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Judith Vitale is a Privatdozentin for Modern History at the University of Zurich. She completed her studies in General History, Japanese Studies, and East Asian Art History at universities in Zurich, Paris, and Fukuoka. Judith earned her doctoral degree from the University of Zurich with a dissertation focused on legal practices in medieval Japan. Her habilitation took place in 2018, with research addressing the history of Japanese historiography. She has been a fellow of various prestigious institutions including the Japan Foundation, Toshiba International Foundation, and Swiss National Science Foundation. Furthermore, Judith has served as a visiting researcher at Kyushu University, Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, University of Oxford, and the Weatherhead Initiative Global History at Harvard University. Her research interests encompass cultural history, particularly focusing on Japan, and ongoing projects explore Heritage Studies, the history of modern wars in East Asia, the history of drugs, and the introduction of foreign flora into Japanese and European gardens.
University of Zurich • Zurich, Switzerland
Teaching and researching modern history with a focus on Japanese studies.
Department of Law