| e-mail: | genbun(at)l.u-tokyo.ac.jp *Replace (at) with @. |
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| Tel: | 03-5841-7955 |
The Department of Contemporary Literary Studies offers courses in which students can study literatures of the world from a broad range of contemporary perspectives, with a focus on modern and contemporary Western and Japanese literature. Our primary areas of interest is literature that develops beyond the national and monolingual boundaries, as well as critical and translation theories.
Teaching staff
Takaatsu YANAGIHARA
| Research fields: | Modern and contemporary Spanish and Latin American literature, Cultural studies |
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| Courses taught: | His lectures and seminars cover topics in world literature. His other lectures and seminars are related to Latin American literature. He also teaches a “reading in original” class where students read contemporary novels in Spanish. |
Kenichi ABE
| Research fields: | Central and Eastern European literature, Comparative literature. |
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| Courses taught: | His lectures and seminars cover Central and Eastern European literature, Contemporary Japanese literature, and Comparative literature. |
Hikaru FUJII
| Research fields: | Contemporary American literature, Anglophone literature, Translation studies |
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| Courses taught: | His lectures cover critical and translation theories in the 21st century. His seminar focuses on close reading of contemporary fiction in English, and he is also in charge of the English-to-Japanese translation workshop. |
