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Tsuyoshi Meguro

めぐろ つよし

Meguro Tsuyoshi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1973-01-01 （Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan → Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan (work)

Career

Occupations
children's literature researcher, literary critic, university lecturer / associate professor
Active Years
1996-
Affiliations
Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University — Human Development Program (Associate Professor)
Memberships
Japanese Society for Children's Literature (Board member)

Education

Kobe University, Graduate School of Education (Master's program)
Graduate School of Education
Degree: 修士（教育学）
Period: 1996-1998
Year of Graduation: 1998
Country: Japan
Completed master's program
Kobe University (PhD)
Graduate School of Human Development and Environment / Human Development Program
Degree: 博士（学術）
Year of Graduation: 2023
Country: Japan
Awarded PhD for a dissertation on children's literature in the Meiji period

Awards

Japanese Society for Children's Literature Encouragement Award (43rd)
Work: The Formation of 'Children's Literature' and the Era of Extracurricular Reading
Organization: Japanese Society for Children's Literature
Result: 受賞
Nihon Jidō Bungaku (Creative Contest) — Honorable Mention
1997
Work: From 'Healing Stories' to 'Stories of Place' — A Contemporary Study of Modern Children's Literature
Organization: Journal 'Nihon Jidō Bungaku'
Result: 佳作
Japan Association of Children's Literature Critics — New Critic Award (Selected)
2005
Work: Multimedia as a Place — Explorations of Children's Literature in an Era without Middlegrounds
Organization: Japan Association of Children's Literature Critics
Result: 入選

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Formation of 'Children's Literature' and the Era of Extracurricular Reading

2019 children's literature studies

A monograph examining the formation of children's literature and its role as extracurricular reading, focusing on the Meiji period.

Meiji-period reading theoryextracurricular readingformation of children's literature

Introduction to the History of Japanese Picture Books I (co-edited)

2001 co-edited volume (picture book history)

Introductory co-edited work on the history of picture books; contribution under editor Nobu Torigoe.

history of picture bookschildren's culture

World Encyclopedia of Children's Literature Interpreted from 'Place' (co-edited)

2014 encyclopedia / co-edited

Contributed to a co-edited encyclopedia reading world children's literature from the viewpoint of place.

place and narrativecomparative children's literature

Bibliography

  • The Formation of 'Children's Literature' and the Era of Extracurricular Reading (Izumi Shoin, May 2019)
  • Introduction to the History of Japanese Picture Books I (co-ed., Minerva, Dec 2001)
  • The Invention of the Human Image (contrib., Domes Publishing, Oct 2006)
  • Children's Literature Research, and Beyond, Vol.2 (co-ed., Hisayama-sha, Nov 2007)
  • World Encyclopedia of Children's Literature Interpreted from 'Place' (co-ed., Harashobo, 2014)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly, historical-analytical styleemphasis on comparative and institutional-historical perspectives
Recurring Motifs
Meiji-period children's literaturethe role of extracurricular readingmedia and children's culturegender and educational discourse

Legacy

Recognized as a mid-career scholar in Japanese children's literature studies, contributing to Meiji-period literary history, media studies, and gender discussions. Active as a society board member and university educator.

Academic Societies

  • Japanese Society for Children's Literature

Trivia

  • Born in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture.
  • Associate professor at Kobe University's Graduate School of Human Development and Environment.
  • Published the monograph 'The Formation of "Children's Literature" and the Era of Extracurricular Reading' in 2019.
  • Awarded a PhD (2023) from Kobe University.