Haruo Shirane
Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and Culture, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Columbia University
Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and Culture, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Columbia University
Professor Shirane's research interests include Japanese literature and cultural history, particularly classical and early modern literature, with special interest in prose fiction, poetry, and literary theory; the interaction between popular and elite cultures; issues of cultural memory and language; ecocriticism and cultural constructions of nature.