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Gordon Mark Berger

Professor Emeritus of History

Contact Information
Phone: (213) 740-1678
Office: SOS 167

 

Education
B.A. , Wesleyan University, 1/1964
M.A. East Asian Studies, Yale University, 1/1966
Ph.D. History, Yale University, 1/1972
 

Description of Research

Summary Statement of Research Interests
Professor Berger researches 20th Century political and institutional Japanese history. He applies psychoanalytic perspectives to study how Japanese males in the 19th Century were taught to deal with anxiety. In addition, he researches sumo wrestling as a contemporary sport and institutional mirror through which to view Japanese history over the past 1200 years. At USC, he is the director of the East Asian Studies Center, and has focused his efforts on developing a Korean Studies program and an endowment for the USC Korean Heritage Library collection.
 

Affiliations with Research Centers, Labs, and Other Institutions
East Asian Studies Center, Director,http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/EASC/
 

Honors and Awards
USC Raubenheimer Outstanding Senior Faculty Award, 2000  
 
 
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