Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award
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Edition 45 (2012) award
Megumi Okuyama
おくやま めぐみ
Okuyama Megumi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1963-01-01 （Chiba Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Children's literature researcher, critic, university part-time lecturer
- Active Years
- 1992-
- Affiliations
- Shirayuri Women's University (part-time lecturer), Kyoritsu Women's University (part-time lecturer)
- Memberships
- Japan Society for Children's Literature (councilor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiba Prefectural Higashi-Katsushika High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Chiba University Graduate School, Faculty of Education | Graduate School of Education | — | 修士 | — | Japan |
Chiba Prefectural Higashi-Katsushika High School
Country:
Japan
Chiba University Graduate School, Faculty of Education
Graduate School of Education
Degree:
修士
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Sekihideo Memorial Criticism & Research Paper Competition — Selected (1st place) | Two Narratives and the 1990s "Exit" | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | selected (1st place) |
| 2002 | Japan Society for Children's Literature 40th Anniversary Paper — Honorable Mention | On the Formation of Yoshino Genzaburo's "Lincoln Biography": Passing through War | — | Japan Society for Children's Literature | honorable mention |
| 2012 | Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer's Award | The Fluctuation of "Stories" — Children's Literature in an Unframed Age | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | winner |
Sekihideo Memorial Criticism & Research Paper Competition — Selected (1st place)
1999
Work:
Two Narratives and the 1990s "Exit"
Organization:
Japan Children's Literature Association
Result:
selected (1st place)
Japan Society for Children's Literature 40th Anniversary Paper — Honorable Mention
2002
Work:
On the Formation of Yoshino Genzaburo's "Lincoln Biography": Passing through War
Organization:
Japan Society for Children's Literature
Result:
honorable mention
Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer's Award
2012
Work:
The Fluctuation of "Stories" — Children's Literature in an Unframed Age
Organization:
Japan Children's Literature Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Fluctuation of "Stories" — Children's Literature in an Unframed Age
2011 Children's literature criticismA collection of critical essays examining the instability of narrative in contemporary children's literature, addressing issues of boundaries, visibility, war, and identity across multiple studies.
narratologyboundaries of children's literaturewar and memoryidentity
Bibliography
- The Fluctuation of "Stories" — Children's Literature in an Unframed Age (Kuroshio Shuppan, 2011)
- "War within Works" (Nihon Jidō Bungaku, vol.38 no.3, 1992)
- "Thinking of 'Another Self'" (Jidō Bungaku Kenkyū no.26, 1993)
- "The Genealogy of the 'Minority'" (Nihon Jidō Bungaku, vol.41 no.6, 1995)
- "What Does a Person Become?" (Jidō Bungaku Hihyō — Beginnings, 2002)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- interdisciplinary critical essaysemphasis on historical and textual cross-examinationclear and analytical argumentation
- Recurring Motifs
- representations of war and memoryvisible/invisible boundariesrelations between children and society
Legacy
Recognized as a scholar in children's literature who has developed criticism around narrativity, war memory, and boundary issues; also active in teaching as a part-time university lecturer.
Academic Societies
- Japan Society for Children's Literature
- Japan Children's Literature Association
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