Position, Department
Instructor
Humanities
Contact Information
(808) 934-2589
Email address: mskinner@hawaii.edu
Courses Taught
- HIST 151: World History to 1500
- HIST 152: World History since 1500
- ASAN 120: Japanese Cultures I
Research
- My research interest include Indian epigraphy, the Kushan Empire, Gandharan Buddhism, Global Empires in the Ancient World, and the early historic Silk Road Image Gandhara (University of Sydney)
- Mark Allon, Ian McCrabb, and Michael Skinner. 2023. “Digital Engagement and Scholarship: The Case of the Year 5 Buddha Triad,” The Journal of the Asian Arts Society of Australia (TAASA) Review 32.1, 22-3
- Encyclopedia of Ancient History: Asia and Africa (2020): Kushans, Apracas, Odiis, Indo-Scythians and Sakas, Ancient Indian Eras, Kaniska Era
- “Marks of Empire: Extracting a Narrative from the Corpus of Kuṣāṇa Inscriptions.” (2017) Ph.D. Dissertation: University of Washington
Service
- International Education Committee, Chair
- Writing Intensive Committee Member
Professional Activities
- Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, Hawaiʻi History Consultant, Hawaiʻi District
- Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Reviewer