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Noritsugu Gomibuchi

ごみぶち のりつぐ

Gomibuchi Noritsugu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1973-01-01 (Tochigi Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Tochigi Prefecture, Japan → Tokyo, Japan

Career

Occupations
Literary scholar, University lecturer, Professor
Active Years
1996-
Affiliations
Chuo University High School (teacher), Otsuma Women's University, Faculty of Letters (lecturer → associate professor → professor), Waseda University, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences (Professor)

Education

Keio University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Japanese Literature
Degree: 文学士 (Bachelor of Arts)
Period: 1992-1996
Year of Graduation: 1996
Country: Japan
Graduated with BA
Keio University Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Letters / Department of Japanese Literature (Graduate)
Degree: 文学博士 (Ph.D. in Literature)
Period: 2001-2005
Year of Graduation: 2005
Country: Japan
Earned Ph.D. with dissertation on Jun'ichiro Tanizaki ('Study of Tanizaki's middle-period long works: city, media, narrative; literature of the 1920s').

Awards

Mita Bungaku Newcomer Award
1996
Work: Jun'ichiro Tanizaki — The Obsession of a Prose Writer
Organization: Mita Bungaku editorial board
Result: 佳作 (Honorable Mention)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Consuming Words: Jun'ichiro Tanizaki, 1920–1931

2009 Literary studies

A scholarly study re-examining Jun'ichiro Tanizaki's works from the 1920s to 1931 through the lenses of language, urbanity, and media.

Studies on Jun'ichiro TanizakiModernismUrban literatureLanguage theory

Propaganda Literature: Writers under the Sino-Japanese War

2018 Literary studies / Intellectual history

An essay collection examining the relationship between writers' discourse and propaganda during the Sino-Japanese War.

Wartime literaturePropaganda studiesExpression and politics

Dialogues with 'Language Class': Reflections from the Classroom

2021 Education / Language education

A text reflecting on classroom practice in language education, emphasizing dialogue and learning in the classroom.

Language educationClassroom practiceDialogic learning

Complete Annotations of Soseki's Literature, Vol.9: 'Mon' (co-annotated)

2001 Annotations / Scholarly edition

A scholarly annotated edition of works by Natsume Soseki (co-annotation).

Modern literature annotationTextual criticism

Bibliography

  • Consuming Words: Jun'ichiro Tanizaki, 1920–1931
  • Propaganda Literature: Writers under the Sino-Japanese War
  • Dialogues with 'Language Class': Reflections from the Classroom
  • Complete Annotations of Soseki's Literature, Vol.9 (co-annotated)
  • Collection: Modern Urban Culture 96 — The Chinese Front (editor)
  • How to Read Chikuma Critical Essays: A Contemporary Japanese Guide for High School Students (co-edited)
  • Reader on Jun'ichiro Tanizaki (co-edited)
  • Points in Chikuma Critical Essays 21 (co-edited)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed textual analysis grounded in historical contextInterdisciplinary readings incorporating urban and media theoryPractical approaches rooted in classroom practice
Recurring Motifs
UrbanityMediaModernismJun'ichiro Tanizaki

Legacy

A respected scholar of modern Japanese literature—especially studies on Jun'ichiro Tanizaki and wartime literature—known for analyses that incorporate urban and media perspectives. Also recognized as an influential educator.

Archives

  • Waseda University Repository (researcher profile & publications)
  • National Diet Library (catalog holdings)

Trivia

  • Born in 1973 (Tochigi Prefecture).
  • Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Letters in 1996; earned Ph.D. in Literature from Keio University Graduate School in 2005.
  • Received an Honorable Mention in the 1996 Mita Bungaku Newcomer Award.