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David J. Gundry is an Associate Professor of Japanese at the University of California, Davis. His research focuses on medieval and early-modern Japanese literature, comparative history of the novel, and Edo-period popular culture. He teaches courses on Japanese literature, culture, and film, including JPN 106: Japanese Culture Through Film and JPN 131/133: Readings in Modern Japanese Literature. His work examines themes such as parody, social hierarchy, and cultural critique in works by authors like Ihara Saikaku.
He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and has been recognized with awards including the Japan Foundation Doctoral Fellowship and prizes in translation competitions. His current projects include translating Ihara Saikaku's Budō denraiki and Honchō nijū fukō, as well as an article on sexuality in Saikaku's fiction.
Gundry has published extensively on Saikaku's literary techniques and cultural contexts, with articles in The Journal of Japanese Studies, Japanese Studies, and The Journal of Asian Studies. He also contributes reviews on Japanese literary scholarship, including works on medieval poetry and Sinitic literary traditions.
