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Takumi Sato

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Sato Takumi

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1960-10-09 (Onaga, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Onaga, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, Japan (birthplace) → Munich, Germany (study abroad) → Tokyo, Japan (worked at University of Tokyo) → Kyoto, Japan (Doshisha University, Kyoto University, International Research Center for Japanese Studies) → Tokyo, Japan (Sophia University)

経歴

職業
sociologist, historian, media historian, university professor, researcher
活動期間
1984年〜
所属
University of Tokyo, Institute of Newspaper Research / Institute of Social Information (assistant), Doshisha University, Faculty of Letters (lecturer, associate professor), International Research Center for Japanese Studies (associate professor), Kyoto University, Graduate School of Education (associate professor / professor), Kyoto University (Professor Emeritus), Sophia University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Journalism (professor)

学歴

Kyoto University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Western History
学位: 学士(文学)
卒業年: 1984
国: Japan
Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University
Graduate School of Letters / Department of Western History
学位: 修士(文学)
卒業年: 1986
国: Japan
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Institute for Modern History (study abroad)
期間: 1987-1989
卒業年: 1989
国: Germany
Visiting research at the Institute for Modern History (study abroad)
Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University
Graduate School of Letters / Department of Western History
学位: 博士(文学)
卒業年: 1995
国: Japan
Awarded for doctoral dissertation 'The Myth of Mass Propaganda: A Media History from Marx to Hitler'

受賞歴

Suntory Academic Prize
2003
対象作品: The Era of 'King' — The Publicness of Mass Magazines
主催: Suntory Academic Prize
結果: 受賞
Japan Society for Publishing Studies Award
2003
対象作品: The Era of 'King' — The Publicness of Mass Magazines
主催: Japan Society for Publishing Studies
結果: 受賞
Yoshida Shigeru Prize
2005
対象作品: Censorship of Speech: Information Officer Suzuki Kozō and the National Defense State in Education
主催: Yoshida Shigeru Prize
結果: 受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
2018
対象作品: Fascist Publicness: A Media Study of the Total War System
主催: Mainichi Shimbun / Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
結果: 受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2020
主催: Cabinet Office (Medal with Purple Ribbon)
結果: 受章

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Myth of Mass Propaganda: A Media History from Marx to Hitler

1992年 Media history, History

A scholarly examination of the relationship between political propaganda and mass media from the late 19th to the mid-20th century. Using theory and sources, it critically reevaluates the myth of 'mass propaganda' through cases from Marx to Nazism.

media historypropagandamodern German historymass culture
翻訳
  • Expanded edition (Chikuma Gakugei Bunko), 2014

Contemporary Media History

1998年 Textbook, Media studies

A textbook-style work outlining contemporary media structures and their historical transformations. Presents genealogies and theoretical frameworks for students and researchers.

media historymedia theoryeducational text

The Era of 'King' — The Publicness of Mass Magazines

2002年 Magazine history, Cultural history

Analyzes the role and publicness of national mass magazines since the interwar period, tracing the genealogy of mass discourse fostered by magazines. A study at the intersection of publishing history and cultural history.

magazine studiespublicnesspublishing history
翻訳
  • Iwanami Modern Library (expanded edition), 2020

Censorship of Speech: Information Officer Suzuki Kozō and the National Defense State in Education

2004年 Modern history, Media history

Tracks the mechanisms and actors of speech censorship in modern Japan based on primary sources. Clarifies the relationship between education, information administration, and media.

censorshipadministrative historyhistory of education

Fascist Publicness: A Media Study of the Total War System

2018年 Media history, Political media studies

Examines media and publicness under a total war system, analyzing the structures of information and propaganda during fascist periods. Awarded the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award in 2018.

fascism studiespropagandamedia and publicness

A Media History of Rumors

2019年 Media history, Social history

Historically examines how rumors (misinformation) have mediated social and political movements, offering insights relevant to contemporary information diffusion.

rumors / misinformationinformation societysocial history

全著作

  • The Myth of Mass Propaganda: A Media History from Marx to Hitler
  • Contemporary Media History
  • The Era of 'King' — The Publicness of Mass Magazines
  • Censorship of Speech: Information Officer Suzuki Kozō and the National Defense State in Education
  • The Myth of August 15: A Media Study of the End-of-War Memorial Day
  • Media Society: Perspectives for Interpreting the Contemporary World
  • Fascist Publicness: A Media Study of the Total War System
  • A Media History of Rumors
  • The Masses in the Grip of Propaganda: The Psychology of Totalitarian Political Persuasion (translation/with commentary)

作家による翻訳

  • The Faces of the Enemy: The Psychology of Hate and War (co-translation, 1994)
  • The Making of the Masses: Political Symbols and Mass Culture Leading to Nazism (co-translation, 1994)
  • Nationalism and Sexuality: Civic Morality and Nazism (co-translation, 1996)

作品の翻訳

  • Chinese translation of 'Yoron to Yoron' titled 'Yu Lun yu Shi Lun' (Nanjing University Press et al., 2013)

作風・主題

文体
academic and argumentativedetail-oriented, source-based descriptionscombines critical and theoretical analysis
頻出モチーフ
media and publicnessstructural analysis of propagandawar, memory, and the media around commemorative days

評価・遺産

As a leading scholar of media history and propaganda studies, he has had significant influence on media research in Japan. Through scholarly books and textbooks he helped consolidate the field and has received multiple major awards and national honors (Medal with Purple Ribbon).

大衆文化への影響

  • Appearances in public discussion channels (e.g., 'Katayama Morihide × Takumi Sato: Fascism, Media, and Publicness' on forum channels)

豆知識

  • Born in 1960 in Hiroshima.
  • Awarded a Doctor of Letters (PhD in Literature) from Kyoto University in 1995.
  • Studied in Munich and began research from modern German history.
  • In 2020 received the Medal with Purple Ribbon, noted as a milestone for media history scholars.
  • Has served as professor in the Department of Journalism at Sophia University and is Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University.