Associate Professor of Japanese Japanese Language Coordinator Department of Modern Languages and Literatures East Asian Studies Program Grand Valley State University Winter 2013 Office Hours: W • F 11am - 1pm

• BA in Japanese Language and Literature, University of Colorado

• BA in Chinese Language and Literature, University of Colorado

• MA in Japanese Literature, University of Colorado

• PhD in Japanese Literature, University of Michigan

Dissertation: The Tsukushi Manyôshû Poets and the Invention of Japanese Poetry

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• Premodern Japanese poetry and poetic theory	• Traditional Japanese Theater
• Adaptation of works in different genres/media	• Japanese humor
• Premodern hybrid text/image works	• Japanese folklore and the supernatural

 

Current Courses - Winter 2013

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JPN 202 Intermediate Japanese II

 

HNR 280-06 Honors Course Focus on Asia

 

JPN/EAS 323 Modern Japanese Culture & Civilization

 

 

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Note that syllabi may change substanitally from year to year.

Recent Language Courses
JPN 102 Elementary Japanese II	JPN 201 Intermediate Japanese I

 

Recent Non-Language Courses

JPN 380 (Fall 2011) Masterpieces of Japanese Literature

JPN/EAS 380 (Fall 2012) The Japanese Supernatural

EAS 201 East Asia in the Contemporary World

Japanese Culture and Civilization

JPN/EAS 321 Pre-modern Japanese Culture & Civilization

JPN/EAS 322 Early Modern Japanese Culture & Civilization

JPN/EAS 323 Modern Japanese Culture & Civilization

 

Study Abroad Courses

Japanese Language and Theater in Japan

 

Courses Taught at Other Schools

 

 

Online resources for studying Japanese language and culture

 

Opportunities to study in Japan through GVSU's Padnos International Center