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第25回（1977年） award
Shunsuke Kamei
かめい しゅんすけ
Kamei Shunsuke
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1932-08-14 （Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan）
- 死没
- 2023-08-18 91歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese, English
- 居住地歴
- Nakatsugawa, Gifu (birthplace) → Tokyo, Japan (residence/work) → United States (St. Louis, Maryland, Albany) — study/research
経歴
- 職業
- comparative literature scholar, American literature scholar, cultural studies researcher, university professor, translator, editor
- 活動期間
- 1953年〜2023年
- 所属
- University of Tokyo, College of Arts and Sciences (Associate Professor, Professor, Professor Emeritus), Tokyo Woman's Christian University, Professor, Gifu Joshi University, Professor
- 影響を受けた人物
- Kinji Shimada
- 影響を与えた人物
- Scholars of comparative literature and American studies in Japan
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters | Department of English Literature | 文学士 | 1950s - 1953 | Japan |
| University of Tokyo Graduate School (Comparative Literature and Culture) | — | Comparative Literature and Culture | — | 1950s - 1963 (在学・単位取得満期退学) | Japan |
| Washington University in St. Louis (study abroad) | — | — | — | 留学（1950年代 - 1960年代） | United States |
| University of Maryland (graduate study) | — | — | — | 留学・研究 | United States |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of English Literature
学位:
文学士
期間:
1950s - 1953
卒業年:
1953
国:
Japan
Undergraduate graduation
University of Tokyo Graduate School (Comparative Literature and Culture)
Comparative Literature and Culture
期間:
1950s - 1963 (在学・単位取得満期退学)
国:
Japan
Enrolled in doctoral program; left after completing required credits (no doctorate)
Washington University in St. Louis (study abroad)
期間:
留学（1950年代 - 1960年代）
国:
United States
Study abroad during graduate studies
University of Maryland (graduate study)
期間:
留学・研究
国:
United States
Had graduate-level research experience
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan Academy Prize | The Fate of Whitman in Modern Literature | — | The Japan Academy | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Japan Essayist Club Prize | The Circus Has Come! Notes on American Popular Culture | — | Japan Essayists' Club | 受賞 |
| 1976 | U.S.-Japan Friendship Commission Book Prize | The Circus Has Come! Notes on American Popular Culture | — | U.S.-Japan Friendship Commission | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Osaragi Jiro Prize | Lineage of the American Hero | — | Osaragi Jiro Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays | — | — | Japanese Government | 受章 |
| 2015 | Watsuji Tetsuro Cultural Award | Arishima Takeo | — | Watsuji Tetsuro Cultural Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Shi-kai Prize (Japan Poets Club) | The Formation of Modern Japanese Poetry | — | Japan Poets Club | 受賞 |
Japan Academy Prize
1970
対象作品:
The Fate of Whitman in Modern Literature
主催:
The Japan Academy
結果:
受賞
Japan Essayist Club Prize
1976
対象作品:
The Circus Has Come! Notes on American Popular Culture
主催:
Japan Essayists' Club
結果:
受賞
U.S.-Japan Friendship Commission Book Prize
1976
対象作品:
The Circus Has Come! Notes on American Popular Culture
主催:
U.S.-Japan Friendship Commission
結果:
受賞
Osaragi Jiro Prize
1994
対象作品:
Lineage of the American Hero
主催:
Osaragi Jiro Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays
2008
主催:
Japanese Government
結果:
受章
Watsuji Tetsuro Cultural Award
2015
対象作品:
Arishima Takeo
主催:
Watsuji Tetsuro Cultural Award Committee
結果:
受賞
Shi-kai Prize (Japan Poets Club)
2017
対象作品:
The Formation of Modern Japanese Poetry
主催:
Japan Poets Club
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
Osaragi Jiro Award
1回登壇
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第21回（1994年） award
作品
代表作
The Fate of Whitman in Modern Literature
1970年 Scholarly work (comparative literature)A study based on his doctoral work analyzing Walt Whitman's works and their place in modern literature from a comparative perspective.
Whitman studiesmodern literatureself and publicness
The Circus Has Come! Notes on American Popular Culture
1976年 Essay/criticismAn essay collection observing and analyzing American popular culture; it attracted wide attention when first published.
popular cultureAmerican cultureconsumer society
Lineage of the American Hero
1993年 Cultural and literary studyExamines the history and genealogy of the American hero figure in U.S. culture. Winner of the Osaragi Jiro Prize.
hero archetypesAmerican cultureidentity
Marilyn Monroe
1987年 Cultural history / biographyA cultural-historical analysis of Marilyn Monroe intended for a general audience; published as an Iwanami Shinsho and widely discussed.
sex symbolfilm culturegender
The Formation of Modern Japanese Poetry
2016年 Literary historyA study organizing and discussing the formation process of modern Japanese poetry. Winner of a Shi-kai Prize.
poetrymodernizationtranslation and reception
全著作
- The Fate of Whitman in Modern Literature (Kenkyusha) 1970
- Literature of Nationalism (Kenkyusha) 1971
- American Heart, Japanese Heart (Nikkei) 1975
- The Circus Has Come! Notes on American Popular Culture (University of Tokyo Press) 1976
- Lineage of the American Hero (Kenkyusha) 1993
- Marilyn Monroe (Iwanami Shinsho) 1987
- The Formation of Modern Japanese Poetry (Nagumondō) 2016
作家による翻訳
- The Green Know tales (translations of Lucy M. Boston)
- Translations of Kanzo Uchimura's English writings (Iwanami) 1984
作風・主題
- 文体
- clear academic prose emphasizing comparative-cultural perspectivescareful close readings of sources and texts
- 頻出モチーフ
- American popular culturefreedom and nationalismtranslation and receptionsex and gender
健康
-
illnessDied in 2023 due to illness
評価・遺産
Regarded as a pioneer of American literature and popular culture studies in Japan. Influential across Whitman studies, work on Marilyn Monroe, and broader American cultural analysis; noted for editing the collected English works of Yone Noguchi.
関連学会
- Japan Poets Club
資料所蔵先
- Held in the National Diet Library and related institutions
豆知識
- Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo.
- Gained attention for publishing The Circus Has Come! on American popular culture.
- Edited the Collected English Works of Yone Noguchi (6 vols).
- Wife was Noriko Kamei (née Yamana), a professor at Japan Women's University.