Japanese

Coordinator of Undergraduate Certificate Business Japanese Enika Banerjee is a Senior Lecturer of Japanese. Currently she is teaching elementary and upper intermediate level of Japanese language courses. She also teaches Japanese Business and Culture and Advanced Spoken Business Japanese. She is currently oversees the Japanese Business Certificate program. She received her BA in Japanese Linguistics […]

Full Time Faculty Overview Jordan Bledsoe is a lecturer of Japanese, teaching all levels of Japanese language as well as Japanese culture-related courses. After living in Kyushu and Okinawa for two years, Jordan then earned a B.A in Japanese and an M.A. in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching. He is excited about the Japanese language […]

Phil Kaffen is an associate professor of Japanese and cinema. His research and teaching focuses on visual images, including cinema, animation, photography, and installation. In particular, the role of images in broader social and cultural issues from militarism and war to sovereignty and ecology form the core concerns of his research. He teaches courses on […]

Dr. Chikako Mori is a Senior Lecturer of Japanese. She has been serving as coordinator since Fall 2015 and designated student advisor of Japanese Studies program since Spring 2017. Education Ed.D. Learning, Design and Technology, UNC Charlotte (2025) M.Ed. Cultural Studies, Ohio University (2004) B.A. International Relations, Chubu University, Japan (1998) Appointments Senior Lecturer, UNC […]

Seirin is an instructor in Japanese. Visit her artist page here. Appointments Adjunct Instructor in Japanese

Education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – PhD Student in Asian Studies MA in Linguistics MA in Asian Studies Kyoto Prefectural University BA in Japanese Language and Literature Appointments Adjunct Instructor in Japanese, UNC Charlotte, 2018-present

Coordinator of the Japanese Studies Program Advisor for Japanese Studies Minors