Masako Hattori, Ph.D.
Historian
About Me
I am a historian of the twentieth-century U.S. My research and teaching interests include the U.S. in the world; military, war, and society; nations and empires; political history; U.S.-East Asian relations; transnational history; and education and childhood.
I received my Ph.D. from Columbia University and am currently an assistant professor of history at the National University of Singapore.
Current Research Projects
My first monograph, titled The Age of Youth: American Society and the Two World Wars, will be published by Cambridge University Press. It ties together the history of U.S. foreign relations, U.S. social policy, and the history of youth and education to show how military service and educational opportunity became linked in the first half of the 20th century. Please see the "Research" page for more information.
News
July 7, 2023
"The Second Phase of War," my latest peer-reviewed article, has received an honorary mention for the Fass-Sandin Article Prize in English from the Society for the History of Children and Youth.
July 7, 2023
"The Second Phase of War" has been reviewed on H-Diplo by Kristin Roebuck (Cornell University).
January 25, 2023
『はじめて学ぶアメリカの歴史と文化』（ミネルヴァ書房）が発売されます（リンク）。私は第10章を担当しました。これからアメリカ史を学びたい人にも、過去に学んだことはあるけれどもう一度学んでみたいという人にも、分かりやすく面白い一冊となっています。
A new Japanese textbook on U.S. history to which I contributed a chapter will be published by Minerva Shobo, a major academic publisher in Japan, on Jan. 31. Please see here for more information.