Foreign Languages and Literatures at University of New Mexico

FLL Faculty

Lorie Brau - Associate Professor of Japanese

Lori Brau - Associate Professor

Contact Information

Ortega Hall 353C University of New Mexico Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 Fax: (505) 277-3599 Email:

Educational History

1994, Ph.D., in Performance Studies, New York University.

Dissertation:
Kimono Comics: The Performance Culture of Rakugo Storytelling
Advisors: Barbara Kirschenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara Ruch (Columbia University).

1994, Columbia University Summer Institute, in Japanese Language Pedagogy.

1980, M.A., in Japanese Literature, University of Michigan.

Master's Essay:
The Story of Clam Princess: An Annotated Translation of an Otogi-zoshi.
Advisor: Robert Brower.

1977, Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies. Tokyo, Japan.

1976, B.A., Magna cum laude, Folklore and Mythology (Ethnomusicology), Radcliffe/Harvard.

Research Interests

My research interests include folklore, food and culture, and the theatre, traditional music, and popular culture of Japan. I am presently researching food in Japanese popular culture for a book on Japanese culinary comic books (manga).

Selected Publications

Books
Articles & Book Chapters

Teaching Interests

I teach second-year Japanese language courses as well as inter-disciplinary classes on Japan that introduce its society, folklore, performance, and literature. I plan to teach classes on Asian theatre and food in Asian culture starting in 2011.

Representative Courses