Sekine Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2008) award
Yumiko Watanabe
わたなべ ゆみこ
Watanabe Yumiko
Aliases:
渡邊 裕美子
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1961-01-01
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Japanese literature scholar, University professor
- Active Years
- 1984-
- Affiliations
- Rissho University, Faculty of Letters
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochanomizu University | Faculty of Literature and Education | Department of Japanese Language and Literature | 学士 | 1980s | Japan |
| Waseda University Graduate School | Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences | — | — | 1990s (博士後期課程 単位取得中退) | Japan |
| Waseda University | Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences | — | 博士（文学） | — | Japan |
Ochanomizu University
Faculty of Literature and Education
/ Department of Japanese Language and Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1980s
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
Japan
Waseda University Graduate School
Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Period:
1990s (博士後期課程 単位取得中退)
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
Japan
Withdrew after earning credits in the doctoral program
Waseda University
Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Degree:
博士（文学）
Year of Graduation:
2009
Country:
Japan
PhD awarded for thesis on waka of the Shin-Kokin period
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sekine Prize | Saisho Shitennou-in Shoji Waka Complete Commentary | — | — | winner |
| 2011 | Kadokawa Motoyoshi Award | Modes of Expression in the Shin-Kokin Period | — | Kadokawa Publishing | winner |
Sekine Prize
2008
Work:
Saisho Shitennou-in Shoji Waka Complete Commentary
Result:
winner
Kadokawa Motoyoshi Award
2011
Work:
Modes of Expression in the Shin-Kokin Period
Organization:
Kadokawa Publishing
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Saisho Shitennou-in Shoji Waka: Complete Commentary
2007 Scholarly workA detailed annotated edition and commentary on the Shoji waka from Saisho Shitennou-in, a set of medieval uta-awase and shoji poems.
wakatextual commentarymedieval literature
Modes of Expression in the Shin-Kokin Period
2010 Scholarly workAnalyzes expressive techniques and shifts in poetic style during the Shin-Kokin waka period, discussing distinctive poetic expressions of the era.
Shin-Kokin wakaexpressive techniquespoetic style
When Song Becomes a Symbol of Power: The World of Byobu and Shoji Waka
2011 Scholarly workExamines how formats like byobu and shoji waka functioned as symbols of political and social power.
waka and powerform studiesmedieval culture
Fujiwara no Shunzei: The Poet Who Laid the Foundations of the Mikohidari School
2018 Critical/Scholarly studyA study focusing on Fujiwara no Shunzei and the Mikohidari school, discussing his life, poetic features, and historical influence.
Fujiwara no ShunzeiMikohidari schoolhistory of waka
Bibliography
- Saisho Shitennou-in Shoji Waka: Complete Commentary (Kazama Shobo, 2007)
- Modes of Expression in the Shin-Kokin Period (Kasama Shoin, 2010)
- When Song Becomes a Symbol of Power: The World of Byobu and Shoji Waka (Kadokawa, 2011)
- Fujiwara no Shunzei: The Poet Who Laid the Foundations of the Mikohidari School (Kasama Shoin, 2018)
- Waka Literature Series 49: Shoji Year 2 Insho Hundred Poems (coauthor, Meiji Shoin, 2016)
- Heike Komoroshi (coauthor, Kasama Shoin, 2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, annotation-based proseEmphasis on historical and philological methods
- Recurring Motifs
- forms and functions of wakamedieval poetic techniques and expression
Legacy
A respected scholar in medieval waka studies, noted for annotated editions and research on modes of expression and the relationship between poetry and power.
Trivia
- Name appears in sources as both 渡邉 and 渡邊.
- Recipient of the Sekine Prize (2008) and Kadokawa Motoyoshi Award (2011).