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Ericson, Kjelldavid
Institute for Research in Humanities Associate Professor
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Last Updated :2025/06/16
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ericson.kjelldavid.6a
kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Research History
- From Apr. 2025, To PresentKyoto University, Institute for Research in Humanities, Associate Professor
- From Jul. 2015, To Jun. 2016Yale University, Program in Agrarian Studies, Affiliate Fellow
- From Apr. 2023, To Mar. 2025Kyoto University, Graduate Faculty of Letters/Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research, Senior Lecturer (Program-Specific)
- From May 2018, To Mar. 2023Kyoto University, Graduate Faculty of Letters/Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research, Assistant Professor (Program-Specific)
- From Jul. 2017, To Apr. 2018Kyoto University, Institute for Research in Humanities, JSPS Postdoc
- From Jul. 2016, To Jun. 2017Connecticut College, Department of History, Visiting Assistant Professor
- From Jul. 2015, To Jun. 2016Yale University, Center for East Asian Studies, Postdoctoral Associate
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Research
Research Interests
- History of Science
- Intellectual Property
- Modern Japanese History
- Aquaculture
- Maritime History
- History of Science and Technology
- Environmental History
Research Areas
- Humanities & social sciences, History - General
- Humanities & social sciences, History - Japan
- Humanities & social sciences, Sociology/history of science and technology
Papers
- Seed Oyster Inspection, Matsushima Bay (circa 1958)Matthew Morse Booker; Kjell David EricsonEnvironmental History, Jan. 2025, Peer-reviewed
- The Puzzle of the Thinly Coated Pearl: Aquacultural Ecology and the Politics of Density in Ago BayHistorical Studies in the Natural Sciences, Jun. 2023, Peer-reviewed
- Judging the Perle Japonaise: The Techno-Legal Separation of Culture from Nature in 1920s ParisKjell D. EricsonTechnology and Culture, Oct. 2021, Peer-reviewed
- Water Before Fish: Japan's Fundamental Fisheries Survey and the Currents of Empire, 1909-1918Kjell EricsonZinbun, 2018, Peer-reviewed
- Making Space for Red Tide: Discolored Water and the Early Twentieth Century Bayscape of Japanese Pearl CultivationKjell EricsonJournal of the History of Biology, May 2017, Peer-reviewed
- Nature's Helper: Mikimoto Kōkichi and the Place of Cultivation in the Twentieth Century’s Pearl EmpiresKjell David EricsonPrinceton University, 2015, Peer-reviewed
Misc.
- Interview with Dr Matthew M. Booker and Dr Kjell Ericson – The Seed Oyster Inspectors: Labour and Power in Trans-Pacific Tidelands, 1945-1970sThe Pacific Circle, Jul. 2023
- 「アーロン・モーアの見たもの，遺したもの－追悼シンポジウム」塚原東吾; 愼蒼健; シェル・エリクソン; ヒロミ・ミズノ; 西山崇; キム・テホ; 藤原辰史; 山根信洋科学史研究 [第Ⅲ期], Apr. 2022
- Review: Shōwa zenki no kagaku shisōshi 昭和前期の科学思想史 [Essays on the History of Scientific Thought in Modern Japan: From 1920 to 1960] Shōwa kōki no kagaku shisōshi 昭和後期の科学思想史 [Essays on the History of Scientific Thought in Modern Japan: From 1940 to 1980]Kjell David EricsonEast Asian Science, Technology and Society, 2019
Presentations
- Where is a Monoculture Made? Transplanting Seed Oysters from Miyagi Prefecture to Washington State and FranceKjell Ericson; Matthew BookerASEH Presents: "Moving Aquafarms" (American Society for Environmental History), 03 Mar. 2025
- Where is a 'Japanese cultured' pearl made, and by whom?Kjell EricsonGlobal History of ‘Made in Japan’: Contextualization and Place-Making of Crafts and Terroirs, Sophia University, 08 Dec. 2024, Invited
- Defining "Clean Seas" between the United States and Japan: The Transpacific Politics of Shellfish Sanitation in Post-1945 Hiroshima BayKjell Ericson"Things, Organism, and Environment: East Asian Biological Technologies," Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University, 09 Nov. 2024, Invited
- Remaking Washington State’s Coastlines in Miyagi Prefecture: The Transregional Ecologies of the Pacific Oyster, 1920s-1970sKjell Ericson"Environnement, Technique, Industrie" Working Group, École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), Paris, France, 07 Nov. 2024, Invited
- The Transpacific Tidelands of the Pacific OysterThe 258th Nichibunken Evening Seminar, International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto, 03 Oct. 2024, Invited
- Rethinking Postwar Japan's First "Overseas" Pearl FarmKjell David Ericson9th IMHA International Congress of Maritime History, Busan, South Korea, 22 Aug. 2024
- Pacific Oysters and Transpacific Environmental HistoryKjell David EricsonPusan National University Environmental History Workshop, 20 Aug. 2024, Invited
- 広島カキの戦後環境史と日米間の貝類衛生問題：「清浄海域」に着目してKjell David Ericson環境問題の社会史的研究班（京都大学人文科学研究所）, 08 Apr. 2024
- 日本植物特許第一号の前史：「ミブヨモギ時代」を中心にKjell David Ericson京都大学人文科学研究所「モノ・知識・環境」共同研究班, 22 Dec. 2023
- Japan's First Plant Patents: Bioprospecting, Breeding, BiotechnologyKjell EricsonPeople, Plants, and the Law (University of Queensland ARC Center of Excellence for Plant Success), Brisbane, Australia, 25 Oct. 2023
- Natives, Aliens, and Hybrids Submerged: The Difficulties of Defining an Akoya Pearl OysterKjell EricsonWhen Species Travel: On the Rise Consequence of Invasive Ecologies in Asia and the West Pacific (Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore), Feb. 2020
- パシフィック・オイスターの環太平洋史―宮城県とワシントン州の種がき貿易を中心にKjell Ericson環境問題の社会史的研究班（京都大学人文科学研究所）, 25 Apr. 2022
- The Seed Oyster Inspectors: Labour and Power in Transpacific Tidelands, 1945-1970sMatthew M. Booker; Kjell EricsonThe Pacific Circle, Online Lecture Series, 31 May 2023
- Monopoly Visions, Biotechnical Secrecy, and Embodied Knowledges in Postwar Japan's First "Overseas" Pearl FarmKjell EricsonSociety for the History of Technology (SHOT) Annual Meeting, 11 Nov. 2022
- (More-Than-)Human Migrants, Aliens, and Indigenes along Miyagi Prefecture‘s and Washington State‘s Oyster Coasts, ca. 1920s–1970sKjell EricsonPacific Histories across Species and Borders, Osaka University, Mar. 2023
- 'Virtually a Direct Link between the Tennessee River and Japan's Inland Sea': The Transpacific Ecologies of a Pearl Cultivation Boom, 1950-1970Kjell EricsonClimate Change, Energy, and Sustainability in the Pacific Region (German Institute for Japanese Studies), Apr. 2021
- Hypercultivation: Rethinking Aquaculture's Ecological Limits in Ago Bay, 1950s-1970sKjell EricsonWater, Waterways and Seas in Modern Japan: Perspectives of Environmental History (École française d’Extrême-Orient EFEO/Scuola Italiana di Studi sull'Asia Orientale ISEAS), 30 May 2020
- Reconsidering Japan’s Plant Patent Movement: National Histories, Colonial Legacies, and Transpacific DynamicsKjell EricsonPeople, Plants, and the Law (University of Queensland ARC Center of Excellence for Plant Success), 04 Apr. 2023
- The “Pacific” Oyster Trade and the Possibilities of Trans-Pacific Environmental HistoryMatthew Booker; Kjell David EricsonThe Sixth Biennial Conference of East Asian Environmental History (EAEH 2021), 10 Sep. 2021
Books and Other Publications
- Oceanic Japan: The Archipelago in Pacific and Global HistoryStefan Huebner, Nadin Heé, Ian J. Miller, and William M. Tsutsui, Contributor, Becoming Kai-Lingual: Shellfish Sensors, Oceanic Traces, and the Interpretation of Submerged Histories in Ago BayUniversity of Hawaiʻi Press, Nov. 2024
- Intellectual Property and the Design of NatureJose Bellido and Brad Sherman, Contributor, Modified Pearl Oysters and Repeatable Peaches: Cultivation, Invention, and the Laws of Nature in Twentieth-century JapanOxford University Press, Sep. 2023
- Patent Cultures: Diversity and Harmonization in Historical PerspectiveGooday, Graeme; Wilf, Steven Robert, Contributor, The Life and Times of Patent No. 2,670: Industrial Property And Public Knowledge In Early Twentieth Century JapanCambridge University Press, 2020
- Why Study Biology by the Sea?Matlin, Karl S.; Maienschein, Jane; Ankeny, Rachel A., Contributor, The Misaki Marine Biological Station's Dual Roles for Zoology and Fisheries, 1880s–1930sUniversity of Chicago Press, 2020
- 論点・日本史学岩城, 卓二; 上島, 享; 河西, 秀哉; 塩出, 浩之; 谷川, 穣; 告井, 幸男, Contributor, アメリカにおける日本史研究――「近代化論」をめぐりどんな議論がなされてきたのかミネルヴァ書房, 12 Aug. 2022
- 科学史事典 = Encyclopedia of the history of science日本科学史学会, Contributor, 養殖真珠と天然真珠：パリの「真珠裁判」をめぐって丸善出版, Jun. 2021
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Education
Teaching subject(s)
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026Japanese History I-E2H281, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026Social History of Japanese Technology II-E2H298, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026Social History of Japanese Technology I-E2H297, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026Japanese History II-E2H282, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026Skills II-Research 1-3-Advanced EnglishJK43, Fall, Graduate School of Letters, 1
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026English for HistoriansM630, Fall, Graduate School of Letters, 1
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026Research and Advanced Studies (KBR/SEG) AJK40, Fall, Faculty of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026Skills for Transcultural Studies I-EnglishJK07, Spring, Faculty of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026Research and Advanced Studies (KBR/SEG) BJK45, Fall, Faculty of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026Skills for Transcultural Studies I-EnglishJK07, Spring, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026Research and Advanced Studies (KBR/SEG) BJK45, Fall, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026Research and Advanced Studies (KBR/SEG) AJK40, Fall, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026Foundations I-Seminar(SEG)JK10, Spring, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025English for HistoriansM630, Fall, Graduate School of Letters, 1
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025Skills II-Research 1-3-Advanced EnglishJK43, Fall, Graduate School of Letters, 1
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025Research and Advanced Studies (KBR/SEG) BJK45, Fall, Faculty of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025Research and Advanced Studies (KBR/SEG) AJK40, Fall, Faculty of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025Introduction-Focus I Seminar (SEG) BJK35, Spring, Faculty of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025Skills for Transcultural Studies I-EnglishJK07, Spring, Faculty of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025Research and Advanced Studies (KBR/SEG) BJK45, Fall, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025Research and Advanced Studies (KBR/SEG) AJK40, Fall, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025Introduction-Focus I Seminar (SEG) BJK35, Spring, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025Foundations I-Seminar(SEG)JK10, Spring, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025Skills for Transcultural Studies I-EnglishJK07, Spring, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024English for HistoriansM630, Fall, Graduate School of Letters, 1
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024Research 2-Advanced EnglishJK30, Fall, Graduate School of Letters, 1
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024Introduction-Focus I Seminar (SEG) BJK35, Spring, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024Research 1~3-Seminar (KBR/SEG)(Lecture)JK21, Fall, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024Foundations I-Seminar(SEG)JK10, Spring, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024Skills for Transcultural Studies I-EnglishJK07, Spring, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024Introduction-Focus I Seminar (SEG) BJK35, Spring, Faculty of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024Research 1~3-Seminar (KBR/SEG)(Lecture)JK21, Fall, Faculty of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024Skills for Transcultural Studies I-EnglishJK07, Spring, Faculty of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023Introduction-Focus I Seminar (SEG) BJK35, Spring, Faculty of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023English for HistoriansM630, Fall, Graduate School of Letters, 1
- From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023Foundations I-Seminar(SEG)JK10, Spring, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023Research 2-Advanced EnglishJK30, Fall, Graduate School of Letters, 1
- From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023Research 1~3-Seminar (KBR/SEG)(Lecture)JK21, Fall, Faculty of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023Introduction-Focus I Seminar (SEG) BJK35, Spring, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023Skills for Transcultural Studies I-EnglishJK07, Spring, Faculty of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023Research 1~3-Seminar (KBR/SEG)(Lecture)JK21, Fall, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023Research 1~3-Seminar (KBR/SEG)(Lecture)JK21, Fall, Faculty of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023Skills for Transcultural Studies I-EnglishJK07, Spring, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023Research 1~3-Seminar (KBR/SEG)(Lecture)JK21, Fall, Graduate School of Letters, 2
- From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020Foundations I-Seminar(SEG)Spring, 文学研究科
- From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020Foundations I-Seminar(SEG)Spring, 文学部
- From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020Research 1~3-Seminar (KBR/SEG)(Lecture)Fall, 文学研究科
- From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020Research 1~3-Seminar (KBR/SEG)(Lecture)Fall, 文学部
- From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020Skills for Transcultural Studies I-EnglishSpring, 文学研究科
- From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020Skills for Transcultural Studies I-EnglishSpring, 文学部
- From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020English for HistoriansFall, 文学研究科
- From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021Foundations I-Seminar(SEG)Spring, 文学研究科
- From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021Foundations I-Seminar(SEG)Spring, 文学部
- From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021Research 1~3-Seminar (KBR/SEG)(Lecture)Fall, 文学研究科
- From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021Research 1~3-Seminar (KBR/SEG)(Lecture)Fall, 文学部
- From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021Skills for Transcultural Studies I-EnglishSpring, 文学研究科
- From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021Skills for Transcultural Studies I-EnglishSpring, 文学部
- From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021English for HistoriansFall, 文学研究科
- From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022Foundations I-Seminar(SEG)Spring, 文学研究科
- From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022Foundations I-Seminar(SEG)Spring, 文学部
- From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022Research 1~3-Seminar (KBR/SEG)(Lecture)Fall, 文学研究科
- From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022Research 1~3-Seminar (KBR/SEG)(Lecture)Fall, 文学部
- From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022Research 1~3-Seminar (KBR/SEG)(Lecture)Fall, 文学研究科
- From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022Research 1~3-Seminar (KBR/SEG)(Lecture)Fall, 文学部
- From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022Research 2-Advanced EnglishFall, 文学研究科
- From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022Skills for Transcultural Studies I-EnglishSpring, 文学研究科
- From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022Skills for Transcultural Studies I-EnglishSpring, 文学部
- From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022English for HistoriansFall, 文学研究科
