Jason Webb

Jason Webb is a Teaching Professor of Comparative Literature and East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California. His research focuses on early Japanese literary history, particularly the reception of Chinese texts in 7th-9th century Japan, intersections between literary theory and political power, and the structure of royal poetic anthologies. He specializes in analyzing poetry composed in both Japanese and Chinese within this historical context.

His academic work bridges comparative literature studies with East Asian cultural history, emphasizing how textual transmission shaped political and cultural identities in pre-modern Japan. No specific grants, awards, or advisees are listed in the provided information.