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Dr. Adam Manfredi

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Email: adam.manfredi@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Washington University in St. Louis, 2024
    Major: Japanese and Comparative Literature
    Dissertation: Narrative and Meaning-Making: Stories of Japan's 1968

Professional Memberships

  • Association for Asian Studies. (January 1, 2024 - Present).
  • Southwest Conference on Asian Studies. (January 1, 2022 - Present).
  • International Society for the Study of Narrative. (April 1, 2020 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Workshop, Early Career Workshop 4: Potentially Unanticipated Nuances as the Semester Ends, Faculty Initiatives, UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,TX,United States of America. (December 10, 2025).
  • Workshop, Early Career Workshop 3: Mid-Semester Check-in, Faculty Initiatives, UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (October 10, 2025).
  • Workshop, Early Career Workshop 2: Organizing Your Work for Success, Faculty Initiatives, UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,TX,United States of America. (August 12, 2025).
  • Workshop, Early Career Workshop 1: Setting Purpose, Faculty Initiatives, UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,TX,United States of America. (August 11, 2025).
  • Workshop, Early Career Faculty Workshop 6: End of Year Debrief, Faculty Initiatives, UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,TX,United States of America. (May 7, 2025).
  • Continuing Education Program, Certificate in Teaching Effectiveness, Association of College and University Educators. Online,TX,United States of America. (August 12, 2024 - April 20, 2025).
  • Workshop, ACUE Community of Practice Workshop 4, UNT Faculty Success. Denton,TX,United States of America. (April 11, 2025).
  • Workshop, ACUE Community of Practice Workshop 4, UNT Faculty Success. Denton,TX,United States of America. (March 7, 2025).
  • Workshop, Early Career Faculty Workshop 5: Spring Roundtable, Faculty Initiatives, UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (February 28, 2025).
  • Workshop, Early Career Faculty Workshop 4: Potentially Unanticipated Nuances as the Semester Ends, Faculty Initiatives, UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,TX,United States of America. (December 11, 2024).
  • Workshop, ACUE Community of Practice Workshop 3, UNT Faculty Success. Denton,TX,United States of America. (November 8, 2024).
  • Workshop, Early Career Faculty Workshop 3: Roundtable Discussion, Faculty Initiatives, UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,TX,United States of America. (October 18, 2024).
  • Workshop, ACUE Community of Practice Workshop 2, UNT Faculty Success. Denton,TX,United States of America. (October 11, 2024).
  • Workshop, Early Career Faculty Workshop 2: Organizing Your Week for Success, Faculty Initiatives, UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,TX,United States of America. (September 20, 2024).
  • Workshop, ACUE Community of Practice Workshop 1, UNT Faculty Success. Denton,TX,United States of America. (September 13, 2024).
  • Workshop, Early Career Faculty Workshop 1: Setting Purpose,  Faculty Initiatives, UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,TX,United States of America. (August 12, 2024).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • JAPN 3020 - Advanced Japanese I, 1 course.
  • JAPN 3030 - Advanced Japanese II, 2 courses.
  • JAPN 4020 - Advanced Japanese III, 2 courses.
  • JAPN 4030 - Advanced Japanese IV, 1 course.
  • JAPN 4951 - Honors College Capstone Thesis, 1 course.
  • WLLC 3600 - Japanese Popular Culture, 1 course.

Directed Student Learning

  • Undergraduate Honors Thesis Chair, "The Narrative Design of Kishōtenketsu in Contemporary Video Games," World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. (August 18, 2025 - November 21, 2025).
  • Other (Honors Contract Project for JAPN 4020), "Tale of the Bamboo Cutter Translation and Lesson Plan," World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. (September 8, 2024 - December 3, 2024).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Manfredi, A. (2024). The Poetics of Space in Enchi Fumiko’s The Waiting Years / 円地文子『女坂』における空間の詩学. Other. University of Hawai'i Press.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Manfredi, A. (Presenter), UNT Humanities Showcase, Telling Change: How Our Stories Make the Present, UNT College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of North Texas, United States of America. (2025).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Manfredi, A. (Author & Presenter), Southwest Conference on Asian Studies Annual Meeting, Fictional Truths—Retelling Japan’s 1968, Southwest Conference on Asian Studies, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. (2025).
  • Manfredi, A. (Author & Presenter), 2025 International Conference on Narrative, The Future of Japan’s 1968, The International Society for the Study of Narrative, Miami, Florida, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Manfredi, A. (Coordinator/Organizer), Manfredi, A. (Author & Presenter), Southwest Conference on Asian Studies Annual Meeting, The Long Shadow of Japan’s 1968, Southwest Conference on Asian Studies, Online, United States of America. (2024).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Manfredi, A.S. (Principal), "Noriaki Tsuchimoto Research Grant," sponsored by Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University, Private, $1350 Funded. (2026 - 2026).
  • Manfredi, A.S. (Principal), "Individual Mentoring Grant," sponsored by UNT Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $1500 Funded. (2026 - 2026).

Service

University Service

  • Other (Secretary), Japanese Section Committee. (August 26, 2025 - Present).
  • Other (Information Session Participant), International Affairs. (March 27, 2025 - Present).
  • Grant Proposal Reviewer, Internal (Interviewer), Fulbright Campus Committee. (September 30, 2024 - Present).
  • Co-Chair, Japanese Film Series. (September 25, 2024 - Present).
  • Faculty Advisor, Critical Language Scholarship Advisor. (September 1, 2024 - Present).
  • Faculty Advisor, Japanese English Teaching Program. (August 19, 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Japanese Section Committee. (August 20, 2024 - April 29, 2025).
  • Faculty Advisor, MEXT Scholarship Information Session. (October 29, 2024).
  • Guest Speaker, Japanese Honors Society. (October 2, 2024).