Contact
Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts - East Asian Studies Dept
- 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 247 - Samurai, Geisha, and Ghosts
Literature and art of early modern Japan, with attention paid to representations of warriors, women, and the supernatural. Prerequisite: EASIA 101, or consent of the Department.
EASIA 480 - Honors Seminar
Note: Open to fourth year Honors students only.
EASIA 490 - Honors Thesis
Note: Open to fourth year Honors students only.
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.
JAPAN 429 - Japanese-English Translation
Theory and practice in translation as applied to Japanese and English literary and non-literary texts. Prerequisite or corequisite: JAPAN 401 or consent of Department.