Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 51 (2003) award
Yukiko Kosho
こしょう ゆきこ
Kosho Yukiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1929-05-30 （Oita Prefecture）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Oita Prefecture → Beppu (worked at Beppu University)
Career
- Occupations
- women's historian, university professor, researcher
- Active Years
- 1973-2000
- Affiliations
- Beppu University (Faculty of Letters)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beppu Women's University | Department of Japanese Literature | Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan |
Beppu Women's University
Department of Japanese Literature
/ Japanese Literature
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Japan Essayists' Club Award | Living Here: Village Houses, Village Life | — | Japan Essayists' Club | winner |
Japan Essayists' Club Award
2003
Work:
Living Here: Village Houses, Village Life
Organization:
Japan Essayists' Club
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Women of the Hometown: An Introduction to Oita Modern Women's History
1975 women's historyA study analyzing the labor and consciousness of women in modern rural Oita.
women's historyrural lifelabor
Bungo Women Laborers: An Introduction to Oita Modern Women's History
1979 women's historyResearch on women's labor and social position in the Bungo region.
regional studieswomen's labor
Documentary Debates on Women's History (ed.)
1987 edited volumeAn edited volume compiling documents and debates in women's history research.
historiographysource criticism
One Hundred Years of Oita Women
1993 regional historyA work reviewing the history of women in Oita over a century.
century overviewwomen's history
Living Here: Village Houses, Village Life
2002 essay/regional historyAn essay-like account portraying village houses and daily life, reflecting regional community practices.
village lifedaily livingregional culture
Becoming Sources of Light: Women of Oita
2005 women's historyA work compiling the traces and self-expression of Oita women, combining documents and essays.
women's self-expressionregional history
Bibliography
- Women of the Hometown: An Introduction to Oita Modern Women's History (1975)
- Bungo Women Laborers: An Introduction to Oita Modern Women's History (1979)
- Documentary Debates on Women's History (ed.) (1987)
- One Hundred Years of Oita Women (1993)
- Living Here: Village Houses, Village Life (2002)
- Becoming Sources of Light: Women of Oita (2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- empirical, descriptive academic stylenarration attentive to regional and everyday life
- Recurring Motifs
- village lifewomen's laborcommunity
Legacy
Recognized as a pioneer in women's history in the Oita region, contributing to regional and women's history through detailed records and analysis of village life and women's labor; her work has had a lasting impact in education and scholarship.
Trivia
- Appointed professor in 1973.
- Retired in 2000 and became Professor Emeritus of Beppu University.
- Awarded the Japan Essayists' Club Award in 2003 for 'Living Here: Village Houses, Village Life'.