Kathy Akiyama
Associate Professor of Communications
Contact
Education
MA: Northwestern University (1989)
MA: Columbia University (1986)
BA: Antioch College (1980)
Courses taught
- Capstone Project and Seminar
- Principles of Communication
- Capstone Project and Seminar
- Honors Capstone Project and Seminar
- Studies in Narrative Film
- History of Art
- Reading Literature
- Literature: Cultural Perspectives
- Advanced Research Writing
- Writing in the Humanities
- Performance Studies
- Studies in Culture
- Humanities II
- Cultural Diversity in a Global Society
- Fundamentals of Speech
- Selected Questions: Phenomenology of Love
- Ethnographic Writing
- Intercultural Communication
- Logic Link
- Thomistic System Link
Research Interests
- Philosophy of Art
- Art History: Sacred Art, Impressionism, Cubism
- Shakespeare plays and sonnets
- Shakespeare Songs and Related Plays
- Narratives of Love
- Culture: Semiotics, Cross-cultural Theory and Issues
- Ethnographic Fiction
Select publications
- “Diversity in Unity: Cultural Perspectives in a Global Community,” Seminary Journal, Vol. 14: 3 (Winter 2008): 22—36.
- “English Skills for Informal Communication and Academic Fluency,” Seminary Journal, Vol. 15: 1 (Spring 2009): 43—49.
Professional associations
- ORTESOL (Oregon Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
- NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English)
- ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)