Michael McCaskey
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of East Asian Languages & Cultures, Georgetown University,
Washington DC
mccaskem@georgetown.edu
1. Education
Primary and Secondary Education
Private Schools in Japan and California, Public Schools in New York
Undergraduate Education
New York University--Major Classics & Linguistics
Stanford University--Major Asian Languages & Literatures
B.A. in Asian Languages & Literatures (Chinese & Japanese),
Stanford University
Graduate Education
Stanford University--M.A. Program in Asian Languages & Literatures
M.A. in Asian Languages & Literatures (Chinese & Japanese),
Stanford University
Inter-University Center, Tokyo, Japan--Graduate Study of Japanese
Language and Literature
Chinese Lit. Dept., Tokyo University--Graduate Study of Chinese Classical
Literature
Yale University--Ph.D. Program in East Asian Languages, Linguistics and
Literatures
Ph.D. in East Asian Languages, Linguistics and
Literatures (Chinese & Japanese)
2. Professional experience
Yale University--Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant; subsequently
Director of Summer Far Eastern Language Institute
University of Maryland--Asst. Professor of Oriental Lang. & Comparative
Literature; concurrently Chair, Dept. Of Oriental Languages for 2 years
Georgetown University--Assoc. Prof. of Chinese & Japanese;
Director, Georgetown University Language Research Center for 3 years;
Chair, Dept. Of Chinese & Japanese for 20 years;
Acting Chair, EALC Dept., for 1 year
3. Publications
a) Books Edited
Dictionary of Spoken Chinese (IFEL Press, Yale University, 1965)
Basic Course in Mandarin Chinese (GULARC, Georgetown University Pub. 1969)
Advanced Course in Mandarin Chinese (GULARC, Georgetown University Pub.1970)
Wa-Ei Kokugo Jiten (New Standard Japanese-English Dictionary) (Nichigai
Publishers, Tokyo—accepted and subsequently published in a different form,
as Bijinesu gijutsu jitsuyo Eigo daijiten, 1998)
b) Scholarly Articles, Conference Papers, and Other Academic Publications (19922004)
"Political Thought in Japanese Historical Writing"-- Asian Thought & Society,
Vol. XVII, No. 50, May-Aug 1992
"Written Standard Chinese," review in The Modern Language Journal, vol. 77,
no. 3, Autumn 1993, p. 377
"Teaching Japanese Idioms Using Hypercard: An Idiom Module for a Learner's
Dictionary," Computer Assisted Language Learning, vol. 7, No. 2, 1994,
pp. 99-106
"Short History of German Translation of Chinese Literature," Jerome Quarterly,
August-Sept. issue, 1994
Review of "Japanese Psycholinguistics: A Classified and Annotated Bibliography,"
by Kess & Miyamoto, printed in Modern Language Journal, Vol. 80 No. 3,
Autumn 1996, 423.
Review of "Gender and Sexuality in Twentieth Century Chinese Literature and Society,"
ed. Lu Tonglin, printed in Journal of the History of Sexuality (ed. Bard College,
pub. University of Chicago), Vol. 6 No. 3, Winter 1996, 478-480
"Medicine and Metaphysics in Zen Master Eisai's Book of Tea: Exoteric and Esoteric
Aspects of the Kissa yôjô ki," printed in Colophon, 1997:1, 16-24
"The Record of Ippen"--review in Buddhist Studies Review, Vol. 15, No. 2, 1998
“Zen in the Making of a Haiku Master: Bashô’s Relationship With Butchô Zenji,”
Colophon 1998:3, 27-33.
Report: “AAUP DC Conference Committee A Study of the Issue of Equity With Respect
to Academic Freedom and Tenure Issues,” AAUP DC Conference, February, 2001,
55 pages.
“Pilgrimages in Heian Literature,” 79 page article, accepted in 2002 by Buddhist Studies
Review, UK, but so far not published (journal editorship and management have
recently changed, so the publication situation remains unclear at this time)—
I will probably either revise it and resubmit it to the International Association of
Buddhist Studies Journal at Lucerne Univ., Switzerland, or expand it and submit it
to a press as a book.
c) Scholarly Articles Published, Conference Papers Presented, and Other Academic
Publications (2004-2006)
1) “Mito Komon and Zatoichi: Period Television and Film Serials as Mnemohistory in
Japan,” paper presented at the MAR-AAS Conference Oct. 23, 2004.
2) “The Ouchi Family Monopolizes Trade With China,” The Renaissance & Early
Modern Era, 1454-1600, 428-430.
3) “The Temmon Hokke Rebellion,” The Renaissance & Early Modern Era, 1454-1600,
497-499.
4) “Europeans Begin Trade With Japan,” The Renaissance & Early Modern Era, 14541600, 572-574.
5) “The Taiko Kenchi Survey,” The Renaissance & Early Modern Era, 1454-1600, 852854.
6) “Hishikawa Moronobu: Japanese Painter and Printmaker,” The Seventeenth Century,
375-377.
7) “Seki Kowa: Japanese Mathematician and Government Official,” The Seventeenth
Century, 831-833.
8) “An Introduction to the Genroku Era,” The Seventeenth Century, 791-794.
9) “The Reign of Shogun Tsunayoshi,” The Seventeenth Century, 746-748.
10) “The Meireki Fire Ravages Edo,” The Seventeenth Century, 537-539.
11) “Japan’s National History, the Dai Nihon Shi, Begun in 1657,” The Seventeenth
Century, 534-536.
12) “Japan Lifts Ban on Foreign Books,” The Eighteenth Century, 153-155.
13) “The Tenmei Famine,” The Eighteenth Century, 722-724.
14) “Suzuki Harunobu, Japanese Artist, ” The Eighteenth Century, 958-960.
15) “Ogyū Sorai, Japanese Scholar and Philologist,” The Eighteenth Century, 746-748.
16) “Revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin,” The Eighteenth Century, 16-18.
d) Ten more articles, researched, written, completed and submitted in 2005-2006
Articles completed and accepted in January 2006 under contract with Salem Press, each
article approx. 1000-1500 wds., for Notorious Persons—Biographies of Controversial
Figures in Recent History (publication planned for late 2006):
1) Shigenobu Fusako (Nihon Sekigun leader)
2) Asahara Shoko (Aum/Omu Shinri-kyo leader)
3) Kawashima Yoshiko (Manchu Princess and provocateur)
4) Article on the Burma Railway/Bridge Over the River Kwai, for Great Events from
History: The Twentieth Century, completed Summer 2006.
Biographical articles published in The Elsevier Encyclopedia of Languages and
Linguistics, Biographies of Leading Scholars, Elsevier Press, ISBN 0080442994 (set):
5) Moto’ori Norinaga (1730-1801)
6) Moto’ori Haruniwa (1763-1828)
7) Hattori Shiro (1908- ?)
8) Jules Bloch (1880-1953)
9) Basil Hall Chamberlain (1850-1935)
10) S.I. Hayakawa (American Pioneer in Semantics)
e) Review Article, Dec. 2009
Review of Kurosawa: Translations and Permutations in Global Cinema
Journal of Japanese and Korean Cinema (Refereed Academic Journal)
Published in Volume 1 Issue 2, December 2009
pages 187-190
Current Research
f) Research in progress on the “epic” films of Kurosawa – Kagemusha and Ran –
comparisons, origins, historical derivation.
g) Review article in progress – comparative review of Beautiful Fighting Girl: From
Nausicaä to Sailor Moon, understanding girl heroines of manga and anime within otaku
culture, by Saito Tamaki (U. of Minnesota Press, 2011), and The Anime Machine: A
Media Theory of Animation, by Thomas Lamarre (U. of Minnesota Press, 2009).
h) Manuscript in progress: 21st Century Anime: Transmutations of Reality
Addendum: Publications Summary, 2006-2008, Michael McCaskey
I. 6 Languages & Linguistics Articles published in Fall 2006, in The Elsevier
Encyclopedia of Languages and Linguistics, Biographies of Leading Scholars,
Elsevier Press, each article approximately 1000 words in length—out of a total of 8
which I submitted, 6 of my articles were refereed and accepted for publication, and
finally published in the 14-volume encyclopedia set, in 2006:
For: The Elsevier Encyclopedia of Languages and Linguistics, Biographies of Leading
Scholars, my published articles are on the lives and work of the following scholars,
emphasizing their landmark contributions to the field of linguistics:
1) Moto’ori Norinaga (1730-1801), pages 2614-2615.
2) Moto’ori Haruniwa (1763-1828), page 2614.
3) Hattori Shiro (1908- ?), pages 1524-1525.
4) Jules Bloch (1880-1953), pages 371-372.
5) Basil Hall Chamberlain (1850-1935), pages 503-504
6) S.I. Hayakawa (American Pioneer in Semantics) (1906-92), pages 1528-1529
This encyclopedia is available for use at the GU Lauinger Library, with alphabetical
volume ranges below:
Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics / Keith Brown, editor-in-chief; coordinating editors, Anne H. Anderson [et al.] copies submitted with Faculty Report last
year.
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Description 14 v. : ill., maps (some col.), ports. ; 29 cm
Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents: v. 1. A-Bil -- v. 2. Bil-Con -- v. 3. Con-Dt -- v. 4. Du-Gen -- v. 5. Gen-Int -- v. 6. Inu-Lea -
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Linguistics -- Encyclopedias
II. Additional articles researched, written, completed and submitted in 2006, and
published in 2007.
Articles completed and accepted in 2006, under contract with Salem Press, each
article approx. 1000-1500 wds., for Notorious Persons—Biographies of Controversial
Figures in Recent History (publication took place in January, 2007, copies submitted
with Faculty Report last year.):
Great Lives from History: Notorious Lives
Edited by Carl L. Bankston III
Salem Press
3 volumes, 1201 pages plus indexes
ISBN-13: 978-1-58765-320-9
Publication Date: January, 2007
1) Shigenobu Fusako (Nihon Sekigun leader), 949-950.
2) Asahara Shoko (Aum/Omu Shinri-kyo leader), 40-42.
3) Kawashima Yoshiko (Manchu Princess and Japanese provocateur), 558-559.
III. Article on the Burma Railway/Bridge Over the River Kwai, for Great Events
from History: The Twentieth Century, 1941-1970, completed and submitted Summer
2007, and subsequently accepted in 2008. (Copy attached to paper copies.)
The Thai-Burma Railway Is Completed With Forced Labor, 307-309.
Updated May 10, 2011