Jon Holt

Jon Holt

Asian Languages and Literature, Japanese Literature
University of Washington
Mt. Rainier
Mount Rainier (1925), Yoshida Hiroshi
Recent Reseach Projects Professor Status
Azaria Chapter Two: Tanka Committee Chair
Paul Atkins, Asian L&L
(Winter 2007) WIP
Kenji 1924 Ph.D. Prospectus Committee Chair, Professor Paul Atkins, Asian L&L;
reviewed by Professors Tokuno, Mack, and Bhowmik
(Fall 2006) WIP
Yakamochi Waka Poetry Paul Atkins, Asian L&L (Fall 2004) Complete, 10/04
Koganemaru Japanese Children's Literature Ted Mack, Asian L&L (Spring 2004) Complete 12/05
Basho Somoku jobutsu, the enlightenment of plants in Japanese and Chinese Buddhism Kyoko Tokuno, Comparative Religion (Fall 2004) Complete 9/05
Becoming-Okinawan: Sakiyama Tami's Minor Literature Davinder Bhowmik, Asian L&L (Fall 2004) Complete 12/05

Students in the upcoming Japanese 321 (Premodern Japanese literature) class, click here for information about the class, FAQ, and more.

Students in my TA sections for Ohta-sensei's Japanese 111 class, click here.

To go to the main course webpage for Ohta-sensei's Japanese 111 class, click here.

I organize a weekly reading group where students from UW meet to talk about works of Japanese literature.
We meet every Friday, around 2-3pm either in Gowen Hall or at nearby Café Allegro.
Click here to learn more about our activites.

Click here to visit my Japanese blog (created for my students of Japanese 112).

Send me an email! jholt@u.washington.edu. Interested in joining our department at the University of Washington? Feel free to drop me a line and ask me any questions about studying Japanese Literature as a graduate student.

Visit my Incredible Hulk webpage Greenskin's Grabbag. It's chock full of Hulky goodness such as interviews, reviews, and Hulk art.

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