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Dr. Robert Steed
Middle Moot coordinator • Signum Tutorials Program • SPACE Preceptor • Thesis Advisor
All offerings from Dr. Robert Steed
Godfather of East Asian Studies at Signum
Robert Steed holds a PhD in History of Asian Religions (Chinese Religions) from the University of Iowa Department of Religious Studies. He is Professor of Humanities, East Asian Cultures and Religions, at Hawkeye Community College and a lecturer in Asian and World Religions at the University of Northern Iowa. His research and teaching interests extend to East Asian religions, religion and popular culture, mysticism, and the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Miyazaki Hayao.
Areas of Expertise
- Ancient East Asia
- Ancient Middle East
- Anime
- Beginning Languages
- Bible
- Children’s Literature
- China
- Classical Literature
- Comparative Mythology
- Conversational Languages
- Creative Writing
- Cultural Studies
- Drama
- East Asian Studies
- Ecocriticism
- Ethics
- Fairy Tales
- Fantasy
- Food
- History
- Intermediate Languages
- Japan
- JRR Tolkien
- Language Modules - First in the Series
- Latin American Studies
- Le Guin
- Literacy
- Magic
- Metaphysics
- Monsters
- Philosophy
- Poetry
- Religious Studies
- Science Fiction
- Test Preparation
- The Middle Ages
- Time Travel
- Travel Literature
- Video Games
- Women's Studies