| Position | Associate Professor |
|---|---|
| Graduate School | Cultural Resources |
| Department | Cultural Resources Studies |
Career
| April 2014: | Ph.D., Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo |
| April 2020: | Appointed to the Faculty of Letters, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo |
Research Areas
Books as Cultural Resources
1) History of Bookbinding
Research on the history of books, under the communication circuit of bookbinders, booksellers, and readers
2) Conservation of Books
Conservation treatments and preservation of original bookbinding structures
The history of bookbinding has been researched in various ways, including the bookbinders’ social roles in the society. Nomura’s research focuses on “books as cultural resources” and how to pass bookbinding techniques on to future generations.
Notable publications: A British Actors’s Bookshelf, Suiseisha; Books and Bookbinding: Reliure—Cultural History of Bookbinding, Misuzu Shobo (https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/biblioplaza/en/C_00070.html).
