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第22回（1974年） award
Junzo Kawada
かわだ じゅんぞう
Kawada Junzo
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1934-06-20 （Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan）
- 死没
- 2024-12-20 （Japan） 90歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Japan → France → Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso)
経歴
- 職業
- Cultural anthropologist, University professor, Translator
- 活動期間
- 1958年〜2024年
- 所属
- Saitama University, Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Hiroshima City University, Institute for Japanese Folklore and Popular Culture, Kanagawa University
- 所属団体
- Honorary member, Japanese Folklore Society
- 影響を受けた人物
- Claude Lévi-Strauss
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | College of Arts and Sciences | Cultural Anthropology / Human Geography | 教養学士 | 1954-1958 | Japan |
| Paris Descartes University (Paris V) | — | Ethnology | 博士（民族学） | 1960s–1971 | France |
University of Tokyo
College of Arts and Sciences
/ Cultural Anthropology / Human Geography
学位:
教養学士
期間:
1954-1958
卒業年:
1958
国:
Japan
Paris Descartes University (Paris V)
Ethnology
学位:
博士（民族学）
期間:
1960s–1971
卒業年:
1971
国:
France
Studied as a French government-sponsored student and obtained doctoral degree
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Japan Essayists Club Award | From the Wasteland | — | Japan Essayists Club | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize | Koe (The Voice) | — | Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Grand Prize for the Francophone World (Académie française) | — | — | Académie française | メダル授与 |
| 1992 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | On Oral Tradition | — | Mainichi Newspapers (Mainichi Publishing Culture Award) | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Ordre des Palmes académiques | — | — | Government of France | 授与 |
| 2001 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | 授与 |
| 2009 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | — | Government of Japan | 選出 |
| 2010 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (approx.) | — | — | Government of Japan | 授与 |
| 2017 | Order of Cultural Merit (Burkina Faso) | — | — | Government of Burkina Faso | 授与 |
| 2021 | Order of Culture | — | — | Government of Japan | 授与 |
| 2024 | Junior Third Rank (posthumous) | — | — | Government of Japan (Official Gazette) | 叙位 |
Japan Essayists Club Award
1974
対象作品:
From the Wasteland
主催:
Japan Essayists Club
結果:
受賞
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize
1988
対象作品:
Koe (The Voice)
主催:
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Grand Prize for the Francophone World (Académie française)
1991
主催:
Académie française
結果:
メダル授与
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1992
対象作品:
On Oral Tradition
主催:
Mainichi Newspapers (Mainichi Publishing Culture Award)
結果:
受賞
Ordre des Palmes académiques
1995
主催:
Government of France
結果:
授与
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2001
主催:
Government of Japan
結果:
授与
Person of Cultural Merit
2009
主催:
Government of Japan
結果:
選出
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (approx.)
2010
主催:
Government of Japan
結果:
授与
Order of Cultural Merit (Burkina Faso)
2017
主催:
Government of Burkina Faso
結果:
授与
Order of Culture
2021
主催:
Government of Japan
結果:
授与
Junior Third Rank (posthumous)
2024
主催:
Government of Japan (Official Gazette)
結果:
叙位
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
From the Wasteland: Reflections from Africa
1973年 Cultural anthropology / Travel writingA combination of fieldwork-based reflection and travel writing from West Africa. One of his representative works introducing African field perspectives to Japanese readers.
FieldworkAfrican studiesCross-cultural comparison
Koe (The Voice)
1988年 Cultural anthropology / Voice studiesRecords and analyzes voices and oral expressions that would be lost when written down, demonstrating the importance of non-literate communication. Awarded the Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize.
Oral traditionSoundNon-literate cultures
On Oral Tradition
1992年 Cultural anthropology / TheoryTheoretically organizes traditions transmitted by storytelling and music, proposing a framework for 'oral tradition studies'. Winner of the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award.
Oral tradition theoryComparative civilization studiesTriangulation of cultures
Mount Fuji and the Shamisen: What Is Culture?
2014年 Essay / Cultural studiesAn examination of the meaning and transmission of culture using traditional Japanese subjects and instruments as themes.
Japanese cultureFolkloreMusical instruments
全著作
- Maghreb: Travel Notes
- From the Wasteland: Reflections from Africa
- History of Non-literate Societies: The Case of the Mossi of West Africa
- Natural History of the Savannah
- Koe (The Voice)
- On Oral Tradition
- Mount Fuji and the Shamisen: What Is Culture?
- Triangulation of Cultures: Collected Lectures of Junzo Kawada
作家による翻訳
- Tristes Tropiques (partial translation / translation contributor)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Combines on-site field descriptions with theoretical analysisComparative and cross-cultural perspective
- 頻出モチーフ
- Voice and storytellingMusic and bodily expressionThe savannah and fieldworkOral cultures
健康
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Aspiration pneumonia2024年末Led to his death on 20 December 2024
評価・遺産
A pioneer of research on non-literate communication centered on oral tradition and sound, Kawada made major contributions to the dissemination of cultural anthropology and interdisciplinary comparative studies. He was highly regarded for his fieldwork-based practice and theorization and received many honors including the Order of Culture.
関連学会
- Japanese Folklore Society (Honorary member)
資料所蔵先
- National Diet Library (holds works and translations)
- Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, TUFS (research materials)
豆知識
- Lived with the Mossi people during fieldwork in West Africa.
- Contributed to translation of Claude Lévi-Strauss's Tristes Tropiques.
- Awarded the Order of Culture in 2021.