Brian Dowdle

Associate Professor Brian Dowdle is the Co-Chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures at the University of Montana. He teaches courses on Japanese literature, language, and history.
He has a Ph.D. in Asian Languages and Cultures from the University of Michigan and an MA in East Asian Languages and Cultures from Columbia University. His research is on Japanese literature, with an emphasis on the long-nineteenth century.
In 2018-19, Brian served the Board Association for Asian Studies as the Chair of its Council of Conferences. He was also the President of the Western Association for Asian Studies from 2016-18.
In his free time, Brian enjoys kayaking and whitewater rafting.

Brian’s recent programs

• Summer Program Exploring the Material Culture of Edo Japan – NCTA in-person Summer Program (2024)
  • • Book Group Global Asia Book Group – NCTA Online Series (2024)
      • • Seminar Real and Imaged Rivers of Japan and China – Online NCTA Seminar (2023)
          • • Workshop The Dalai Lama at 89: Looking Back and Reflecting Toward the Future – NCTA Online Program (2023)
              • • Workshop Disaster and Resilience: Lessons from Minamata – NCTA Online Program (2023)
                  • • Seminar East Asian Futurisms: Exploring Speculative Fiction’s Commentaries on Power, Identity, and Society (2022)
                      • Seminar East Asia Beyond the Headlines: Contemporary Issues in China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea (2021)
                        • Workshop Disillusionment, Dystopia, and Dreams: Insights from Three Contemporary East Asian Films (2020)
                          • Workshop Catching Your Students with Pokemon: Japanese Popular Culture in the Classroom using NCTA Curriculum (2019)
                            • Seminar Diversity and Connections: Teaching a Global Perspective on Japan and Montana (2019)
                            • Workshop Japan Beyond the Samurai: History and Culture for the Classroom (2018)