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Norio Akasaka

あかさか のりお

Akasaka Norio

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1953-05-23 （Tokyo, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan

経歴

職業
folklorist, university professor, museum director, critic, researcher
活動期間
1978年〜
所属
Gakushuin University, Fukushima Prefectural Museum (former director), Tohoku University of Art and Design, Tohoku Cultural Research Center
所属団体
Japan Writers' Association
影響を受けた人物
Kunio Yanagita, Yoshihiko Amino, Takaaki Yoshimoto
影響を与えた人物
Eiji Oguma, Yusuke Miura, Tatsushi Fujiwara

学歴

University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
卒業年: 1978
国: Japan

受賞歴

Yamazaki Prize
1995
結果: 受賞
Makabe Hitoshi / No-no Culture Prize
1999
結果: 受賞
Yamagata Shimbun 3P Prize
2000
主催: Yamagata Shimbun
結果: 受賞
Ihatov Prize
2003
結果: 受賞
Bunkamura Dumago Literary Prize
2007
対象作品: Japan as Seen by Taro Okamoto
主催: Bunkamura
結果: 受賞
Arts Selection Minister of Education Award
2008
対象作品: Japan as Seen by Taro Okamoto
部門: 評論等部門
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

An Introduction to the Theory of the Stranger

1985年 Essay/Criticism

A collection of essays that introduced Akasaka to the public intellectual scene, discussing Japanese thought, the theory of the Other, and incorporating folkloristic perspectives.

Japanese thoughttheory of the Otherfolklore

The Phenomenology of Exclusion

1986年 Scholarly nonfiction

A study analyzing cultural and historical structures of exclusion and discrimination, crossing perspectives from folklore studies and intellectual history.

discriminationexclusionfolkloreintellectual history

Japan as Seen by Taro Okamoto

2007年 Criticism / Essays

A series of critical essays reading Japanese culture through the perspective of artist Taro Okamoto, using his thought and expression as a lens for cultural critique.

Taro Okamotocultural critiqueart

Tohoku as a Method

2007年 Scholarly nonfiction

A work proposing the concept and methodology of 'Tohoku studies,' attempting to reframe discussions about Japan from a regional cultural perspective.

Tohoku studiesregional studiesfolklore

Godzilla and Nausicaä: Visitors from Beyond the Sea

2014年 Cultural Criticism

An essay collection that uses Godzilla and Nausicaä to discuss the relationship between popular culture, myth, and folkloric imagination.

pop culturekaiju (giant monsters)environmentmyth

Is Folkloric Knowledge Possible?

2020年 Scholarly nonfiction

A book re-examining the nature of folkloric knowledge, considering the relationship between theory and fieldwork.

folklore studiesepistemologymethodology

全著作

  • An Introduction to the Theory of the Stranger (1985)
  • The Phenomenology of Exclusion (1986)
  • Kings and the Emperor (1988)
  • The Emergence of Boundaries (1989)
  • The Story Called the Symbolic Emperor System (1990)
  • Spiritual History of the Mountains: The Emergence of Kunio Yanagita (1991)
  • Associations and Royal Power (1993)
  • Spiritual History of Wandering: The Emergence of Kunio Yanagita (1994)
  • Tono / On Stories (1994)
  • The Birth of Lullabies (1994)
  • Toward Tohoku Studies (3 vols) (1996-1998)
  • Mandala of Mountains, Fields, Rivers and Seas: Weaving Folklore from Tohoku (1999)
  • East-West / North-South: Toward Multiple Japans (2000)
  • Japan as Seen by Taro Okamoto (2007)
  • Tohoku as a Method (2007)
  • Records of Resonating Voices: Dialogues of Norio Akasaka (2011)
  • Rethinking the Shape of This Country since 3.11 (2012)
  • Godzilla and Nausicaä (2014)
  • Is Folkloric Knowledge Possible? (2020)
  • Living Through Disasters (2023)

作風・主題

文体
Essayistic criticism combining folkloric observation and scholarly analysisInterdisciplinary, dialogic essays
頻出モチーフ
Tohoku regiondiscrimination and marginalized communitiesfolklore and traditiondisaster and reconstructionauthority and symbolic emperorship

評価・遺産

As proponent of 'Tohoku studies,' he significantly contributed to reevaluating regional culture and advancing contemporary folklore studies. He also influenced post-3/11 reconstruction discourse and public debate on disaster recovery.

記念館・博物館

  • Fukushima Prefectural Museum Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

関連学会

  • Japan Writers' Association

資料所蔵先

  • Articles indexed at CiNii (National Institute of Informatics)
  • Gakushuin University faculty profile / researcher information
  • J-GLOBAL researcher data

大衆文化への影響

  • His essays on Godzilla and Nausicaä brought academic perspectives into pop-culture debates

引用

  • I am proud of a 'Tohoku without discrimination.'
    出典: Fukushima Minpo (2011-09-18) (2011年)

豆知識

  • Proposed 'Tohoku studies' and launched the journal 'Tohoku Gaku'.
  • Former director of the Fukushima Prefectural Museum.
  • Recipient of the Bunkamura Dumago Literary Prize (2007) and the Arts Selection Minister of Education Award (2008, criticism category).
  • Served as a professor at Gakushuin University.
  • Active in public discourse after the 2011 earthquake: lectures, symposia, and participation in reconstruction advisory bodies.