. Asian Masculinities. The Meaning and Practice of Manhood in China and Japan. (pp. 244-247) edited by K. Louie and M. Low. London: Routledge Curzon.
2003
Book Chapter
The Emperor’s Sons Go to War: Competing Masculinities in Modern Japan
Low, Morris (2003). The Emperor’s Sons Go to War: Competing Masculinities in Modern Japan. Asian Masculinities: The Meaning and Practice of Manhood in China and Japan. (pp. 81-99) edited by Louie, Kam and Low, Morris. London , U. K.: Curzon Press/RoutledgeCurzon. doi: 10.4324/9780203987933
2003
Journal Article
Introduction
Low, Morris and Kargon, Robert H. (2003). Introduction. History and Technology, 19 (3), 175-176. doi: 10.1080/0734151032000123927
2003
Book Chapter
The Japanese colonial eye: Travel, exploration and empire
Low, M. (2003). The Japanese colonial eye: Travel, exploration and empire. Photography's other histories. (pp. 100-118) edited by N. Peterson and C. Pinney. Durham: Duke University Press. doi: 10.1215/9780822384717-007
2003
Journal Article
Displaying the future: Techno-nationalism and the rise of the consumer in postwar Japan
Low, M. (2003). Displaying the future: Techno-nationalism and the rise of the consumer in postwar Japan. History and Technology, 19 (3), 197-209. doi: 10.1080/0734151032000123945
2002
Edited Outputs
Asian Studies Review: Special Issue - Electronic Identities in Eastern Asia
Asian Studies Review: Special Issue - Electronic Identities in Eastern Asia. (2002). 26 (2)
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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- 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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