Dojin Magazine Award
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Edition 4 (1957) award
Yoshiya Soeda
そえだ よしや
Soeda Yoshiya
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1934-10-17 （Tokyo）
- Died
- 2021-10-08 age 86
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo → Tsukuba → Nagoya
Career
- Occupations
- sociologist, manga critic, novelist, educator
- Active Years
- 1957-2014
- Affiliations
- Japan College of Social Work, Tokyo Women's University, University of Tsukuba, Kinjo Gakuin University
- Memberships
- Japan Welfare Sociology Association
- Influenced
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Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku High School | — | — | — | 1949-1953 | Japan |
| The University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters | Department of Sociology | 学士 | 1953-1957 | Japan |
| The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Social Sciences | Graduate School of Social Sciences | — | 修士 | 1957-1959 | Japan |
| The University of Tokyo | Graduate School | Sociology | 博士（社会学） | 1995 | Japan |
Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku High School
Period:
1949-1953
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
Japan
The University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Sociology
Degree:
学士
Period:
1953-1957
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
Japan
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Social Sciences
Graduate School of Social Sciences
Degree:
修士
Period:
1957-1959
Year of Graduation:
1959
Country:
Japan
Completed master's course
The University of Tokyo
Graduate School
/ Sociology
Degree:
博士（社会学）
Period:
1995
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
Japan
Doctoral thesis: 'A Social History of the Public Assistance System'
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Dōjin Magazine Prize | Bullfight | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1957 | Akutagawa Prize | Bullfight | — | — | 候補 |
Dōjin Magazine Prize
1957
Work:
Bullfight
Result:
受賞
Akutagawa Prize
1957
Work:
Bullfight
Result:
候補
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Contemporary Manga Studies
1975 Criticism / ResearchAn analytical collection examining Japanese manga from sociological and cultural perspectives.
manga culturemedia studiesyouth culture
Manga Culture
1983 CriticismA study interpreting Japanese social values and representations through manga.
representationcultural historymedia
A Social History of the Public Assistance System
1995 Sociology / Social HistoryTraces the formation and transformation of the public assistance system historically, analyzing interactions between the system and society.
welfare policysocial securityhistorical sociology
Speaking to the Dead: The Sociology of Eulogies
2003 Sociology / EssaysThrough the ritual of eulogies, considers the social meanings of death and mourning.
sociology of deathritualmourning
Declaration of Welfare Sociology
2008 SociologyA programmatic work discussing contemporary poverty, caregiving and healing from the perspective of welfare sociology.
welfarepovertycare
The Fascination of Boys' Manga
1968 Manga CriticismAn early critique discussing the appeal and characteristics of boys' manga as a genre.
genre theoryreception studiesboys' culture
Bibliography
- The Fascination of Boys' Manga (Kawashima Shoten, 1968)
- Community Organization (Seishin Shobo, 1968)
- Contemporary Manga Studies (Nihon Keizai Shimbunsha, 1975)
- Notes on Home Education (Daisan Bunmeisha, 1975)
- Sociology of Play: New Generation Studies (Nihon Kogyo Shimbunsha, 1977)
- Manga Culture (Kinokuniya Shoten, 1983)
- Sociology of Everyday Life (The Open University of Japan, 1985)
- Essays on Japanese Culture: Reading Benedict's 'The Chrysanthemum and the Sword' (Shin-yo-sha, 1993)
- A Social History of the Public Assistance System (University of Tokyo Press, 1995)
- The Social History of the Imperial Rescript on Education (Yushindo, 1997)
- The Ashinaga Movement and Tamai Yoshio (Iwanami Shoten, 2003)
- Speaking to the Dead: The Sociology of Eulogies (Chikuma Shinsho, 2003)
- Social History of the Home Ministry (University of Tokyo Press, 2007)
- Declaration of Welfare Sociology (Iwanami Shoten, 2008)
- The Social History of the Fundamental Law of Education (Yushindo, 2012)
- Challenges of Welfare Sociology (Iwanami Shoten, 2013)
- A Social History of the Public Assistance System, Enlarged Edition (University of Tokyo Press, 2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear argumentationessayistic critical proseempirical analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- welfareeducationdeathmanga culturesocial policy
Legacy
Bridged sociology and manga studies and contributed to the establishment of welfare sociology. Recognized for socio-historical research on education, death, and welfare policy.
Academic Societies
- Japan Welfare Sociology Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (Japan)
In Popular Culture
- Contributed commentary to manga-related publications, including a note for a Shogakukan Doraemon CoroCoro Bunko edition
Trivia
- In 1957 his short story 'Bullfight' was shortlisted for the 38th Akutagawa Prize and won the 4th Dōjin Magazine Prize.
- In 1994 he wrote an afterword/introduction for the Shogakukan CoroCoro Bunko edition of 'Doraemon' (vol. 6).
- His father was the pastor Masayoshi Soeda.
- Professor emeritus of the University of Tsukuba; involved in founding the Japan Welfare Sociology Association and served as its first president.