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Office: 414 Kent Hall
Office Hours: F 3:00-5:00 or by appointment
Phone: (212) 854-1525
Email: pja1@columbia.edu

Educational Background

BA: Michigan University (’71)
MA: Chicago University (’72)
PhD: Yale University (’79)

Classes Taught

AHUM UN1400 Colloquium on Major Texts: East Asia
EAAS UN3901 Senior Thesis
JPNS GR8020 Graduate Seminar in Modern Japanese Literature

Research Interests

Japanese fiction, film, and cultural criticism
Asian Humanities

Paul Anderer joined the Columbia faculty in 1980. From 1989 until 1997, he was the chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. He has also served the University as Vice Provost for International Relations, as Associate Vice-President for Academic Planning and Global Initiatives in the Arts and Sciences, and as Acting Dean of the Graduate School. He has written numerous articles exploring the culture of the city (Tokyo) and Japanese modernity. His work has been awarded support from the NEH, the SSRC, and the Fulbright Commission. He is currently writing a book on the black and white films of Kurosawa Akira, in their relationship to the Japanese post-war and to the era of silent film-making.

Selected Publications

Kurosawa’s Rashomon: A Vanished City, a Lost Brother, and the Voice Inside His Iconic Films (Pegasus, 2016)

Literature of the Lost Home: Kobayashi Hideo-Literary Criticism, 1924-1939 (Stanford, 1995)

Other Worlds: Arishima Takeo and the Bounds of Modern Japanese Fiction (Columbia, 1984)

NEW FELLOWSHIP FOR UNDERGRAD SUMMER LANGUAGE STUDY for NON-CITIZENS (Due March 23)

Please see the announcement below for a new fellowship geared for undergrads who are non US citizens for summer language study. This is a wonderful opportunity to fund your study of East Asian languages over the summer, including programs both in and outside of the United States. Please email me if you have any questions–and apply! DUE FRIDAY MARCH 23rd.

The University Committee on Asia and the Middle East (UCAME) announces the de Bary undergraduate summer language fellowship for non-U.S. citizens who are working on East Asian, Middle Eastern, and South Asian studies. This year, 1 award of $8,000 will be made for each of the three regions. Interested applicants should submit a one-page statement of purpose that describes your plan of language study; an official transcript; and one letter of recommendation to john.phan@columbia.edu with subject heading “De Bury Fellowship.” The deadline is Friday March 23. Applicants must have already completed a minimum of one year’s study in the language.

Heyman Center Post-Doctoral Fellowship in East Asian Civilizations

We invite applications for this postdoctoral fellowship for the 2018-19 academic year. The application deadline is May 23rd. Selection and announcement will take place in the last week of May. The fellowship is usually awarded to a recent PhD graduate of EALAC or an allied Columbia department; exceptions to this have been rare. Candidates who have already received another postdoc or an academic appointment for the coming year are generally not considered for this fellowship. The PhD must be conferred by June 30, 2018 for the applicant to be eligible for 2018-19 postdoctoral appointment.

The Heyman Center Post-Doctoral Fellowship in East Asian Civilizations is a teaching fellowship carrying a term of one year. Only recent PhD graduates or students who plan to defend their dissertations before the summer of this year, preferably in the fields of Chinese literature and history, are eligible to apply. A fellow is usually asked to teach independent sections of Colloquium on Major Texts: East Asia (Asian Humanities) or Introduction to Major Topics in East Asian Civilizations; in some cases other teaching assignments may be made, according to departmental need and the specialty of the fellow. Prior teaching experience in Major Texts or Major Topics is valuable and will be considered by the selection committee.

Applicants should submit:

a letter of application, including an account of the applicant’s teaching experience and/or other intellectual qualifications for teaching either, or both, of the courses mentioned above
an academic transcript and personal résumé (CV)
one letter of recommendation

Materials should be submitted to Kevin Stillwell (ks3453@columbia.edu), Dept. of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University, New York NY 10027, indicating “Attention: Heyman Center Postdoc Application.”

Speaking for the selection committee, we wish every applicant well in this process, and we thank you in advance for your interest and willingness to apply.

Shang Wei, Acting Chair of EALAC