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Masayuki Kitamura

きたむら まさゆき

Kitamura Masayuki

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1970-01-01 (Ishikawa Prefecture)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Japanese literature scholar, University professor
Active Years
1993-
Affiliations
Kwansei Gakuin University, Faculty of Literature

Education

University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters / Department of Japanese Language and Literature
Degree: BA
Period: 1989-1993
Year of Graduation: 1993
Country: Japan
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo
Graduate School / Department of Japanese Language and Literature
Degree: MA
Period: 1994-1996
Year of Graduation: 1996
Country: Japan
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo (doctoral program)
Graduate School / Japanese Language and Literature Studies
Period: 1997-2001
Year of Graduation: 2001
Country: Japan
Withdrew after completing coursework in the doctoral program

Awards

Japanese Classical Literature Academic Prize
2008
Work: The Transformation of Ashikaga Takauji: On Textual Revisions in Volume 14 of the Taiheiki
Organization: National Institute of Japanese Literature (awarding body for the prize)
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Transformation of Ashikaga Takauji: On Textual Revisions in Volume 14 of the Taiheiki

2008 scholarly article / academic research

An academic study examining changes in the depiction of Ashikaga Takauji through textual revisions in volume 14 of the Taiheiki. It re-evaluates sources with a focus on textual criticism.

medieval historytextual criticismsource studies

Style & Themes

Literary Style
academicrigorous analysis grounded in textual criticism
Recurring Motifs
re-examination of sourcesevolution of medieval人物 portrayals

Legacy

Recognized for research grounded in medieval history and textual criticism, contributing to research and education at Kwansei Gakuin University. The 2008 Japanese Classical Literature Academic Prize highlighted his scholarly achievements.

Trivia

  • Researcher profiles are registered on Researchmap and J-GLOBAL.
  • Completed graduate coursework at the University of Tokyo but withdrew after earning doctoral credits.