After the war, he enrolled in Kyoto University to study Japanese literature and culture. Keene performed a "kyogen" traditional Japanese comic play in 1956. For over 50 years, Keene was professor ...

This course consists of close reading, lecture, and discussion concerning representative works of literature and drama from ancient to early modern Japan. Theoretical analysis will be integrated with ...

The MA program in Japanese is designed to provide advanced-level training in Japanese language, literature and civilization, with the aim of preparing students for both Japan-related professional ...

Each semester, we offer two seminars in Japanese literature across different historical periods that are centered around the intensive study of particular texts, genres, and theories. See our graduate ...