Roellinghoff, MRM
Professor Roellinghoff, Michael Randall Marcel
Professor Roellinghoff, Michael Randall Marcel
I am an historian of modern Japan with a focus on the 19th century colonization of Hokkaido, its transpacific entanglements, the impact of colonization on the Indigenous Ainu people, as well as their resistance thereto. My book manuscript focuses on the relationship between the legal doctrine of terra nullius and "de-indigenization"; that is, colonial discourses and policies which claim that the Ainu are non-native to Hokkaido. In addition, my current research examines related topics such as the role of memorial sites in maintaining colonial power relations, colonialism as a social determinant of health, and Ainu memoirs as historical texts.
Previous to my arrival at the University of Hong Kong, I was an Associate Researcher at the University of Alberta and a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Tokyo.
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | University of Toronto | Ph.D. |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/3- | Member | Association for Asian Studies |
| 2025/4- | Member | Modern Japanese History Association |
| 2024/8- | Member | 日本移民学会 (The Japanese Association for Migration Studies) |
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