Ishibashi Tanzan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1993) award
Kan Katsumi
ジャン・クーシー
Kan Katsumi
Pen Names:
Jiang Kexi（Chinese reading / alternative romanization）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-07-29 （Tianjin, People's Republic of China）
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China
- Languages
- Japanese, Chinese
- Residence History
- Tianjin (born) → Tokyo (study) → Akaiwa, Okayama Prefecture (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, University professor
- Active Years
- 1986-2019
- Affiliations
- Okayama University
- Memberships
- People's History Research Association, Japan Modern History Association, Conference of Chinese Professors in Japan, Association for East Asian Cultural Negotiation
- Influenced By
- Masatomi Yui, Masanobu Shikano
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nankai University | — | — | — | 1978-1982 | People's Republic of China |
| Waseda University | Graduate School of Letters | Modern Japanese History | 修士 | 1984-1986 | Japan |
| Waseda University | Graduate School of Letters | — | 博士（文学） | 1988-1991 | Japan |
Nankai University
Period:
1978-1982
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
People's Republic of China
Waseda University
Graduate School of Letters
/ Modern Japanese History
Degree:
修士
Period:
1984-1986
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
Japan
Came to Japan as a government-sponsored international student
Waseda University
Graduate School of Letters
Degree:
博士（文学）
Period:
1988-1991
Year of Graduation:
1991
Country:
Japan
Doctoral thesis: 'A Study on the Intellectual History of Ishibashi Tanzan'
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Ishibashi Tanzan Prize | A Study on the Intellectual History of Ishibashi Tanzan | — | Ishibashi Tanzan Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
Ishibashi Tanzan Prize
1993
Work:
A Study on the Intellectual History of Ishibashi Tanzan
Organization:
Ishibashi Tanzan Prize Selection Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Study on the Intellectual History of Ishibashi Tanzan
1992 History / Intellectual historyDoctoral research on Ishibashi Tanzan's thought and its historical significance, based on documentary and archival evidence (later published as a monograph).
Modern JapanIntellectual historyLiberalism
Ishibashi Tanzan — The Backbone of Liberalism
1994 Biography / HistoryA biographical study tracing Ishibashi Tanzan's life and examining the lineage of his liberal ideas.
BiographyLiberalism
Perspectives on Contemporary China — Socialism Seen from the People
1997 Contemporary Chinese historyAn essay collection examining socialism in China from popular perspectives and its transformations.
Contemporary Chinese historyNationalismHistory education
Ishibashi Tanzan
2014 Biographical seriesA biographical volume on Ishibashi Tanzan published in the 'Jinbutsu Sosho' series, presenting research for a general readership.
BiographyModern thought
The Great Wall Campaigns: Comparative Study of Japanese and Chinese Archives
2021 Military history / Comparative studyA comparative archival study of Japanese and Chinese records concerning resistance and campaigns around the Great Wall region.
Sino-Japanese relationsMilitary historySource comparison
Bibliography
- A Study on the Intellectual History of Ishibashi Tanzan (1992)
- Ishibashi Tanzan — The Backbone of Liberalism (1994)
- Perspectives on Contemporary China — Socialism Seen from the People (1997)
- Ishibashi Tanzan in the Postwar Era (2003)
- A Study on the Intellectual History of Ukita Kazutami (2003)
- Ishibashi Tanzan's Later Years and Pacifism (2006)
- Social Welfare Thought in Modern Japan (2011)
- Ishibashi Tanzan (2014)
- The Pingxingguan Victory in Japanese Archives (2018)
- The Great Wall Campaigns: Comparative Study of Japanese and Chinese Archives (2021)
- The Battle of Taierzhuang: Comparative Study of Japanese and Chinese Archives (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly and empiricalSource-driven exposition
- Recurring Motifs
- State and religion relationsHistory education and nationalismPolitical use of war memory
Legacy
As a China-born scholar of modern Japanese history, he is recognized for his studies on Ishibashi Tanzan and comparative archival research on Sino-Japanese wartime records. His empirical work on history education and the formation of popular nationalism has contributed critical perspectives on biases in textbooks and collective memory.
Academic Societies
- People's History Research Association
- Japan Modern History Association
- Conference of Chinese Professors in Japan
- Association for East Asian Cultural Negotiation
Archives
- Okayama University Japanese History Laboratory holdings
Trivia
- Experienced 'sent-down' movement during the Cultural Revolution.
- Came to Japan in 1983 as a government-sponsored international student.
- Won the 14th Ishibashi Tanzan Prize in 1993.
- Retired from Okayama University in 2019 and resides in Akaiwa, Okayama Prefecture.