Shiba Ryotaro Award
1回登壇
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第8回（2004年） award
Kenichi Matsumoto
まつもと けんいち
Matsumoto Kenichi
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1946-01-22 （Gunma Prefecture, Japan）
- 死没
- 2014-11-27 68歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Japan → Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan (Reitaku University affiliation) → Kyoto, Japan (Kyoto Seika University affiliation)
経歴
- 職業
- critic, thinker, author, historian, intellectual historian, university professor
- 活動期間
- 1971年〜2014年
- 所属
- China Japanese Language Training Center (Professor), Kyoto Seika University (Faculty), Reitaku University (Professor, Faculty of Economics; Director, Center for Comparative Civilizations and Cultures), East Japan International University (Visiting Professor), The Asian Institute for Comprehensive Research (Foundation) (Councilor)
- 所属団体
- Shiba Ryotaro Memorial Foundation (Councilor), The Nippon Foundation (Councilor), Shiba Ryotaro Award (Selection Committee Member)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Economics | Department of Economics | 学士 | — | Japan |
| Hosei University (Graduate School) | Graduate School (Japanese Literature) | Japanese Literature | 修士 | — | Japan |
| Hosei University Graduate School (Doctoral Program) | — | Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Economics
/ Department of Economics
学位:
学士
卒業年:
1968
国:
Japan
Hosei University (Graduate School)
Graduate School (Japanese Literature)
/ Japanese Literature
学位:
修士
卒業年:
1971
国:
Japan
Specialized in modern Japanese literature
Hosei University Graduate School (Doctoral Program)
Japanese Literature
卒業年:
1974
国:
Japan
Left doctoral program after completing required credits (no degree conferred)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Asia-Pacific Prize | An Attempt at a Spiritual History of Modern Asia | — | Asia-Pacific Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Yoshida Shigeru Prize | Japan's Modernity Vol.1: Opening and the Meiji Restoration | — | Yoshida Shigeru Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Shiba Ryotaro Award | Biography of Kita Ikki (5 vols) | — | Shiba Ryotaro Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | Biography of Kita Ikki (5 vols) | — | Mainichi Newspapers (Mainichi Publishing Culture Award) | 受賞 |
Asia-Pacific Prize
1995
対象作品:
An Attempt at a Spiritual History of Modern Asia
主催:
Asia-Pacific Prize Selection Committee
結果:
受賞
Yoshida Shigeru Prize
2002
対象作品:
Japan's Modernity Vol.1: Opening and the Meiji Restoration
主催:
Yoshida Shigeru Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Shiba Ryotaro Award
2005
対象作品:
Biography of Kita Ikki (5 vols)
主催:
Shiba Ryotaro Award Committee
結果:
受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
2005
対象作品:
Biography of Kita Ikki (5 vols)
主催:
Mainichi Newspapers (Mainichi Publishing Culture Award)
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
-
第59回（2005年） award
作品
代表作
An Attempt at a Spiritual History of Modern Asia
1994年 History / Intellectual historyA study of intellectual currents in modern Asia, examining nationalism and the genealogy of ideas from a trans-regional perspective.
Asian historyintellectual historynationalism
Biography of Kita Ikki (5 vols)
2004年 Biographical study / BiographyA comprehensive multi-volume biographical study tracing the life and thought of Kita Ikki from his early writings to later developments.
biographymodern Japanese thoughtpolitical history
Japan's Modernity Vol.1: 1853–1871 — Opening and the Meiji Restoration
1998年 HistoryAn overview of societal transformations in Japan from the opening of the country to the Meiji Restoration, discussing various aspects of modernization.
opening of JapanMeiji Restorationmodernization
全著作
- Young Kita Ikki: Love, Poetry and Revolution
- On Kita Ikki
- An Attempt at a Spiritual History of Modern Asia
- Japan's Modernity Vol.1: 1853–1871 — Opening and the Meiji Restoration
- Biography of Kita Ikki (5 vols)
- History of the Coastline
- The Showa Emperor: The Legend — The Solitary Struggle
- Civilization of Mud
- Haruki Murakami — From Urban Novels to World Literature
- Reading Shiba Ryotaro
- Why Are There U.S. Military Bases in Japan?
- Cabinet Crisis: Observations as a Cabinet Office Advisor on the Democratic Party Administration
- The Man Called Emperor Meiji
- The Coastline Speaks — After the Great East Japan Earthquake
作風・主題
- 文体
- essayistic and criticalanalyticalnarrative approach to historyinterdisciplinary perspective
- 頻出モチーフ
- modern Japannationalismnarrative nature of historybiographical studies
健康
-
cancer (malignant tumor)不明 - 2014-11-27After battling cancer, he died on 2014-11-27. His writing activity continued into the early 2010s.
評価・遺産
Known for works on modern Japanese intellectual and cultural history. He served as a university professor and Cabinet Office advisor, and influenced later scholars with his blend of criticism and narrative historical writing.
関連学会
- Shiba Ryotaro Memorial Foundation (Councilor)
- The Nippon Foundation (Councilor)
資料所蔵先
- Reitaku University Library & Archives
大衆文化への影響
- TV appearances (e.g. 'Matsumoto Kenichi's Thought Travel — Leika Dog's Dream')
引用
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History is always the story of the present.
出典: Author's essays/interviews -
History is 'my' story, and ultimately one writes and publishes it alone.
出典: Mentioned in his writings on historiography
豆知識
- Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Economics (1968)
- Completed Master's program, Hosei University Graduate School (Japanese Literature, 1971)
- Left doctoral program at Hosei University after completing credits (1974)
- Served as Cabinet Office Advisor (Oct 2010–Sep 2011) on East Asian diplomatic affairs
- Worked at Asahi Glass (later left in 1969) before becoming a full-time writer