Yomiuri Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 60 (2008) award
Hosokawa Shuhei
ほそかわ しゅうへい
Hosokawa Shuhei
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-02-14 （Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Osaka Prefecture → Kanagawa Prefecture → Tokyo → Kyoto Prefecture
Career
- Occupations
- musicologist, researcher, university professor, radio presenter
- Active Years
- 1978-
- Affiliations
- Tokyo Institute of Technology, International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), Kyoto City University of Arts (Director, Center for Japanese Traditional Music Research), Tokyo University of the Arts (former assistant/faculty)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Science | Department of Biology | 学士 | 1974-1978 | Japan |
| Tokyo University of the Arts | Graduate School of Music | Musicology | 学術博士 | 1980s | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Science
/ Department of Biology
Degree:
学士
Period:
1974-1978
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
Japan
Tokyo University of the Arts
Graduate School of Music
/ Musicology
Degree:
学術博士
Period:
1980s
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
Japan
Completed doctoral coursework; awarded Doctor of Philosophy (Gakujutsu-hakushi) in 1989
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | Tooki ni arite tsukuru mono | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Art Encouragement Prize, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | One Hundred Years of Music in Modern Japan | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan) | 受賞 |
Yomiuri Literary Prize
2009
Work:
Tooki ni arite tsukuru mono
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Art Encouragement Prize, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
2021
Work:
One Hundred Years of Music in Modern Japan
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 71 (2021) award
Works
Major Works
Semiotics of Music
1981 Academic (Musicology)An early work applying semiotic analysis to music, offering approaches to reading popular music.
semioticspopular music
Rhetorics of the Walkman
1981 Academic (cultural and music studies)Analyzes the cultural meaning of portable playback devices and discusses the relationship between technology and listening.
technologylistening culture
Tooki ni arite tsukuru mono: Thoughts, Words and Arts of Japanese Brazilians
2008 Non-fiction (ethnomusicology / migration studies)A research monograph based on fieldwork that discusses musical culture, nostalgia, and expressions among Japanese Brazilians.
Japanese Braziliansnostalgiaethnomusicology
One Hundred Years of Music in Modern Japan (4 vols.)
2020 Academic (music history)A major four-volume study surveying music from the arrival of the Black Ships to the end of World War II, examining transformations and social impact.
music historymodernizationsocial history
Bibliography
- Semiotics of Music
- Rhetorics of the Walkman
- Trans Italy Express
- Soccer Mania: Time, Sphere, Goal
- Nostalgia Boulevard: The Art of Cheerful Travel
- The Aesthetics of Records
- Enka Flows in the Land of Samba: History of Japanese-Brazilian Migrant Music
- Cinema-Goer Travels to Brazil: Nostalgia and Identity of Japanese Migrants
- Tooki ni arite tsukuru mono
- Japanese-Brazilian Immigrant Literature I: The Long Journey of Japanese Language (History)
- Japanese-Brazilian Immigrant Literature II: The Long Journey of Japanese Language (Criticism)
- One Hundred Years of Music in Modern Japan: From the Black Ships to the End of the War (4 vols.)
Translations by Author
- Decoding Mozart's Operas (translated from Fritz Noske)
- American Minimal Music (translated from Wim Mertens)
- The Age of World Music (translated from Bruno Nettl)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- academicsemiotic analysisfieldwork-orientedcomparative cultural perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and nostalgiamigration and identitytechnology and listeningrecord culture
Legacy
Hosokawa Shuhei is recognized for interdisciplinary scholarship across popular music studies, ethnomusicology, and migration studies. His major works on Japanese Brazilians and the history of modern Japanese music are highly regarded; his fieldwork-driven, cross-disciplinary approach has had influence domestically and internationally.
Academic Societies
- Japanese Society for Musicological Research
In Popular Culture
- Regular appearances on KBS Kyoto Radio program 'Rekoshitsu kara Konbanwa'
Trivia
- He was once a member of EPO's fan club.
- Hosts the radio program 'Rekoshitsu kara Konbanwa' on KBS Kyoto Radio.
- Studied biology at university before moving into musicology, reflecting an interdisciplinary background.
- He has a younger sister.