Below you will find a collection of my research about taiko, Japanese music, Disney, and other topics. It includes links to my Masters thesis and Ph.D. Dissertation, both completed at the University of Pittsburgh and found in their ETD database. It also includes misc. other projects that I have embarked upon, including a public-facing database of taiko-related publications.
Dissertation & Thesis
Ph.D. Dissertation
“Wadaiko in Japan and the United States: The Intercultural History of a Musical Genre.” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh, 2013.
Accessible through the University of Pittsburgh D-Scholarship institutional repository at https://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/18467/
Masters Thesis
“Drumming for the Mouse: Kumidaiko and the Exhibition of ‘Japan’ at Walt Disney World.” Master’s Thesis, University of Pittsburgh, 2009.
Accessible through the University of Pittsburgh D-Scholarship institutional repository at https://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/7512/
