Butler, Lee
Biographical History
Lee Butler is an independent scholar focusing on Japanese medieval and early modern history.
Lee Butler is a historian of Japanese medieval and early modern history. His major work was a study of Japan's imperial court titled "Emperor and Aristocracy in Japan, 1467-1680: Resilience and Renewal". He ahs also published work on linguistics, women's writings, Japan's late medieval bath, and architectural patronage of the 17th to 19th centuries. He was a visiting professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, from 2004 to 2005. He has also taught at Brigham Young University, Colby College, and the University of Alabama.
Citation:
Harold B. Lee Library, Aug. 18, 2014 (Looking Inward, Looking Outward: Japanese Representations of Self and Other; Lee Butler; independent scholar; historian of Japan’s medieval and early modern eras; study of Japan’s imperial court; Emperor and Aristocracy in Japan, 1467-1680: Resilience and Renewal; also published work on medieval linguistics, women’s writings, Japan’s late medieval bath, and architectural patronage of the 17th to 19th centuries; visiting professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2004-2005; also taught at Brigham Young University, Colby College, and the University of Alabama)Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Oral history interview with Lee Butler and J. Scott Miller
Contains a transcript of an oral interview conducted by David Wilson with Lee Butler and Scott Miller regarding the L. Tom Perry Special Collections exhibit "Looking Inward, Looking Outward: Japanese Representations of Self and Other". The interview consists of the professors explaining the historical and cultural context of certain pieces in the exhibit. Dated approximately 2005.