Barbara Greene

EDUCATIONBACKGROUND

Ph. D in East Asian Studies, MinorinAnthropology Aug2017

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Dissertation Title: “Repercussions of the Dark Valley: Reenacting and Reinterpreting an Era via FantasyManga”

Committee: James Gabriel (chair), Noel Pinnington, Nathaniel Smith, Qing McFatter

MA inWarStudies(Distinction) Dec 2010

King’s College London, UK

BA in East Asian Languages andCultures/InternationalStudies May 2007

University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

TEACHING

Academic English Instructor (PeaceCorpsVolunteer) Present

College of International Studies Southwest University (Beibei, PRC)

Contemporary Japanese VisualCultureInstructor June 2013-June2017

Department of East Asian Studies, University of Arizona

· Prepared lectures and lesson plans for undergraduatestudents

· Taught writing and researchskills

· Wrote syllabi andassessment

· Developed and led an online version of JPN 245 – Japanese VisualCulture

· Integrated multimedia and technology in teaching andassessment

AcademicEnglishInstructor June 2016-May2017

Department of English as a Second Language, Black Hawk College

· Mentored and tutored students ranging from recent high school graduate to adultlearners

· Taught reading skills to non-native Englishspeakers

Contemporary WorldIssuesInstructor Spring Semester2016

Global Studies Department, Scott Community College

· Developed course materials, lessons, and assessments for high school students taking the course for collegecredit

· Taught research, critical thinking, and academic writingskills

GraduateTeachingAssistant Aug 2011-May2014

Department of East Asian Studies, University of Arizona

· Led multiple discussion groups consisting of 25-30students

· Graded assignments and gave feedback to undergraduatestudents

· Taught research skills during officehours

· Gave individual lectures at least once a semester to classes ranging from 140-160 undergraduate students

PUBLICATIONS

"Moyashimonand the Popularization of Agrarian Nationalism"The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. TBA

“Furusatoand Emotional Pilgrimage:Ge Ge Ge no Kitaroand Sakaiminato” (2016).Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. 43:2, 333-356.

"Gyo and Collective Memory" (2016).Electronic Journal of Japanese Studies16.1

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

The Embodiment of Horror: Kuchisake Onna and Domestic Violence”

2017 Annual Conference of the Association for Asian Studies. Toronto, Ontario (March 16th- 19th, 2017)

“Moyashimonand the Popularization of Agrarian Nationalism"

2016 Western Social Science Association Conference. Reno, Nevada (April 13^th-16^th, 2016)

Discussant/Moderator

“Mapmaking, Early Mass Culture, and Proto-Nationalism”

Oceans and Deserts - Symposium. The University of Arizona (February 28^th-March 1^st, 2014)

“Furusatoand Emotional Pilgrimage:Ge Ge Ge no Kitaroand Sakaiminato”

Asia in Memory and Imagination - Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies.Weber State University (September 27-28^th, 2013) – Nominated for Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award

“Historical Memory and theMangaof Junji Ito”

Graduate Student Colloquium. Portland State University (June 8^th, 2013)

“Nationalistic Imagery inHigh School of the Dead”

Violence & Resistance – Graduate History Conference.Syracuse University (March 29^th, 2013)

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

TravelGrantJudge-GSAPS Fall 2016-Summer2017

ArizonaAssuranceMentor Aug 2013-May2014CERTIFICATES

Certificate inCollegeTeaching May2014

100-HourTEFLCertificate May2016

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EnglishInstructor-BerlitzJapan Oct 2010-June 2011/Oct 2014-Oct 2015 Freelance Writer-NewsChannelDaily Aug 2013-Jan2015

English Instructor-PeaceCorpsAzerbaijan June 2007-June2009

Office Assistant-Global CrossroadsLiving/LearningComm. Sep 2005-May2007PROFESSIONALMEMBERSHIP

Association forAsianStudies

Western Social ScienceAssociation

JapanAnthropologyWorkshop

Contact

E-MAIL:brgreene@yahoo.com

Address:Jinzhuyuan Banzhucun No. 2, Tiansheng Rd., Beibei, Chongqing, PRC

Post Code:400715