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Umeda Kei

    Department of Japanese Cultures Senior Assistant Professor
    Division of Japanese Cultures Senior Assistant Professor
Contact： kei.umedagmail.com
Last Updated :2025/05/09

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    Department of Japanese Cultures Senior Assistant Professor
    Division of Japanese Cultures Senior Assistant Professor

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  • 　Doctor of Literature. D. in Literature, specializing in medieval waka poetry, poetry studies, early modern indexes, and a little bit of military history. Recently, he is interested in Oyamada Yosei and the composition of the collections of early modern scholars of Japanese literature.


    He is the sole author of “Rokujo Toke Utagaku Sho no Denryu to Genryu” (The Denryu and Genesis of the Rokujo Toke Poetry Anthology) (Bensei Shuppan, 2019). He has published a number of shadow prints. Also published a few reprints.


    　His research method is a modest bibliographic study. He is interested in and researches issues such as the layout of books.


    　Initially, I was working on a poet named Rokujo Toke who was active during the Insei period, but now I am focusing on research on indexes of the Early Modern period and on medieval pseudographs of temporary commissioned books. Since 2018, I have also been working on a number of shadow reprints of early modern indexes. One of my vague interests is Tanizaki Junichiro, for which I have written a review in “Bungaku +”.


    　I also have some writings on doujinshi music and TRPGs, but I'll omit them since they belong to my extra skills. However, if you are interested in collaborating with me on research, I would be happy to do my best in that area as well.


    　As for my teaching activities, I also teach other subjects besides literature, such as sociology of music, Japanese studies, literary exchange, and Japanese language expression, etc. My approach to teaching is to use a wide range of materials and methodologies, including extensive use of PPT and video, with the primary goal of arousing the students' curiosity.


    　In addition, I am studying 3DCG, DTP, AI, UE5 and python.


    　Please send manuscript requests to アポイントはkei.umeda@gmail.comまでお願いいたします.


    *“Papers” in the list of accomplishments includes articles that overlap with those listed under “Books and other publications”. This is a common practice in the field of Japanese literature, which is often published in the form of “treatises,” and is due to the specifications of Research Map, which makes it difficult to process such articles, with no intention of padding the list.

Research Interests

  • 国語表現   風俗画報   日本学   Index   谷崎潤一郎   連歌   音系同人   同人音楽   ポピュラー音楽   

Research Areas

  • Humanities & social sciences / Literature - Japanese / waka-poetry of study

Academic & Professional Experience

  • 2024/04 - Today  Teikyo UniversityFaculty of Liberal Arts Department of Japanese CulturesRecture
  • 2021/04 - Today  Aoyama Gakuin University
  • 2021/04 - Today  Nippon Sport Science University
  • 2016/04 - Today  Waseda University
  • 2021/04 - 2023/03  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • 2019/07 - 2021/03  National Institute of Japanese Literature
  • 2019/04 - 2020/03  Rikkyo UniversityCollege of Social Relations
  • 2018/09 - 2020/03  Waseda UniversitySchool of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • 2017/01 - 2017/03  Seijo UniversityResearch Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
  • 2015/04 - 2016/03  Waseda UniversitySchool of Culture, Media and Society
  • 2010/04 - 2012/03  Waseda University
  • 2008/04 - 2010/03  Waseda UniversityFaculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Education

  • 2010/04 - 2016/03  Waseda University  Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences  Japanese Studies (Doctoral program)
  • 2008/04 - 2010/03  Waseda University  Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences  Japanese Studies (The master's course)
  • 2004/04 - 2008/03  Waseda University  School of Education  Department of Japanese Language and Literature

Association Memberships

  • 鈴屋学会   近世文学会   THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF POPULAR MUSIC   THE ACADEMY OF MIDDLE AGES LITERATURE   人文学の正午研究会   THE ASSOCIATION OF WAKA POETRY STUDIES   早稲田大学国文学会   

Research Activity Information

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Conference Activities & Talks

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Research Grants & Projects

Teaching Experience

  • Basic Literature StudyⅠBasic Literature StudyⅠ Teikyo University
  • Japanese expression ⅠJapanese expression Ⅰ Nippon Sport Science University
  • kokubun gakushi Bkokubun gakushi B Aoyama Gakuin University
  • Japan stadiesJapan stadies Aoyama Gakuin University
  • kokubun gakushi Akokubun gakushi A Aoyama Gakuin University
  • LiteratureLiterature Nippon Sport Science University
  • Japanese expression ⅡJapanese expression Ⅱ Nippon Sport Science University
  • Special Lecture on Japanese Literature vol1Special Lecture on Japanese Literature vol1 Waseda University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • SociomusicologySociomusicology Rikkyo University, College of Social Relations

Others

  • 2023/03 - Today 現代詩の中に希望の光（Vtuber)を見る回
  • 2017/02 -2017/02 Glocal Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage Local Communities, Researchers, States and UNESCO
  • 2016/09 -2016/09 山本浩生個展「なぞる謎る」展イベント「ここで発する、言葉」
  • 高等学校教諭専修免許状