Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 54 (2004) award
Nobuo Shiga
しが のぶお
Shiga Nobuo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1929-10-23 （Fukushima Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2012-10-29 （Nerima, Tokyo, Japan） age 83
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Broadcast critic, Critic, University lecturer
- Active Years
- 1953-2012
- Affiliations
- Broadcast Critics Association, Waseda University (lecturer), Tama University (part-time lecturer)
- Memberships
- Broadcast Critics Association
- Influenced By
- Masashi Iijima
- Influenced
- Broadcast critics and media researchers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | — | — | 修士 | 〜1953 | Japan |
Waseda University
Degree:
修士
Period:
〜1953
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
Japan
Completed master's course at the graduate school. Studied under Masashi Iijima.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | ATP Special Prize | — | — | All Japan Television Program Production Companies Association (ATP) | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Arts Award (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
ATP Special Prize
1988
Organization:
All Japan Television Program Production Companies Association (ATP)
Result:
受賞
Arts Award (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
2004
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
History of British Cinema
1957 Film historyA survey of the history and characteristics of British cinema.
film historyinternational cinema
Techniques of Visuals: Introduction to Screenplay, TV Creation and Film Directing
1960 Media studiesAn introductory book explaining basics of visual production and theory of TV and film creation.
production techniquesscreenwritingtelevision studies
The World of Television: Between Reality and Illusion
1967 Media studiesA critical discussion of the realities and illusions created by television.
media criticismrepresentation
Social History of Television
1969 Social history / Media historyA study of the development of television broadcasting from a social-historical perspective.
broadcast historysocial change
Bibliography
- History of British Cinema
- Techniques of Visuals: Introduction to Screenplay, TV Creation and Film Directing
- The World of Television: Between Reality and Illusion
- Social History of Television
- The Naked NHK
- Television Human Ethnography
- The Two Faces of Ad Pollution: You Are Being Contaminated Without Knowing
- All About Television
- Showa-era Television Broadcasting History
- New Media Business
- Broadcast
Translations by Author
- Film as Art (translated from Rudolf Arnheim)
- How to Write for Television and Radio (translated from Stanley Field)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- logical and analytical prosejournalistic tone
- Recurring Motifs
- media criticismstructure and ethics of the television industrytechnological change and institutions
Health
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Pneumonia2012Died of pneumonia on 2012-10-29
Legacy
A pioneer in broadcast criticism who made major contributions to television culture studies and broadcast history. Through long leadership of the Broadcast Critics Association he helped institutionalize broadcast critique; the Galaxy Awards established a prize named after him.
Academic Societies
- Broadcast Critics Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (bibliographic holdings)
- Authority databases such as VIAF / ISNI
In Popular Culture
- Creation of the Galaxy Awards' "Nobuo Shiga Prize" (2010)
Trivia
- Reportedly owned multiple television sets in order to watch programs from different stations simultaneously.
- Served as a lecturer at Waseda University and as a part-time lecturer at Tama University.
- Contributed to the dissemination of broadcast and media studies through numerous books and translations.