Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 61 (2013) award
Shunsuke Ozaki
おざき しゅんすけ
Ozaki Shunsuke
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1963-01-01 （Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Residence History
- Aichi Prefecture (affiliated with Aichi University of Education)
Career
- Occupations
- American literature scholar, University professor, Researcher
- Active Years
- 1992-
- Affiliations
- Aichi University of Education
- Memberships
- Japan Association for American Studies, Japanese Association of American Literature, English Literary Society of Japan
- Influenced By
- Kichinosuke Ohashi, Shizuo Suyama
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University | Faculty of Letters | Department of English Literature | 文学士 | — | Japan |
| Keio University Graduate School, Graduate School of Letters | Graduate School of Letters | — | 文学修士 | — | Japan |
| Keio University Graduate School doctoral program (completed coursework, withdrew) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Keio University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of English Literature
Degree:
文学士
Country:
Japan
Keio University Graduate School, Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Letters
Degree:
文学修士
Country:
Japan
Completed coursework in the doctoral program but withdrew after fulfilling credit requirements
Keio University Graduate School doctoral program (completed coursework, withdrew)
Country:
Japan
Withdrew after completing doctoral coursework (no doctorate conferred)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Fukuhara Prize (9th) | Research on paperbacks (paperback studies) | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Japan Essayist Club Prize | About Professor S | — | Japan Essayist Club | 受賞 |
| — | Nakamura English Education Award (38th) | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Fukuhara Prize (9th)
2001
Work:
Research on paperbacks (paperback studies)
Result:
受賞
Japan Essayist Club Prize
2013
Work:
About Professor S
Organization:
Japan Essayist Club
Result:
受賞
Nakamura English Education Award (38th)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Allure of Paper Covers: American Paperback Labyrinth
2002 Scholarly studyA scholarly study analyzing American paperback culture and its significance in reading history.
paperbackspopular reading culturepublishing history
Write Your Thesis Using America as Your Topic!
2009 GuideA practical guide for undergraduates on writing thesis papers using American topics.
thesis guidanceAmerican studiesEnglish education
About Professor S
2013 Essay / MemoirAn essay memoir recounting memories of his mentor Shizuo Suyama, portraying their interactions and the mentor's influence as an educator.
mentor-mentee relationshipmemoireducation
Portrait of Holden: American Reading Culture Seen from Paperbacks
2014 Criticism / Cultural studyA study considering The Catcher in the Rye's protagonist and American reading culture from the perspective of paperbacks.
American literaturereading culturecharacter study
Harlequin Romance: Reading America Through Romance Novels
2019 Popular nonfiction / Cultural studyA popular-cultural study that interprets American society and culture through romance novels such as Harlequin.
romance novelspopular culturegender
Self-Help from Age 14
2023 Self-helpA self-help book aimed at young teens introducing ways of thinking and practices to develop oneself.
self-helpyouthpractical advice
America Is Made of Self-Help Books: Unraveling Bestsellers
2024 Cultural criticismA critical exploration of American culture and society through the lens of self-help bestsellers.
self-helpbestseller analysiscultural studies
A University Professor Explains: The 60 Essential Self-Help Books — Reading Self-Help as Thought
2025 Guide / CommentaryAn introductory commentary presenting essential self-help books and reading them as intellectual phenomena.
self-helprankingsreading as intellectual history
Bibliography
- The Allure of Paper Covers: American Paperback Labyrinth (Kenkyusha, 2002)
- Write Your Thesis Using America as Your Topic! (Aichi University of Education Press, 2009)
- About Professor S (Shinjuku Shobo, 2013)
- Portrait of Holden: American Reading Culture Seen from Paperbacks (Shinjuku Shobo, 2014)
- Harlequin Romance: Reading America Through Romance Novels (Heibonsha Shinsho, 2019)
- Self-Help from Age 14 (Transview, 2023)
- America Is Made of Self-Help Books: Unraveling Bestsellers (Heibonsha, 2024)
- A University Professor Explains: The 60 Essential Self-Help Books — Reading Self-Help as Thought (KADOKAWA, 2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly yet accessible proseCultural and comparative approaches
- Recurring Motifs
- paperbacks and publishing culturepopular literature and reading communitiesself-help books and market dynamics
Legacy
A scholar who has continuously introduced and researched American popular reading culture and paperbacks in Japan, and who has popularized analysis of self-help books and popular culture through works for general readers.
Academic Societies
- Japan Association for American Studies
- Japanese Association of American Literature
- English Literary Society of Japan
Archives
- Aichi University of Education researcher directory (faculty profile)
- researchmap profile: Shunsuke Ozaki
Trivia
- Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Letters, Department of English; completed coursework in the doctoral program but withdrew after credits were fulfilled.
- Joined Aichi University of Education as an assistant in 1992 and later became a professor in 2009.
- Won the Japan Essayist Club Prize for 'S先生のこと', an essay about his mentor Shizuo Suyama.