

Kathryn M Tanaka
(田中 キャサリン)
Modified on: 01/29
Profile Information
- Affiliation
- Associate Professor, Global Business Course, University of Hyogo
- J-GLOBAL ID
- 201901019829178697
- researchmap Member ID
- B000349953
Kathryn M. Tanaka (University of Chicago, PhD), associate professor at the University of Hyogo, is a Japanese literary scholar who works on the intersections of medicine, literature, and culture. Her work focuses primarily on Hansen’s disease and modern Japanese literature. In addition to work on children and gender in public sanatoria, she also has several articles about Hōjō Tamio, and has done translations of several of his stories. She has also published work on Amabie and Japanese culture in the COVID-19 pandemic. Other research interests include human rights education, medical humanities, active learning, translation, and culture in EFL and CLIL education in Japan.
Research Areas
1Papers
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Historifans, Jul, 2024 Lead author
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Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language--TESL-EJ, 28(1), May 1, 2024
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Poetry and Thought, 430(3) 73-77, Aug, 2023 Invited
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Osaka JALT Journal, 10 18-23, May, 2023 Peer-reviewedLast author
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Historifans, Mar 30, 2023 Lead author
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M/C Journal, 25(4), Oct 5, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Historifans, Jul, 2022 Lead author
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International Journal of Korean History, 27(1) 99-136, Feb, 2022 Peer-reviewedLead author
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ANNALS OF “DIMITRIE CANTEMIR” CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, 21(1) 133-155, Jul, 2021 Peer-reviewedLead author
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Annals of Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University Linguistics, Literature, and Methodology of Teaching, 19(1) 114-141, Aug, 2020 Peer-reviewedLead author
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TESL-EJ, 23(1), May, 2019 Peer-reviewed
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Japanese Studies, 39(1), May, 2019 Peer-reviewedInvited
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Japanese Studies, 39(1), May, 2019 Peer-reviewed
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Kindai University Center for Liberal Arts and Foreign Language Education Journal (Foreign Language Edition), 9(2) 33-56, Nov, 2018 Peer-reviewed
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Language Education in Asia, 7(2) 88-99, Dec, 2016 Peer-reviewed
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Japanese Studies, 36(2) 231-250, 2016 Peer-reviewed
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U.S.-Japan Women's Journal University of Hawai'i Press, (50) pp93-114, 2016 Peer-reviewed
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The Asia-Pacific Journal, 13(4)(1), 2015 Peer-reviewed
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JALT Conference Proceedings 2015, 2015 Peer-reviewed
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Health, Culture and Society, 5(1) 99-118, 2013 Peer-reviewed
Misc.
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The electronic journal of contemporary japanese studies is an internationally refereed scholarly journal in the social sciences., 22(1), Apr, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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WHO Goodwill Ambassador's Newsletter for the Elimination of Leprosy, 92 2, 2018
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大手前大学IIEジャーナル = Journal of research and pedagogy of Otemae University Institute of International Education, (3) 79-89, 2017
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大手前大学IIEジャーナル = Journal of research and pedagogy of Otemae University Institute of International Education, (2) 39-57, 2016
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大手前大学論集 = Otemae Journal, 15 119-147, Mar 31, 2015
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The Asia-Pacific Journal, 13(3(3)), Jan, 2015
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大手前大学論集, (15) 119-147, 2014
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ノーマライゼーション, 31(2) 16-18, Feb, 2011
Books and Other Publications
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Feb, 2024 (ISBN: 9784523179641)
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Palgrave Macmillan, Jun, 2023 (ISBN: 9783031266652)
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Pro Universitaria, Feb, 2023
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Bucureşti : Pro Universitaria, 2023
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Editura Pro Universitaria, Romania, 2022
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Editura Pro Universitaria, Romania, 2022
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University of Hawaii Press, 2006
Presentations
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MONSTERS RE-VISITED: THE FANTASTIC CREATURES OF JAPAN, Apr 28, 2024
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Remembering (South-) East Asia: Hansen’s Disease and Transitional Justice, Feb 3, 2024 Invited
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JALT2023 International Conference, Nov 27, 2023
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University of Tokyo, English Seminar Guest Lecture, Death and Life Studies and Practical Ethics, Sep 29, 2023 Invited
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JALT (Japan Association of Language Teachers) CUE’s 30th Anniversary Conference, Sep 16, 2023
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Asian Studies Conference Japan, Jul 1, 2023
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Rice University Invited Talk, Mar 21, 2023 Invited
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Asian Studies Conference Japan, Jul 2, 2022
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Medical Culture in East Asian Cinema & Media International Workshop, Feb 18, 2022 Invited
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Association for Asian Studies, Feb 19, 2022
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East Asian Consortium of Japanese Studies, Nov 28, 2021
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Association for Asian Studies Annual Conferene, 2021
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International Communication and Community Development Conference, Nov 16, 2019
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AAS in Asia, Jul 2, 2019
Research Projects
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2028
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2027
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2027
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科学研究費助成事業, 基盤研究(C), 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2026
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2024
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2024
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2016 - Mar, 2020
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2015 - Mar, 2020
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2011 - Mar, 2015
Social Activities
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