Associate Professor Morris Low
Associate Professor

Morris Low

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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

Historical studies History and philosophy of specific fields

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, Griffith University
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), Griffith University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney

Search Professor Morris Low’s works on UQ eSpace

162 works between 1988 and 2024
All (162) Journal Article (96) Book Chapter (39) Conference Publication (4) Book (10) Other Outputs (7) Edited Outputs (6)

141 - 160 of 162 works

1998

Journal Article

Technology transfer and cultural exchange: Western scientists and engineers encounter late Tokugawa and Meiji Japan

Low, M. and Gooday, G. J. (1998). Technology transfer and cultural exchange: Western scientists and engineers encounter late Tokugawa and Meiji Japan. Osiris, 13, 99-128.

Technology transfer and cultural exchange: Western scientists and engineers encounter late Tokugawa and Meiji Japan

1997

Journal Article

The research function of universities in Japan

Nakayama, Shigeru and Low, Morris F. (1997). The research function of universities in Japan. Higher Education, 34 (2), 245-258. doi: 10.1023/A:1003016515514

The research function of universities in Japan

1996

Journal Article

The modern epidemic: A history of tuberculosis in Japan - Johnston,W

Low, M (1996). The modern epidemic: A history of tuberculosis in Japan - Johnston,W. Isis, 87 (4), 751-752. doi: 10.1086/357708

The modern epidemic: A history of tuberculosis in Japan - Johnston,W

1996

Journal Article

Book Review: M. Hobday, Innovation in East Asia: The Challenge to Japan (Aldershot, Hants: Edward Elgar, 1995.)

Low, Morris F. (1996). Book Review: M. Hobday, Innovation in East Asia: The Challenge to Japan (Aldershot, Hants: Edward Elgar, 1995.). Asia Pacific Business Review, 3 (1), 95-97. doi: 10.1080/13602389600000063

Book Review: M. Hobday, Innovation in East Asia: The Challenge to Japan (Aldershot, Hants: Edward Elgar, 1995.)

1996

Journal Article

Medical representations of the body in Japan: Gender, class, and discourse in the eighteenth century

Low, Morris F. (1996). Medical representations of the body in Japan: Gender, class, and discourse in the eighteenth century. Annals of Science, 53 (4), 345-359. doi: 10.1080/00033799608560821

Medical representations of the body in Japan: Gender, class, and discourse in the eighteenth century

1996

Journal Article

Review of Alexandra Munroe, Japanese Art After 1945: Scream Against the Sky, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1994, 416 pp.

Low, Morris (1996). Review of Alexandra Munroe, Japanese Art After 1945: Scream Against the Sky, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1994, 416 pp.. Japanese Studies, 16 (1), 105-111. doi: 10.1080/10371399608727604

Review of Alexandra Munroe, Japanese Art After 1945: Scream Against the Sky, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1994, 416 pp.

1994

Journal Article

SCIENCE HAS NO NATIONAL BORDERS - KELLY,HARRY,C. AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN POSTWAR JAPAN - YOSHIKAWA,H, KAUFFMAN,J

LOW, MF (1994). SCIENCE HAS NO NATIONAL BORDERS - KELLY,HARRY,C. AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN POSTWAR JAPAN - YOSHIKAWA,H, KAUFFMAN,J. Science, 266 (5183), 307-307. doi: 10.1126/science.266.5183.307

SCIENCE HAS NO NATIONAL BORDERS - KELLY,HARRY,C. AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN POSTWAR JAPAN - YOSHIKAWA,H, KAUFFMAN,J

1993

Journal Article

The Birth of Godzilla: Nuclear Fear and the Ideology of Japan as Victim

Low, Morris (1993). The Birth of Godzilla: Nuclear Fear and the Ideology of Japan as Victim. Japanese Studies, 13 (2), 48-58. doi: 10.1080/10371399308521861

The Birth of Godzilla: Nuclear Fear and the Ideology of Japan as Victim

1993

Journal Article

POSTWAR SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE MISSIONS TO JAPAN

HOME, RW and LOW, MF (1993). POSTWAR SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE MISSIONS TO JAPAN. Isis, 84 (3), 527-537. doi: 10.1086/356550

POSTWAR SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE MISSIONS TO JAPAN

1993

Journal Article

The history of East Asian science: State of the art

Low, Morris F. (1993). The history of East Asian science: State of the art. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 24 (4), 677-686. doi: 10.1016/0039-3681(93)90058-R

The history of East Asian science: State of the art

1991

Journal Article

Outgoing secretary/treasurer's report

Low, Morris (1991). Outgoing secretary/treasurer's report. Japanese Studies, 11 (2), 8-10. doi: 10.1080/10371399108522139

Outgoing secretary/treasurer's report

1991

Journal Article

SCIENCE POLICY AND POLITICS IN POSTWAR JAPAN - THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KEK HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS LABORATORY

HAYAKAWA, S and LOW, MF (1991). SCIENCE POLICY AND POLITICS IN POSTWAR JAPAN - THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KEK HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS LABORATORY. Annals of Science, 48 (3), 207-229. doi: 10.1080/00033799100200221

SCIENCE POLICY AND POLITICS IN POSTWAR JAPAN - THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KEK HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS LABORATORY

1991

Journal Article

The cold war and Japanese studies: Culturalism/nationalism and Japan's modernisation

Low, Morris (1991). The cold war and Japanese studies: Culturalism/nationalism and Japan's modernisation. Japanese Studies, 11 (1), 29-43. doi: 10.1080/10371399108521944

The cold war and Japanese studies: Culturalism/nationalism and Japan's modernisation

1991

Journal Article

‘The yellow peril': Imagined or real? a review of frei, japan's southward advance and australia

Low, Morris (1991). ‘The yellow peril': Imagined or real? a review of frei, japan's southward advance and australia. Japanese Studies, 11 (1), 130-132. doi: 10.1080/10371399108521960

‘The yellow peril': Imagined or real? a review of frei, japan's southward advance and australia

1991

Journal Article

33. The Sakata Memorial Archival Library : An Introduction

Low, Morris F. (1991). 33. The Sakata Memorial Archival Library : An Introduction. Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement, 105, 316-317. doi: 10.1143/ptps.105.316

33. The Sakata Memorial Archival Library : An Introduction

1991

Journal Article

21. Accounting for the Sakata Model

Low, Morris F. (1991). 21. Accounting for the Sakata Model. Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement, 105, 216-225. doi: 10.1143/ptps.105.216

21. Accounting for the Sakata Model

1990

Journal Article

Japan’s secret war? ‘instant’ scientific manpower and japan’s world war ii atomic bomb project

Fraser Low, Morris (1990). Japan’s secret war? ‘instant’ scientific manpower and japan’s world war ii atomic bomb project. Annals of Science, 47 (4), 347-360. doi: 10.1080/00033799000200281

Japan’s secret war? ‘instant’ scientific manpower and japan’s world war ii atomic bomb project

1989

Journal Article

The Butterfly and the Frigate: Social Studies of Science in Japan

Low, Morris Fraser (1989). The Butterfly and the Frigate: Social Studies of Science in Japan. Social Studies of Science, 19 (2), 313-342. doi: 10.1177/030631289019002006

The Butterfly and the Frigate: Social Studies of Science in Japan

1989

Journal Article

JSAA memberships

Low, Morris (1989). JSAA memberships. Japanese Studies, 9 (3) doi: 10.1080/10371398908522079

JSAA memberships

1989

Journal Article

Japan foundation grant for 1990–1991

Low, Morris (1989). Japan foundation grant for 1990–1991. Japanese Studies, 9 (3) doi: 10.1080/10371398908522078

Japan foundation grant for 1990–1991

Past funding

  • 2016
    Japan at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics
    Queensland Program for Japanese Education
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Japanese nuclear culture
    Queensland Program for Japanese Education
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Configurations of conventional and non-conventional 'family' arrangements in Japan
    UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
    Open grant
  • 2002
    Japan's future on display: the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Tokyo
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2000
    A History of Masculinity in Modern Japan.
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1999
    A history of Japanese visual culture
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Morris Low is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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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