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Graduate School of Arts and Letters
Faculty
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NAGAFUJI Yasushi |
| Professor |
| Field |
Japanese Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Exploration of the world of ancient humankind's spiritual life based on ancient literature such as A Record of Ancient Matters, Chronicles of Japan, A Topographical Record, and The Anthology of Myriad Leaves. |
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HINATA Kazumasa |
| Professor |
| Field |
Japanese Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Study of relations between chronicles and history and social systems and citation of Chinese literature, focusing on the Tale of Genji. |
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ONO Masahiro |
| Professor |
| Field |
Japanese Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Study of semantic change (especially positive change and negative change in neutral semantics). |
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KAMITAKA Tokuharu |
| Professor |
| Field |
Japanese Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
I especially study Monzen, Hakushi Monju, and Records of the Grand Historian using existing materials passed down in Japan, under the basic theme of restoration of original texts of Chinese classic literature, and consider their thoughts, literature, and histories integrally. |
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MIYAKOSHI Tsutomu |
| Professor |
| Field |
Japanese Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Literature of Shirakaba School, study of Naoya Shiga, study of influence of Shiga on posterity. |
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SUGITA Masahiko |
| Associate Professor |
| Field |
Japanese Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Study of Native Studies (Kokugaku) in the Edo Period, especially Norinaga Motoori. |
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MAKINO Atsushi |
| Associate Professor |
| Field |
Japanese Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Explanatory study of the Tale of Heike, Enkyo Edition. Basic study of the medieval temple materials and leading sermon. |
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KAMEYAMA Teruo |
| Professor |
| Field |
English Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
I'd like to see the mental toughness of authors who stand up to difficulties such as vanishing wilderness and fateful crisis of American civilization. Focus is mainly on authors in the early 20th century. |
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TATENO Masahiro |
| Professor |
| Field |
English Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
20th century British novels. |
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KOSHIKAWA Yoshiaki |
| Professor |
| Field |
English Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Postmodern literature, Border cultures and theory. |
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SATO Gayle K. |
| Professor |
| Field |
English Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Asian American literature, 20th~21st century American literature, Transpacific war memory. |
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SHIMIZU Atsuko |
| Professor |
| Field |
English Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Phonetics, lexicography, global English. |
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NODA Manabu |
| Professor |
| Field |
English Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
British drama, theory of performance / production / body. |
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ISHII Toru |
| Professor |
| Field |
English Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Theoretical linguistics, generative grammar theory and syntax / comparative syntax. |
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KUBOTA Toshihiko |
| Associate Professor |
| Field |
English Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Corpus linguistics. |
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OYAMA Rumiko |
| Associate Professor |
| Field |
English Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
"Grammar" of iconography and scenography, formation of methodology of analysis of language and other mode coexistent text. |
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HOLT Jenny |
| Associate Professor |
| Field |
English Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
19th and 20th century British literature, educational literature. |
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KAJIWARA Teruko |
| Associate Professor |
| Field |
English Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
American poetry from 19th century to present, discourse analysis, gender. |
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KAWAI Takanobu |
| Professor |
| Field |
French Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Study of the structure and effect of metaphorical expressions in A la Recherche du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust, in the early 20th century. |
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TAMAI Takao |
| Professor |
| Field |
French Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Study of realism in 19th century French novels and comparison between French and Japanese Literature. |
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HAGIWARA Yoshiko |
| Professor |
| Field |
French Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Rhetoric and poetic; especially in the theater of the classical era, studies in tragic nature of contemporary literature. |
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KOJIMA Hisakazu |
| Professor |
| Field |
French Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Study of the works of Helisenne de Crenne. |
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GODA Masato |
| Professor |
| Field |
French Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
History of ideas exchange between Germany and France in the 19th and 20th century, Modern Jewish Thought. |
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SUGIYAMA Rieko |
| Professor |
| Field |
French Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Syntax of contemporary French. |
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TAMOGAMI Kenjiro |
| Professor |
| Field |
French Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Study of French modern poetry; especially relationship between depth exploration and superficial ecriture in the works of Henri Michaux. |
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NEMOTO Misako |
| Associate Professor |
| Field |
French Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Cultural forms of Paris, cultural forms of Tokyo, Representation of automatism in Proust and other modern writers. |
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YOSHIDA Masahiko |
| Professor |
| Field |
German Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
1. Story generation and inheritance by oral tradition and literary tradition 2. Illustrated broadsheets in 16th and 17th century Germany. |
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ITODA Soichiro |
| Professor |
| Field |
German Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Generation of classics and of literature as a norm, Comparative culture based on the history of theaters and characters, media culture. |
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SAKURAI Yasushi |
| Professor |
| Field |
German Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Literature in the 19th and 20th century especially study of Imitatio Goethe and Mythos. |
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MANDELARTZ, Michael M. |
| Professor |
| Field |
German Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Literature in the 18th and 19th century, relations between philosophy and science, Especially Goethe and Kleist, motif analysis. |
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TOMISHIGE Yoshio |
| Associate Professor |
| Field |
German Literature Course |
| Research Themes |
Study of Karl Philipp Moritz, expressionism in the 20th century, and art and literature after Dadaism. |
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SATO Masanori |
| Professor |
| Field |
Drama and Theatre Arts Course |
| Research Themes |
What roles can theaters play in society I study the art of actors performing in drama among various theaters, based on the duality of dramas (linguistic art and theater script) and acting sensitivity, especially focusing on modern theater. |
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KAMIYAMA Akira |
| Professor |
| Field |
Drama and Theatre Arts Course |
| Research Themes |
Study of the formation and transformation of the concept of "theatre" in modern Japan. |
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TAKEDA Kiyoshi |
| Professor |
| Field |
Drama and Theatre Arts Course |
| Research Themes |
Comparative study of modern theatre of Japan and Russia, study of the works of Meyerhold and Evreinov, directors of Russian avant-garde theatre. |
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ITO Maki |
| Associate Professor |
| Field |
Drama and Theatre Arts Course |
| Research Themes |
Study of the development of modern theatre in Japan based on its relationship to the society of the same period. |
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INOUE Masaru |
| Associate Professor |
| Field |
Drama and Theatre Arts Course |
| Research Themes |
Modern western innovation of staging system. Innovation of stagecrafts in western modern theatre. |
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KADOMAE Hiroyuki |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Japanese History) |
| Research Themes |
Villages in the Edo Period - Study of formation process. |
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YOSHIMURA Takehiko |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Japanese History) |
| Research Themes |
Investigation of politics and society in the early Taika Period and code system and actual conditions of the society of the nation under the legal codes, study of unearthed historical writing materials. |
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HIRANO Mitsuru |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Japanese History) |
| Research Themes |
History of learning in early modern Japan. Focusing on Western studies, medicine, and herbalism, I study their development and spread and the form and role of learning in early modern society. |
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YAMADA Akira |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Japanese History) |
| Research Themes |
Study of relationship between nation and military affairs from the 15 years war period to the postwar occupation period, the role of the Imperial system and colonial rule. |
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UESUGI Kazuhiko |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Japanese History) |
| Research Themes |
I study the history of the nation from the late Heian Period to the Kamakura Period, focusing on legal system theory, financial structure, political process theory, and war theory. |
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OCHIAI Hiroki |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Japanese History) |
| Research Themes |
I study the changes in national leaders during the end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration based on the existence of former clan (Han) members. |
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KEGASAWA Yasunori |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Asian History) |
| Research Themes |
Political and Social History of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Sui-Tang Era, Chinese Buddhism and East Asian world, Nation and Soldiers in Medieval China (by Turfan Documents), and Study of Stone Inscriptions. |
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TERAUCHI Itaro |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Asian History) |
| Research Themes |
Social history of the northern region in the late Korea Dynasties period, relationship between modern Korea and China and legal status of Koreans. |
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TAKADA Yukio |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Asian History) |
| Research Themes |
Transformation of politics, society, and educational culture in China in the 20th century focusing on Jiangnan region society. |
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EGAWA Hikari |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Asian History) |
| Research Themes |
Socioeconomic history of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. Specific theme is the transformation of local society including land issues, history of population and family, and nomads. |
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SAKURAI Satomi |
| Associate Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Asian History) |
| Research Themes |
I study the political system and cultures in China from the 11th century to the 15th century and analyse the transformation in the regions from East Asia to inner Asia. |
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KINOSHITA Kenichi |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Western History) |
| Research Themes |
Study of the process of transition from traditional society to modern society in France in the 19th century, focusing on the world of the people in cities (especially Paris). |
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SAITO Keiko |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Western History) |
| Research Themes |
Medieval history of Belgium and France. I study communities in towns and villages, focusing on their political structure and social relationships. |
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HAYASHI Yoshikatsu |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Western History) |
| Research Themes |
Main theme is the American diplomatic history in the 20th century and the revolutionary period when the foundation of the United States was formed. Focus is on the analysis of the dissociation between the ideal and reality. |
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TOYOKAWA Koichi |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Western History) |
| Research Themes |
Modern history of Russia. Especially focusing on popular movements and the movement of ethnic groups in the modern age, I study their relationships to the political structure and social system. |
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SATO Kiyotaka |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Western History) |
| Research Themes |
I study British social history with "popular culture," "immigrants,"and "multiethnic society" as keywords. |
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AMBIRU Masao |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Archaeology) |
| Research Themes |
Origin of human culture in the Japanese islands. Structural reconstrution of the culture and society in Japan in the Stone Age based on systematic analysis of archaeological sites, features, and artifacts. |
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ISHIKAWA Hideshi |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Archaeology) |
| Research Themes |
Analyses of social change from the Jomon Period to the Yayoi Period, of diverse regional differences, and of Japanese participation in the East Asian world in the Yayoi Period. |
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ABE Yoshiro |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Archaeology) |
| Research Themes |
Multi-facceted analyses of archaeological sites, features, and artifacts to approach social structure, residential systems, and production and distribution of the Jomon Period. |
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SASAKI Kenichi |
| Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Archaeology) |
| Research Themes |
Archaeology of the state formation in Japan, with special reference to autonomons local communities to nations, focusing on the independence and autonomy of local societies. |
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TAKASE Katsunori |
| Associate Professor |
| Field |
History Course (Archaeology) |
| Research Themes |
Comparative study of the early agrarian society in East Asia, and prehistory of the regions from the northern Japanese archipelago to the Kamchatka Peninsula. |
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NAGAOKA Akira |
| Professor |
| Field |
Geography Course |
| Research Themes |
Human Geography (Economic Geography, Regional Geography of Spain) |
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SUGIHARA Shigeo |
| Professor |
| Field |
Geography Course |
| Research Themes |
Physical Geography (Geomorphology, Volcanology) |
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FUJITA Naoharu |
| Professor |
| Field |
Geography Course |
| Research Themes |
Human Geography (Urban Geography, Regional Geography of Canada) |
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MATSUHASHI Koji |
| Professor |
| Field |
Geography Course |
| Research Themes |
Human Geography (Economic Geography) |
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KAWAGUCHI Taro |
| Professor |
| Field |
Geography Course |
| Research Themes |
Human Geography (Urban Geography, Social Geography) |
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UMEMOTO Tohru |
| Professor |
| Field |
Geography Course |
| Research Themes |
Physical Geography (Climatology, Geoecology) |
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HIRONAKA Masayoshi |
| Professor |
| Field |
Clinical Psycho-Social Sciences Course (Clinical Psychology) |
| Research Themes |
Study of the therapeutic mechanism of play therapy and sandplay therapy. |
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TAKARA Kiyoshi |
| Professor |
| Field |
Clinical Psycho-Social Sciences Course (Clinical Psychology) |
| Research Themes |
Study of group psychotherapy and theory and practice of psychodrama. |
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OKAYASU Takahiro |
| Professor |
| Field |
Clinical Psycho-Social Sciences Course (Clinical Psychology) |
| Research Themes |
Study of the process of influence of psychological stress on mental health and the method of stress management. |
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MOROTOMI Yoshihiko |
| Professor |
| Field |
Clinical Psycho-Social Sciences Course (Clinical Psychology) |
| Research Themes |
Distress of teachers and support, focusing, and awakening networking based on transpersonal psychology. |
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TAKEMATSU Shino |
| Associate Professor |
| Field |
Clinical Psycho-Social Sciences Course (Clinical Psychology) |
| Research Themes |
Study and practice of psychotherapy through images. Clinical psychological study and practice of death education. |
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TAKASE Yuji |
| Associate Professor |
| Field |
Clinical Psycho-Social Sciences Course (Clinical Psychology) |
| Research Themes |
Database utilization on the Rorschach test. |
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SUGIYAMA Mitsunobu |
| Professor |
| Field |
Clinical Psycho-Social Sciences Course (Clinical Sociology) |
| Research Themes |
Civil society and association. New social movement in Japan and France. |
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TERADA Ryoichi |
| Professor |
| Field |
Clinical Psycho-Social Sciences Course (Clinical Sociology) |
| Research Themes |
Comparative study of environmental movements and environmental NPOs. Risk society and environmental policy. |
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OHATA Hiroshi |
| Professor |
| Field |
Clinical Psycho-Social Sciences Course (Clinical Sociology) |
| Research Themes |
Social movement and civil society in Korea. |
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NAITO Asao |
| Associate Professor |
| Field |
Clinical Psycho-Social Sciences Course (Clinical Sociology) |
| Research Themes |
Bullying in school, society and community. Micro-meso-macro link. Concept of liberal society. The ecological model on the psycho-society order. |
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MIKAMI Akihiko |
| Professor |
| Field |
Clinical Psycho-Social Sciences Course (Clinical Sociology) |
| Research Themes |
System and function of educational administration, education and local autonomy, board of education, human rights and democracy in education. |
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BEPPU Akiro |
| Professor |
| Field |
Clinical Psycho-Social Sciences Course (Clinical Sociology) |
| Research Themes |
History of universities and education in Germany. Especially, historical study matters concerning university professors (training methods, qualifications, work ethics, and salary). |
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YAJIMA Kunio |
| Professor |
| Field |
Clinical Psycho-Social Sciences Course (Clinical Sociology) |
| Research Themes |
History of museums based on the development of museum material theory, museum exhibit theory, and museum education theory. Also investigating their history with society and culture. |
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KOBAYASHI Shigeru |
| Professor |
| Field |
Clinical Psycho-Social Sciences Course (Clinical Sociology) |
| Research Themes |
Study of problems concerning lifelong learning. Speciality of Adult and Community Education staff. The challenges in the right of education security to people with disabilities. |
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SAITO Yasunori |
| Professor |
| Field |
Clinical Psycho-Social Sciences Course (Clinical Sociology) |
| Research Themes |
Study of the theory, historical development and educational functions of reference service. |
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