Expertise
European and Global History, Japanese Culture
Biography
Stephen Jankiewicz has been teaching in the Intellectual Heritage Program since 2008. He obtained his Ph.D. in History from Rutgers University. He has published articles in the Journal of World History and the Journal of Social History. His works of fiction include Families of Fire, a young adult fantasy novel. In 2024-2025 he taught at Temple University Japan’s Tokyo and Kyoto campuses.
Selected Publications
- A Dangerous Class: the Street Sellers of Nineteenth-Century London.” Journal of Social History. Oxford University Press. Volume 46, Number 2, Winter 2012, p. 391-415.
- “Orientalists in Love: Intimacy, Empire, and Cross-Cultural Knowledge.” Journal of World History. University of Hawai‘i Press. Volume 23, Number 2, June 2012, p. 345-373.
Courses Taught
- Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life
- Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good
- Honors Intellectual Heritage I
- Honors Intellectual Heritage II
- Modern World History
- Modern Japan: Empire, War, Society
- Honors Special Topics: “Immersive Worlds: Roleplaying, Manga, and Video Game Cultures”