Mami FUJIWARA ( ) Associate Professor

Area of expertiseComparative literature, comparative culture

Classes taught

Comparative Literature and Culture Studies, Comprehensive Preparation for the TOEIC Test, TOEIC Basic Study, Speaking, Listening, Writing, IELTS Study

Short biography

2006 Lecturer, Japanese Section, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw (Poland)
2010 Lecturer, Kyushu Nutrition Welfare University
2013 Earned PhD (comparative society and culture studies) from the Japanese Society and Culture Department, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University
2014 Associate Professor, Organization for University Education, Center for Promotion of Higher Education, Yamaguchi University
2015 Current position

Major papers, books, and works

Encyclopedia Encyclopedia of Koizumi Yakumo, Kobunsha Books (co-author) Ongoing Reconsiderations of Lafcadio Hearn: Focusing on the Works of Yukari Kumamoto, Kobunsha Lafcadio Hearn: Aspects of Modernization and Cross-Cultural Understanding, Kyushu University Press Civilization of Evolution. Civilization of Revolution. Metamorphoses in Japan 1900-2000 Krakow: Manggha Museum of Japanese Art &Technolog Course on Koizumi Yakumo II: Hearn’s Literary Space, Shin-yo-sha Publishing Ltd. Papers “The proliferation of Yuki-Onna: An essay on Yuki-Onna,” Eureka, Seidosha, Inc. “Lafcadio Hearn and Francis Galton,” Journal of Comparative Literature “The ghost stories of Lafcadio Hearn: A composite image of Francis Galston and Hearn’s retelling of the ‘Story of O-Tei,’” Journal of Literature, Iwanami Shoten, Publishers

Degree PhD
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