Jeremy Robinson
	Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Literature Modern Languages and Literatures College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Grand Valley State University
	Office: MAK D-2-136	Office Hours Tu•Th 1-2pm or by Appointment	robinjer@gvsu.edu

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Fall 2025

JPN 201 Intermediate Japanese I Language & Culture T•Th 10-11:15 T•Th 11:30-12:45
		HNR 151 East Asia in the World M•W 3-4:15pm

 

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Online Japanese Language Resources

 

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Japanese Study Abroad Resources

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Recently Taught Courses
Click on the course title to go to the version of the course most recently taught by Professor Robinson.
Note that syllabi may change substantially from year to year.

Japanese Language

JPN 101 Beginning Japanese I Language & Culture	JPN 102 Beginning Japanese II Language & Culture
JPN 201 Intermediate Japanese I Language & Culture	JPN 202 Intermediate Japanese II Language & Culture

Japanese Literature/Culture

JPN 221 Premodern Japanese Literature & Culture

JPN 222 Early Modern Japanese Literature & Theatre

EAS 333 Japanese Theatre (Study Abroad)

East Asian Studies and Honors Courses

EAS 201 East Asia in the Contemporary World

EAS 301 Masterpieces of East Asian Literature

HNR 151 East Asia in the World

Courses Taught at Other Schools

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Research Interests

• Premodern Japanese poetry and poetic theory	• Traditional Japanese Theatre
• Adaptation of works across genres/media	• Humor in premodern Japan
• Premodern hybrid text/image works	• Japanese folklore and the supernatural

• BA in Japanese Language and Literature, University of Colorado

• BA in Chinese Language and Literature, University of Colorado

• MA in Japanese Literature, University of Colorado

• PhD in Japanese Literature, University of Michigan

Dissertation: The Tsukushi Manyôshû Poets and the Invention of Japanese Poetry

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