William Clark
Associate Professor
Department of American Studies
Temple University
Japan
Biography
Associate Professor Clark has been at TUJ since 1992. In that time he has taught a wide variety of courses in American cultural studies and American literature. These include courses in United States cultural history, American film, gender issues, and the experiences and writings of Asian Americans, especially Chinese Americans and Japanese Americans.
Research Interest
Associate Professor Clark's research interests include the American writers of the late nineteenth century, in particular the Naturalists and early Realists, and how their stories and styles express the rapidly changing U.S. society of their time. He is also interested in the connections between the arts, between the writings and paintings (and later films) in this and later periods. More recently, he has been exploring the range of Asian-American writers, with a focus on the Filipino-American Carlos Bulosan and Japanese-American writers of the nisei generation, such as Monica Sone and Toshio Mori. Again the focus is on their writing as cultural productions.
Publications
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Clark, William J. Flashpoints along the road to recognition: Review of Helen Zia's Asian American dreams. Japan Times. October 14, 2001.
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Clark, William J. Naturalism, revitalization and the novels of Frank Norris. Consumption and American Culture, David E. Nye and Carl Pedersen (eds.), European Contributions to American Studies XXI, VU University Press, Amsterdam, Holland, 1991.
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Clark, William J. The kids really fit: Rock text and rock practice in Bill Haley's Rock Around the Clock. Popular Music and Society 18:4 (1994): 57-76.
