Anne Commons

Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts - East Asian Studies Dept

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Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts - East Asian Studies Dept
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acommons@ualberta.ca

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Literature Language History Religion Premodern Japan


About

PhD, Columbia University

BA, MA, University of Auckland


Research

Premodern Japanese literature; poetry (waka) and poetic thought; anecdotal literature (setsuwa); classical Japanese language; the Japanese supernatural


Courses

EASIA 240 - Overview of Japanese Culture

Major trends in Japanese literature, art, and other forms of cultural expression, from earliest times to the modern period. Note: Not open to students with credit in JAPAN 240.


EASIA 347 - The Japanese Supernatural

Representations of the supernatural in Japanese literature from the earliest times to the present day. Prerequisites: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of the Department.


EASIA 443 - Japanese Theatre from the Noh to the Avant-garde

Note: Not open to students with credit in JAPAN 416. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.


JAPAN 341 - Classical Japanese I

Introduction to the classical Japanese language, involving study of classical Japanese grammar and reading of primary texts. Not a literature course. Prerequisite: JAPAN 202 or consent of the Department. EASIA 211 recommended.


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