Thomas Lockley
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Thomas Lockley | |
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| Born | 1978 United Kingdom |
| Employer | Nihon University |
| Notable work | African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan |
Thomas Lockley (Born 1978) is an English educator residing in Japan.[1] He is an associate professor of the College of Law of Nihon University,[1][2] as well as a visiting researcher for the SOAS University of London.[2] He is also a writer who penned works such as African Samurai : the True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan.
On Japanese works, his last name is written first, such as ロックリー・トーマス or ロックリー トーマス (Lockley Thomas).[3][4]
Profile[edit]
Lockley was born in the United Kingdom in 1978[1][5]。
Lockley first came to Japan in 2000 as a participant of the JET Programme and stayed at Tottori City for 2 years,[5] where he worked as an Assistant Language Teacher at an elementary school.[6] He then became a full-time lecturer at the Nihon University College of Law,[5] before becoming an associate professor at the College in 2019.[7] That same year, he also became a visiting researcher for SOAS[2].
Lockley's field of study is languages, particularly in Content and Language Integrated Learning.[5] Lockley also does research in Japanese and Asian history.[2] Lockley teaches history and English at school,[2] with him teaching Japanese history from an International perspective.[1][2][5]
In 2016, he released a thesis paper titled The Story of Yasuke: Nobunaga's African Retainer on the Nihon University's journal Omon Ronso,[5][8] and in 2017 he published his first work titled Nobunaga to Yasuke : Honnoji o ikinobita kokujinsamurai.[2] In 2019, he wrote African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan Geoffrey Girard in the United States together with Geoffrey Girard.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "トーマス・ロックリー プロフィール". HMV&BOOKS online (in Japanese). Lawson Entertainment. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "ロックリー トーマス". TUTTLE-MORI AGENCY AUTHORS (in Japanese). 株式会社タトル・モリ エイジェンシー. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "信長と弥助 本能寺を生き延びた黒人侍" (in Japanese). 株式会社太田出版. Archived from the original on 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "英語で読む外国人がほんとに知りたい日本の文化と歴史" (in Japanese). 東京書籍株式会社. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ a b c d e f Lockley 2017, Translator afternote.
- ^ "《支援者インタビュー》 難民として逃れた祖母の存在を胸にー本能寺の変にいた「アフリカン・サムライ」から日本史を描く：ロックリー・トーマスさん" (in Japanese). Japan Associate for Refugees. 2020-02-12. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ Goto, Tsuyoshi (2022-06-05). "Researcher sheds light on mystery of African samurai Yasuke made famous by Netflix anime". The Mainichi. Archived from the original on 2022-06-05. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "The Story of Yasuke: Nobunaga's African Retainer". researchmap (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-07-17.
Bibliography[edit]
- 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
External Links[edit]
- LOCKLEY Thomas - researchmap
- ロックリー トーマス on Facebook
- Tom Kinoshita-Lockley on Facebook
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