Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (1978) award
Michitaro Tada
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Tada Michitaro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1924-12-02 （Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2007-12-02 age 83
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, French
- Residence History
- Kyoto (birthplace) → Kori housing complex (long-term residence)
Career
- Occupations
- French literature scholar, critic, translator, university professor
- Active Years
- 1949-2007
- Affiliations
- Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University, Meiji Gakuin University, Mukogawa Women's University, Institute for Living Aesthetics, Kobe Yamate University, Institute for Environmental Culture
- Memberships
- Contemporary Customs Study Group (co-founder; 2nd chair)
- Influenced By
- Charles Baudelaire, Roger Caillois, Takeo Kuwabara, Shunsuke Tsurumi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Literature (French language and literature) | 学士 | 1940年代 - 1949年 | Japan |
Kyoto University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Literature (French language and literature)
Degree:
学士
Period:
1940年代 - 1949年
Year of Graduation:
1949
Country:
Japan
Graduated March 1949
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | Crown French–Japanese Dictionary | 企画部門 | The Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Kyoto City Cultural Contributor (Cultural Merit) | — | — | Kyoto City | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Ito Sei Literary Award | Henshin: Essays on Transformation and Arson | 評論部門 | — | 受賞 |
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1978
Work:
Crown French–Japanese Dictionary
Category:
企画部門
Organization:
The Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Kyoto City Cultural Contributor (Cultural Merit)
1997
Organization:
Kyoto City
Result:
受賞
Ito Sei Literary Award
1998
Work:
Henshin: Essays on Transformation and Arson
Category:
評論部門
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Ito Sei Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1999) award
Works
Major Works
On the Art of Reproduction
1962 Aesthetics / CriticismAn essay examining art reproduction and the transformation of art through media, discussing how technological reproduction affects artistic value and reception.
art reproductionmedia theoryaesthetics
The Gestures of Japanese Culture
1972 Cultural Studies / Customs ResearchA cultural study that reads Japanese culture through everyday gestures and behavior, analyzing manners and bodily expression from a cultural perspective.
Japanese culturegestures/behavioreveryday lifeetiquette
Play and the Japanese People
1974 Cultural Studies / AnthropologyExplores the cultural functions of play and Japanese forms of play to examine social structures and values.
theory of playculture and societyvalues
Folk Customs Studies: Thoughts on the Street
1978 Folklore Studies / CriticismA collection of essays observing streets and everyday scenes to discuss contemporary Japanese customs and cultural change.
customs researcheveryday observationurban culture
Henshin: Essays on Transformation and Arson
1998 Criticism / Cultural EssaysAn essay collection on individual and social transformations and cultural 'metamorphosis'. Awarded the Ito Sei Literary Award (criticism) in 1998.
transformationcultural criticismcontemporary Japan
Bibliography
- On the Art of Reproduction (1962)
- Shadows of Administrative Society: Multiple Thoughts (1971)
- The Gestures of Japanese Culture (1972)
- Play and the Japanese People (1974)
- Mukusataro's Imaginative Power (1978)
- Folk Customs Studies: Thoughts on the Street (1978)
- Manners of the Japanese Language (1979)
- The Study of Self (1979)
- Landscapes of Proverbs (1980)
- The Art of Writing (1981)
- Bookshelf Landscapes (1981)
- Personal Japanese Culture (1981)
- Henshin: Essays on Transformation and Arson (1998)
- Collected Works of Michitaro Tada (6 vols., 1994)
Translations by Author
- Bruges-la-Morte (translation, Georges Rodenbach, co-translator, 1949)
- Introduction to Aesthetics (Henri Lefebvre, 1955)
- History of the French Revolution (Jules Michelet, co-translation, 1968)
- Man, Play and Games (Roger Caillois, co-translation, 1971)
- The Ugly Body (Bernard Rudofsky, co-translation, 1979)
- Gesture: The Western Culture of Gesticulation (Desmond Morris, co-translation, 1981)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- critical and academic yet accessible prosecombines observation-based description with theoretical analysisinterdisciplinary (literature, aesthetics, sociology)
- Recurring Motifs
- Japanese culturegestures and bodily behavioreveryday lifeaestheticspopular culturelanguage and sound
Health
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Pneumonia2007年Died of pneumonia (cause of death)
Legacy
Known for cross-disciplinary work in French literary studies, aesthetics, and customs research. Through works such as The Gestures of Japanese Culture, he provided insights into everyday behavior and popular culture, leaving a significant legacy in Japanese cultural criticism and customs studies. His major writings are collected in a six-volume collected works.
Academic Societies
- Contemporary Customs Study Group
Archives
- Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University (holdings / related materials)
- National Diet Library (holdings)
In Popular Culture
- Anecdotes that Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir visited his home are recounted
Trivia
- Born December 2, 1924 — died December 2, 2007; he died on his birthday.
- There are accounts that Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir visited his home during their 1966 visit to Japan.
- In 1978 he won the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award (planning category) for the Crown French–Japanese Dictionary (co-edited).
- His major works are compiled in the six-volume Collected Works of Michitaro Tada.