Assistant Professor of Japanese Japanese Language Coordinator Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Grand Valley State University

• 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

 

Winter 2012 Courses

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JPN 201 Intermediate Japanese I

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JPN 202 Intermediate Japanese II

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JPN/EAS 323 Modern Japanese Culture & Civilization

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HNR 280-08 Focus on Asia

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Note that syllabi may change substanitally from year to year.

 

Past Non-language GVSU Courses
JPN 380 (Fall 2011) Masterpieces of Japanese Literature
JPN/EAS 380 (Winter 2010) Pre-modern Japanese Culture & Civilization	JPN/EAS 380 (Winter 2011) Early Modern Japanese Culture & Civilization

 

Courses Taught at Other Schools

 

 

Online resources for studying Japanese language and culture

 

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