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Bio

Christopher Lowy was born and raised in Miami, Florida, completed his graduate work in Seattle, Washington, and spent much time studying and researching in Tokyo, Japan. He teaches courses focusing on contemporary Japanese literature and culture, queer literature, contemporary thought and literary representations of illness and disease. His research focuses on two main topics: the role of written language in Japanese literature and depictions of HIV/AIDS in Japanese literature from the 1980s and 1990s.

The first project primarily examines the dynamic role written language plays in Japanese-language fiction. There Lowy established the vocabulary needed to discuss the role of script in literature and provide the first analytical toolkit for examining Japanese language texts. He am currently serializing a on this topic for Hituzi Syobo.

With the second project, Lowy examines representations of HIV/AIDS in Japanese literature and culture from the early 1980s to mid-1990s. In addition to literary fiction, he surveys and analyzes various media such as poetry, manga, art and submissions to gay journals. He is also interested in comparing the early critical discourse on HIV/AIDS to early discourse on COVID-19 and, more recently, monkeypox. Lowy has published on this topic in various Japanese journals. He hope to teach courses related to both topics here at Ò»±¾µÀÎÞÂë!

Department Member Since 2022