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Hiroyuki Shiode

しおで ひろゆき

Shiode Hiroyuki

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1974-01-01 (Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan → Tokyo, Japan → Okinawa Prefecture, Japan → Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Career

Occupations
historian, professor
Active Years
2004-
Affiliations
Faculty of Law and Letters, University of the Ryukyus, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University (Modern History)

Education

University of Tsukuba Senior High School at Komaba
Country: Japan
College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree: 学士
Year of Graduation: 1997
Country: Japan
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Degree: 博士(学術)
Year of Graduation: 2004
Country: Japan
Doctoral dissertation: "Japanese Migrants and Political Integration in Modern Japan"

Awards

Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
2016
Work: The Political History of Border-Crossers: Japanese Migration and Colonization in the Asia-Pacific
Organization: Mainichi Newspapers
Result: Winner
Kadokawa Gen'yoshi Prize
2016
Work: The Political History of Border-Crossers: Japanese Migration and Colonization in the Asia-Pacific
Organization: Kadokawa (selection committee)
Result: Winner
Suntory Academic Award
2016
Work: The Political History of Border-Crossers: Japanese Migration and Colonization in the Asia-Pacific
Organization: Suntory Foundation
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Tenshin Okakura and Shuumei Okawa: Intellectuals Who Considered 'Asia'

2011 Japanese history

Through the figures of Tenshin Okakura and Shuumei Okawa, this work explores the formation of the concept of "Asia" in modern times and the intellectual debates surrounding it. It discusses Asianism and international exchanges from the perspective of intellectual history.

Asianismintellectual historyhistory of ideas

The Political History of Border-Crossers: Japanese Migration and Colonization in the Asia-Pacific

2015 Modern Japanese history / Colonial history

A study reexamining the history of Japanese migration and colonization in the Asia-Pacific region from the perspectives of migrants' political status and relations with the state. Using a transnational lens, it clarifies the political-historical significance of mobile populations.

migration historycolonial historytransnational history

Public Discourse and Intercourse in Modern East Asia (ed.)

2016 Edited volume / Modern history

An edited collection focusing on public discourse and human/cultural exchange in modern East Asia. It contains comparative-historical essays by multiple scholars.

public discoursehistory of exchangescomparative history

Bibliography

  • Tenshin Okakura and Shuumei Okawa: Intellectuals Who Considered 'Asia' (Yamakawa Publishing, Nihonshi Libretto)
  • The Political History of Border-Crossers: Japanese Migration and Colonization in the Asia-Pacific (Nagoya University Press)
  • Public Discourse and Intercourse in Modern East Asia (ed., University of Tokyo Press)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
empirical socio-political historical approachtransnational perspectivecomparative-historical methods
Recurring Motifs
migration and migrantscolonialismstate and individualAsia-Pacific networks

Legacy

A respected scholar in modern Japanese history, especially in migration, colonial, and transnational studies. His 2015 book received multiple academic awards in 2016 and has influenced research in the field.

Trivia

  • In 2016 his book 'The Political History of Border-Crossers' won the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award, the Kadokawa Gen'yoshi Prize, and the Suntory Academic Award.
  • Born in Hiroshima Prefecture.
  • Graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo (1997); completed doctoral program at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo (2004).
  • Worked at the University of the Ryukyus before becoming a professor in the Graduate School of Letters at Kyoto University (Modern History).