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Thomas Lockley

British academic (born 1978)

Thomas Lockley (born 1978) is a British academic who is an associate professor of the College of Law of Nihon University. His research in the humanities and social sciences centres on education and history, with a particular emphasis on Japanese history.

01Profile

Lockley was born in the United Kingdom in 1978. He first came to Japan in 2000 as a participant in the JET Programme, spending two years in Tottori as an assistant language teacher at an elementary school. He later took on a full-time lecturing position at the Nihon University College of Law, and was promoted to associate professor in 2019 In the same year, he also became a visiting researcher for SOAS.

Lockley teaches history and English. His research focuses on education and history, with a particular emphasis on Japanese history from an International perspective.

02University publications

  • The Story of Yasuke: Nobunaga's African Retainer (2016, Nihon University's journal Ōmon Ronsō (桜文論叢),)
  • Nobunaga to Yasuke: Honnoji o ikinobita kokujinsamurai (信長と弥助 本能寺を生き延びた黒人侍) (2017)
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