Haruko Wakita
| Haruko Wakita | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 脇田晴子 |
| Born | March 9, 1934 |
| Died | September 27, 2016 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | 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 |
Haruko Wakita (脇田晴子 Wakita Haruko, March 9, 1934 – September 27, 2016[1]) is 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 is 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 (Japanese)
- ↑ Library of Congress authority file, Wakita, Haruko n81-146882
- 1 2 3 4 Monash University, Professor WAKITA Haruko (Distinguished Visiting Scholar)
- ↑ WorldCat Identities: 脇田晴子 1934-
- ↑ "Nobelists Suzuki, Negishi get Order of Culture," Japan Times. October 27, 2010, retrieved 2011-04-20.