Dr. Kerim Yasar

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Kerim Yasar specializes in modern Japanese literature and cinema, media history, and translation studies. His book, 'Electrified Voices: Telephone, Phonograph, Radio Shaped Modern Japan, 1868-1945' (Columbia University Press, 2018), examines the roles played by telegraph, telephone, phonograph, radio, and sound film in shaping discursive, aesthetic, and ideological practices in Japan from 1868 to 1945. He is also working on a project tentatively entitled 'Gestures of Light: Body in Japanese Cinema,' which is a critical theoretical meditation on physical expressivity and representations of the body in Japanese film.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

Ohio State University • Columbus, OH

Tenure track appointment focusing on Japanese studies.

East Asian Studies-Cotsen Postdoctoral Fellow

— Present

Princeton University • Princeton, NJ

Postdoctoral appointment in liberal arts.

Visiting Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Notre Dame • Notre Dame, IN

Visiting appointment in Japanese studies.

Visiting Assistant Professor

— Present

Boston University • Boston, MA

Visiting appointment in Japanese studies.

Requirements for University of Southern California

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
GRE General
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Math, or Hard Science
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Personal Statement
  • Resume/CV
  • Letters of Recommendation (not required for MS CS, but allowed)
Specialization Notes

GRE is NOT required for Master's applicants for 2025-2026.