Kubota Utsubo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (1985) award
Seori Takahashi
たかはし せおり
Takahashi Seori
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951-04-09 （Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- literary critic, university professor, library director, textbook editor
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishikawa Prefectural Komatsu High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics | Department of Political Science | — | 学士 | — | Japan |
| Waseda University Graduate School of Letters | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Ishikawa Prefectural Komatsu High School
Country:
Japan
Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics
Department of Political Science
Degree:
学士
Country:
Japan
Entered graduate school after undergraduate studies
Waseda University Graduate School of Letters
Country:
Japan
Left doctoral program before completion (did not obtain a doctorate)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Modern of Sensation: Sakutaro, Jun'ichiro, Kenji, Ranpo
2003 literary criticismA collection of critical essays analyzing sensory imagery of modern poets and authors to examine aspects of modernism.
modernismsensory expression in poetry and proseliterary criticism
How Film and Photography Portrayed the City
2007 visual culture studies / edited volumeAn edited volume collecting essays that trace changes in representations of the city through film and photography, discussing the relationship between city and media.
urban representationvisual culturephotography theory
Editing as General Culture (co-authored)
2009 edited volume / pedagogyA contribution to a co-authored work discussing editing practice and theory from the perspective of general education.
editing theorygeneral education
Post 3/11: Changing Scholarship — Warnings from Prominent Academics (editor)
2012 criticism / edited volumeAn edited collection of essays reexamining academic and social approaches after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
post-disaster scholarshipsocial criticism
Bibliography
- The Modern of Sensation: Sakutaro, Jun'ichiro, Kenji, Ranpo (2003)
- The World of Oral Literature: Focusing on Japanese and European Folktales (co-authored, 1989)
- How Film and Photography Portrayed the City (editor, 2007)
- Editing as General Culture (co-authored, 2009)
- Post 3/11: Changing Scholarship (editor, 2012)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- critical and analytical prosecombines academic discourse with accessible commentarycomparative and theoretical approach crossing film and literature
- Recurring Motifs
- modernismintersection of film and literatureurban representation
Legacy
Through critical work linking classical Japanese literary studies and visual culture studies, and through teaching and administrative roles at institutions such as the Japan Institute of the Moving Image, he has contributed to Japanese literary and film scholarship and influenced younger scholars.
Trivia
- He is a cousin of musician Yukihiro Takahashi.
- His father was a classical Japanese literature scholar who lectured on works such as The Tale of Genji.
- In childhood he was more interested in meteorological observation than reading, and once dreamed of working for the Meteorological Agency.
- In junior high he played brass instruments in the brass band.
- While at university he once attempted to enter the oil painting department of Tokyo University of the Arts as a 'kamen ronin' (temporary examinee).