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Thomas Havens, Professor

	After 25 years at Connecticut College, 2 at Illinois, and 6 at Berkeley, Tom Havens came to Northeastern in 1999 as chair of the history department. He has also served as acting director of Asian Studies. He teaches undergraduate courses on Japanese history, East Asian cultures, and Japanese literature in translation.
His latest book, on the avant-garde arts in Japan after World War Two, will be published by University of Hawaii Press in 2006. His current research focuses on the history of public parks and open spaces in Japan and its former colonies.