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]
Haruko Wakita | |
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脇田晴子 | |
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| 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 | University of Shiga Prefecture |
Early life
editSince 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
editWakita was a professor of Japanese history at the University of Shiga Prefecture at Hikone.[3]
One of her works, 中世京都と祗園祭, helped pave the way for women to participate in Kyoto's modern Gion Festival, an ancient festival that had been all-male for centuries.[4]
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
editIn 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.[5]
- 日本中世商業発達史の研究 (1969)
- 室町時代 (1985)
- 日本女性史 (1987)
- "Town Festivals: Medieval Towns and Seigniorial Authority in Medieval Japan" (Translated by Dr. James McMullen), STUDIES IN JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE, Vo. 1., 2991
- 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)
- "Fêtes et communautés urbaines dans le Japon médiéval. La fête de Gion à Kyôto" (Traduit par Pierre-François Souyri), ANNALES 52o ANNÉE-No5, 1997.
- 中世京都と祗園祭 （1999）
- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 女性史研究の歴史学者、脇田晴子さん死去 文化勲章受章 (in Japanese)
- ^ 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
- ^ Pawasarat, Catherine (Nov 2020). The Gion Festival: Exploring Its Mysteries. self-published. pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-0-9985886-6-7.
- ^ WorldCat Identities: 脇田晴子 1934-
- ^ "Nobelists Suzuki, Negishi get Order of Culture," Japan Times. October 27, 2010, retrieved 2011-04-20.
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