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Megumi Fujimoto
ふじもと めぐみ
Fujimoto Megumi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1973-01-01 （Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Children's literature researcher, Literary critic, University professor
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Affiliations
- Tsuru University (formerly faculty, Elementary Education / School Education), Musashino University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Japanese Literature and Culture (Professor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochanomizu University | Graduate School of Human Culture | Department of Comparative Culture (Doctoral program) | — | — | Japan |
Ochanomizu University
Graduate School of Human Culture
/ Department of Comparative Culture (Doctoral program)
Country:
Japan
Withdrew from doctoral program after earning credits
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Japan Children's Literature Association Criticism Newcomer Award | Complex Narratives — The Charm of Kumiko Kaoru's "Twelve-Year-Old's Password" | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | 佳作 |
Japan Children's Literature Association Criticism Newcomer Award
2003
Work:
Complex Narratives — The Charm of Kumiko Kaoru's "Twelve-Year-Old's Password"
Organization:
Japan Children's Literature Association
Result:
佳作
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Horidashimono Catalog 3: Children's Room × Novels (Edited volume / contribution)
2009 Literary criticism / Edited volumeAn edited volume aiming to collect and reassess children's novels and related materials; includes contributions that examine texts and cultural contexts of children's literature.
children's literaturecultural historytextual re-evaluation
‘Shōjo Novels’ Wonderland (Contributed chapter)
2008 Collected essays (shōjo novel studies)A contribution to a collection examining the position of shōjo novels in wartime and historical contexts, including gender-related analyses.
shōjo novelshistorical contextgender
Bibliography
- Encyclopedia of Japanese Women's Literature (contributed entry)
- ‘Shōjo Novels’ Wonderland (contribution)
- Horidashimono Catalog 3: Children's Room × Novels (editor/author)
- Gender and a Coexistence Society (contribution)
- Author's Manuscript Fees (contribution)
- Dictionary of Shōjo Novels (entry)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, historically grounded criticismWriting that links texts to their cultural contexts
- Recurring Motifs
- childrenwomeneducational systemspoetry and children's songs
Legacy
Known for research connecting children's literature and women's literature. Her scholarly contributions, particularly on poets like Misuzu Kaneko and on relations among education systems, children, and gender, are well regarded.
Academic Societies
- Japan Children's Literature Association
- Showa Literature Society
Trivia
- Born in 1973 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
- Withdrew from the doctoral program at Ochanomizu University after earning credits.