Elaine Tashiro Gerbert
HumanitiesAssociate Professor
East Asian Languages & Culture
gerbert@ku.edu
Primary office:
785.864.9127
Wescoe Hall, 2101
University of Kansas
1445 Jayhawk Boulevard
Second office:
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Modern Japanese literature, play in Japan, translation, Japanese language pedagogy
Teaching Interests
- Modern Japanese language
- Modern Japanese literature
- Play as a conceptual tool for studying Japanese culture
- Education in Japan
- Translation (Jpn to Eng)
Research Interests
- Literature in interwar Japan
- The culture of play in Japan
- Visual culture in Japan
- Humor and laughter in Japan
- Education in Japan
Service
Undergraduate Coordinator, EALC; Study Abroad in Japan advisor (EALC)
