Hisaki Matsuura
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is a noted Japan
ese professor, poet, and novelist.
Matsuura was born in Tokyo. In 1981 he obtained his Ph.D. in French literature from the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle
, and 1982 became an assistant professor in the French Department at the University of Tokyo
where he is now a professor of culture and representation. He was supported by a 1997–98 Japan Foundation
Fellowship at Harvard University
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Matsuura has received a number of awards for his literary work, including a 2000 Akutagawa Prize
for Hana kutashi (A Spoiling Rain), and the 2004 Yomiuri Prize
for Hantō (The Peninsula). His serialized novel Kawa no Hikari (River's Light) has been adapted into an anime TV special.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese professor, poet, and novelist.
Matsuura was born in Tokyo. In 1981 he obtained his Ph.D. in French literature from the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle
University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle
The New Sorbonne University is a public university in Paris, France.The Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle is a founding member of the Paris Universitas, a union of 6 Parisian universities....
, and 1982 became an assistant professor in the French Department at the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
where he is now a professor of culture and representation. He was supported by a 1997–98 Japan Foundation
Japan Foundation
The was established in 1972 by an Act of the Japanese Diet as a special legal entity to undertake international dissemination of Japanese culture, and became an independent administrative institution under the jurisdiction of the Foreign Ministry of Japan on 1 October 2003 under the "Independent...
Fellowship at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
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Matsuura has received a number of awards for his literary work, including a 2000 Akutagawa Prize
Akutagawa Prize
The is a Japanese literary award presented semi-annually. It was established in 1935 by Kan Kikuchi, then-editor of Bungeishunjū magazine, in memory of author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa...
for Hana kutashi (A Spoiling Rain), and the 2004 Yomiuri Prize
Yomiuri Prize
The is a prestigious literary award in Japan. The prize was founded in 1948 by the Yomiuri Shinbun Company to help form a "cultural nation". The winner is awarded one million Japanese yen and an inkstone.-Award categories:...
for Hantō (The Peninsula). His serialized novel Kawa no Hikari (River's Light) has been adapted into an anime TV special.
Selected academic works
- "A Comparative Study on Images of 'Modernity'", The Japan Foundation Newsletter XXVI/No. 1, pages 7-8.
- Electronic Realism, translated by Indra Levy.
- The Memory of the Extra-Filmic: Preservation and Access to Materials for the Future of Film Studies