Sachi Schmidt-Hori

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Doctoral Candidate in Japanese Language and Literature         M223 Gowen Hall Box 353521 Seattle, WA 98195-3521 206.4685 sachmidt@u.washington.edu
Education BA in American Studies, Obirin University, Tokyo (1995) M.A. Japanese Linguistics, University of Washington (2003) Doctoral Candidacy in Classical Japanese Literature, University of Washington (2005) Ph.D. in Japanese Language and Literature. University of Washington (in progress) Research & Teaching Fields Medieval Japanese literature from the perspectives of gender, class and Buddhism Selected Publications Schmidt-Hori, Sachi.  “The New Lady-in-Waiting Is a Chigo: Sexual Fluidity and Dual Transvestism in a Medieval Buddhist Acolyte Tale.” Japanese Language and Literature in vol. 43 no. 1 (2009).  Schmidt-Hori, Sachi (2008).  Chigo imamairi: A Romantic Tale of a Young Aristocratic Lady and a Buddhist Acolyte.  Paper presented at the Asian Language and Literature Department Colloquium, May 17th, 2008. Awards and Recognitions University of Washington Excellence in Teaching Award (2009) Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship for Korean language, Winter & Spring 2006 Asian Language and Literature Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, 2003 FLAS Fellowship for Korean, 2001-2002 Summer FLAS Fellowship for Korean, 2002		Courses Taught Japanese 111-112-113 Japanese 134-234 Japanese 211-212-213 Japanese 311-312-313 Japanese 421-422-423 Japanese 321   Links Profile in UW Weekly Resume