Paula Curtis

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Post-doctoral Associate

Paula R. Curtis is a historian of premodern Japan, specializing in the medieval period. Her research interests include commoner history, documentary forgery, and material culture. Her current work focuses on socioeconomic networks formed through the exchange of counterfeit documents among metal caster organizations, the imperial court, and provincial warlords. She is also interested in digital humanities and the use of digital tools to analyze premodern historical sources.

 
Dr. Curtis received her BA from Gettysburg College, her MA from Ohio State University, and her PhD from the University of Michigan. During her time at Yale, she will teach a course on the history of text and textuality in pre-1600 Japan.
Council on East Asian Studies
Acad Year (Current): 
2019-20
Program: 
Council on East Asian Studies