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Harumi Kimura

きむら はるみ

Kimura Harumi

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1932-11-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese, English

Career

Occupations
English literature scholar, essayist, university professor
Active Years
1955-
Affiliations
Chiba Institute of Technology (lecturer, associate professor, professor), Kyoritsu Women's University (professor, emeritus professor), Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation (councilor)
Memberships
Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation (councilor), Society to Create New History Textbooks (affiliated), Citizens' Association to Create a Beautiful Japanese Constitution (founding representative)

Education

Tokyo University of Education
Department of English / English Literature
Period: 1951-1955
Year of Graduation: 1955
Country: Japan
Graduated 1955. Later entered doctoral program and withdrew after completion of term (manki taigaku) in 1960.
Tokyo University of Education, Graduate School
Doctoral Program (English Literature)
Period: 1956-1960
Year of Graduation: 1960
Country: Japan
Withdrew after term completion from doctoral program (no degree)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

From Twilight London

1976 essay

An essay collection reflecting on stays in Britain and observations on English literature and culture.

British culturewomen and daily lifecross-cultural observation

Let the Thames Flow Quietly

1978 essay

Essays themed on the Thames and everyday life in London.

Londoneveryday lifenature depiction

Weather Chart of Housewives

1979 essays / domestic life

Essays portraying family life and domesticity from the housewife's perspective.

familywomen's issuesdaily living

In the Age of the Heart: My Introduction to Psychoanalysis

1983 essay / introductory

Introduces basics of psychoanalysis in an accessible way while discussing personal mental states.

psychoanalysisself-improvementmental issues

Bibliography

  • From Twilight London
  • Let the Thames Flow Quietly
  • Weather Chart of Housewives
  • On New Sociability: Japan and Britain (later retitled)
  • Another Way of Living: The Woman Free of Constraints
  • In the Age of the Heart: My Introduction to Psychoanalysis
  • For Those Who Want to Write Essays
  • Harumi Kimura Essay Collection: The Happiness of Aging

Translations by Author

  • Methods of Criticism 6: Psychological Methods (translation)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Plain, readable essayistic styleCultural observation informed by background in English literature
Recurring Motifs
women's daily lifefamily and domesticitylandscapes of Britain/London

Legacy

Known as an essayist with a background in English literature, writing on family and women's ways of life. Also a prominent voice in conservative social and educational discourse (subject to criticism).

Academic Societies

Trivia

  • Emeritus professor at Kyoritsu Women's University.
  • Active in conservative education and social movements (e.g., associated with parental education promotion groups).
  • Born in 1932.