Thomas Lockley
British academic (born 1978) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Lockley (born 1978) is a British academic who is an associate professor of the College of Law of Nihon University,[1][2] and a visiting researcher for the SOAS University of London.[2] His research in the humanities and social sciences centers on education and history, with a particular emphasis on Japanese history. He is the author of African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan.
Thomas Lockley | |
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| Born | 1978 (age 46–47) United Kingdom |
| Employer | Nihon University, School of Law |
| Notable work | African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan (2019) |
Profile
Lockley was born in the United Kingdom in 1978.[3][4] He first came to Japan in 2000 as a participant in the JET Programme, spending two years in Tottori[4] as an assistant language teacher at an elementary school.[5] He later took on a full-time lecturing position at the Nihon University College of Law,[4] and was promoted to associate professor in 2019[6] In the same year, he also became a visiting researcher for SOAS.[2]
Lockley teaches history and English. His research focuses on education and history, with a particular emphasis on Japanese history from an International perspective.[1][2]
In 2016, he released a paper titled The Story of Yasuke: Nobunaga's African Retainer on the Nihon University's journal Ōmon Ronsō (桜文論叢),[4][7] and in 2017 he published his first work titled Nobunaga to Yasuke: Honnoji o ikinobita kokujinsamurai (信長と弥助 本能寺を生き延びた黒人侍).[2] In 2019, he published African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan in the United States together with Geoffrey Girard.[2]
Bibliography
- — (2024). A Gentleman from Japan: The Untold Story of an Incredible Journey from Asia to Queen Elizabeth's Court. Hanover Square Press. p. 429. ISBN 9780369747990.[8]
- —; Girard, Geoffrey (2019). African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan. Little, Brown and Company. p. 390. ISBN 9781488098758.[9]
- ロックリー・トーマス (2017), 信長と弥助 本能寺を生き延びた黒人侍, translated by 不二淑子, 太田出版, ISBN 978-4-7783-1556-6
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