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Nami Shibata

しばた なみ

Shibata Nami

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1958-05-06 (Okayama Prefecture)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
haiku poet, modern Japanese literature researcher, university professor
Active Years
1981-
Affiliations
Junior high schools in Okayama Prefecture (teacher), Okayama Prefectural Junior College (lecturer), Okayama Prefectural University (professor)

Education

Okayama University
Faculty of Education, Elementary Teacher Training Course / Department of Education
Degree: 学士
Period: 〜1981
Year of Graduation: 1981
Country: Japan
Okayama University Graduate School, Graduate School of Education
Graduate School of Education / Japanese Language Education
Period: 1981-1989
Year of Graduation: 1989
Country: Japan
Completed coursework in doctoral program and withdrew at term end (Japanese language education)
Yasuda Women's University Graduate School
Japanese Literature / Department of Japanese Literature
Degree: 文学博士
Period: 〜2000
Year of Graduation: 2000
Country: Japan
PhD in Literature. Dissertation on Masaoka Shiki's haiku and classification

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Study of Postwar Haiku Teaching Materials: Cases of Elementary and Junior High School Textbooks

1989 research (education history / haiku)

A study analyzing the transition and characteristics of haiku teaching materials in postwar elementary and junior high school language textbooks.

haikutextbook historylanguage education

Study of Haiku Expression

1994 research (haiku expression)

Research discussing expressive techniques and diversity of expression in haiku.

haiku expressionstyle

Shiki, Soseki, Kyoshi: A Study of Their Literary Interactions

1995 research (literary history)

A study examining the literary interactions and influences among Masaoka Shiki, Natsume Soseki, and Takahama Kyoshi.

modern literatureliterary exchange

Children's Language and Children's Literature

1996 research (children's literature)

A work discussing the relationship between children's language expression and children's literature.

children's literaturelanguage development

Tenkei (Haiku Collection)

1997 haiku collection

A haiku collection by Nami Shibata, containing short poems as examples of her expressive practice.

haikukigo (seasonal words)

Masaoka Shiki and Haiku Classification

2001 research (haiku history)

An analysis of Masaoka Shiki's haiku through classification work, discussing tradition and innovation.

Masaoka Shikihaiku classificationtradition and innovation

Kuroki Ho (Black Sail) Haiku Collection

2007 haiku collection

A 2007 haiku collection reflecting personal perspectives and seasonal sensibilities.

haikuseasonality

Bibliography

  • Study of Postwar Haiku Teaching Materials (Geifu Shoin, 1989)
  • Study of Haiku Expression (Daigaku Kyoiku Publishing, 1994)
  • Shiki, Soseki, Kyoshi: A Study of Their Literary Interactions (Hon'ami Shoten, 1995)
  • Children's Language and Children's Literature (Daigaku Kyoiku Publishing, 1996)
  • Tenkei (Haiku Collection) (Hon'ami Shoten, 1997)
  • Masaoka Shiki and Haiku Classification (Shibunkaku, 2001)
  • Kuroki Ho (Black Sail) Haiku Collection (Furansudo, 2007)
  • Co-editor: Contemporary Haiku Frontlines, Vol. 2 (Hokumeisha, 2003)
  • Editor: Childcare Content 'Language' and 'Japanese' (Nishinihon Hoki Publishing, 2003)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
empirical and theoretical analysis based on modern haiku studiesconcise haiku style emphasizing seasonality
Recurring Motifs
kigo (seasonal words)tradition and innovationdepictions of nature

Legacy

A scholar and haiku poet active in both modern haiku research and poetic practice. Contributed to the foundations of haiku studies through research on textbook history and Masaoka Shiki, and engaged in education and mentoring at Okayama Prefectural University.

Trivia

  • Born in 1958 (May 6).
  • From Okayama Prefecture.
  • Serves as a professor at Okayama Prefectural University.
  • Publishes haiku collections and is also a researcher of haiku and educational textbook history.