| Position | Professor |
|---|---|
| Faculty | Contemporary Literary Studies |
| Graduate School | Contemporary Literary Studies |
| Department | Contemporary Literary Studies |
Career
| March 1995: | Withdrawal with Completion of Course Credits from the Ph.D. Program in Regional Culture, Graduate School of Area Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (Doctor of Philosophy, July 2003) |
| October 2013: | Appointed to the Faculty of Letters, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo |
Research Areas
Modern and Contemporary Literature and Cultural Studies of Spanish-Speaking Countries
1) Spanish-Language Literature as Global Literature
This research reexamines the literature of all Spanish-speaking countries, not from the standpoint of national literature, but through the lens of current “world literature” theory. Main subjects include Alfonso Reyes, Alejo Carpentier, and Roberto Bolaño.
2) Spanish and Latin American Cultural History as Global Intellectual History
This research focuses on exiled intellectuals and writers who crossed the Atlantic during events such as the Spanish Civil War and the military regimes in Chile and Argentina. Main subjects include filmmaker Luis Buñuel and writer Max Aub.
