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==Early life== |
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Since the age of six, Wakita was interested in [[Noh]] drama; and she regularly performs on stage. The insight gained from her lifelong study and practice of this medieval theatrical art informs her historical research.<ref name="monash2002">Monash University, [http://arts.monash.edu.au/lcl/research/fellows/wakita.php Professor WAKITA Haruko (Distinguished Visiting Scholar)]</ref> |
Since the age of six, Wakita was interested in [[Noh]] drama; and she regularly performs on stage. The insight gained from her lifelong study and practice of this medieval theatrical art informs her historical research.<ref name="monash2002">Monash University, [http://arts.monash.edu.au/lcl/research/fellows/wakita.php Professor WAKITA Haruko (Distinguished Visiting Scholar)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013040305/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/lcl/research/fellows/wakita.php |date=2010-10-13 }}</ref> |
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She was awarded a BA in Japanese history at [[Kobe University]] in 1956. Further studies led to an MA in 1960 and a PhD in 1969 from [[Kyoto University]].<ref name="monash2002"/> |
She was awarded a BA in Japanese history at [[Kobe University]] in 1956. Further studies led to an MA in 1960 and a PhD in 1969 from [[Kyoto University]].<ref name="monash2002"/> |
Revision as of 22:58, 30 October 2017
Haruko Wakita | |
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脇田晴子 | |
Born | March 9, 1934 |
Died | September 27, 2016 | (aged 82)
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation(s) | Academic and editor |
Awards | Order of Culture |
Academic background | |
Education | Kobe University |
Alma mater | Kyoto University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | Medieval Japanese women's history |
Institutions | Shiga University |
Template:Japanese name Haruko Wakita (脇田晴子, Wakita Haruko, March 9, 1934 – September 27, 2016[1]) was a Japanese academic, editor and expert in medieval Japanese women's history.[2]
Early life
Since the age of six, Wakita was interested in Noh drama; and she regularly performs on stage. The insight gained from her lifelong study and practice of this medieval theatrical art informs her historical research.[3]
She was awarded a BA in Japanese history at Kobe University in 1956. Further studies led to an MA in 1960 and a PhD in 1969 from Kyoto University.[3]
Career
Wakita was a professor of Japanese history at the Shiga University at Hikone.[3]
She participated in research projects with historians in France, Italy and the United States. Her work with French scholars resulted in a monograph in Japanese. Her work with colleagues at the University of Michigan produced in edited volumes and contributions in English.[3]
Selected works
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Haruko Wakita, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 40+ works in 80 publications in 3 languages and 1,000+ library holdings.[4]
- 日本中世商業発達史の研究 (1969)
- 室町時代 (1985)
- 日本女性史 (1987)
- 日本中世女性史の研究: 性別役割分担と母性・家政・性愛 (1992)
- ジェンダーの日本史 (1994)
- 中世に生きる女たち (1995)
- Women and class in Japanese history (1999) with Hitomi Tonomura and Anne Walthall
- Gender and Japanese history (1999) with Anne Bouchy and Chizuko Ueno
- 女性芸能の源流: 傀儡子・曲舞・白拍子 (2001)
- Women in medieval Japan : motherhood, household management and sexuality (2006)
Honors
References
- ^ 女性史研究の歴史学者、脇田晴子さん死去 文化勲章受章 Template:Jp icon
- ^ Library of Congress authority file, Wakita, Haruko n81-146882
- ^ a b c d Monash University, Professor WAKITA Haruko (Distinguished Visiting Scholar) Archived 2010-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ WorldCat Identities: 脇田晴子 1934-
- ^ "Nobelists Suzuki, Negishi get Order of Culture," Japan Times. October 27, 2010, retrieved 2011-04-20.