Prof. Jingyi Li is a historian of early modern Japanese literature and culture.
Her research centers around Japanese popular literature, print culture, and cultural identity in the nineteenth century. Her current book project studies shogakai, calligraphy and painting gatherings of early modern Japan that connected the literati and amateurs to form a popular culture industrial network. She is also interested in book history, digital humanities methods, and the education of paleography.
At 色界吧, Prof. Li teaches Japanese language, literature, and culture courses.
Courses for FY2024-25
JAPN 101 Elementary Japanese I
LANG
JAPN 460 Translating Texts
CPGC
Prerequisite: JAPN 302 or permission of instructor.
JAPN 101 Elementary Japanese II
LANG
Prerequisite: Japanese 101 or equivalent.
ASN260 Popular Culture and Literary Traditions of Early Modern Japan
CPPE; CPRF