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KIKUCHI Rina


Title

Professor

Field

Field of Economics

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Rina Kikuchi is a literary scholar, poetry translator and professor of literature at Shiga University in Japan. She is also an adjunct associate professor at the University of Canberra. She is currently working on her research project on Japanese women’s poetry of Asia Pacific War, and on multiple poetry translation projects including the bilingual anthology of Japanese women's poetry. Her bilingual books of poetry translations are Poet to Poet: Contemporary Women Poets from Japan (RWP 2017, co-edited with Jen Crawford), and Pleasant Troubles (RWP 2018, co-edited with Harumi Kawaguchi).

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Research Interests 【 display / non-display 】

  • gender studies

  • Women's poetry

  • Japanese Studies

  • comparative literature

  • feminism

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Graduating School 【 display / non-display 】

  • Chiba University， Faculty of Literature

    University， 1996.03， Graduated， Japan

  • Australian National University， Asian Studies

    University， 1995.01， Other

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Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】

  • Chiba University， Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities， Irish Literature

    Doctor's Course， 2002.09， Other， Japan

  • Trinity College, Dublin， Graduate School, Division of Letters， Anglo-Irish Literature

    Master's Course， 2000.06， Other， Ireland

  • Chiba University， Graduate School, Division of Letters， English Literature

    Master's Course， 1999.03， Other， Japan

  • Universiry of Warwick， Graduate School, Division of Comparative Culture， Comparative Literary Theories

    Master's Course， 1998.08， Other

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Degree 【 display / non-display 】

  • Master of Arts in Comparative Literary Theory， Literary Theory and Comparative Literature， University of Warwick， Coursework， 1998.09

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Campus Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • Shiga University Faculty of Economics，Professor， 2020.01 - Now

  • Shiga University Faculty of Economics，Associate Professor， 2007.04 - 2019.12

  • Shiga University Faculty of Economics，Associate Professor (as old post name)， 2005.03 - 2007.03

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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • University of Canberra Faculty of Arts & Design， Adjunct Associate Professor， 2018.12 - Now

  • University of Canberra Faculty of Arts & Design， visiting fellow， 2017.05 - 2018.11

  • Australian National University College of Asia and the Pacific ， Visiting Fellow ， 2016.08 - 2019.07

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Association Memberships 【 display / non-display 】

  • EAJS European Association for Japanese Studies ， 2013.04 - Now

  • Japan Comparative Literature Association ， 2021.04 - Now

  • International Comparative Literature Association ， 2021.04 - Now

  • IASIL International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures， 2000.04 - Now

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Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Gender studies

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / English literature and literature in the English language

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Japanese literature

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Foreign language education

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Research Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • Modern and Contemporary Women's Poetry in Japan， 2015.04 - Now

    Poetry, Comparative literature, Translation, Gender，Humanities & Social Sciences / Japanese literature，Humanities & Social Sciences / English literature and literature in the English language，Humanities & Social Sciences / Gender studies，International Collaboration，Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research

  • Contemporary Irish Poetry， 2008.04 - Now

    Poetry, Ireland，Humanities & Social Sciences / English literature and literature in the English language，Humanities & Social Sciences / European literature，Individual，Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research

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Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • God’s Child by Takako Arai translated from Japanese by Rina Kikuchi & Jen Crawford， Words Without Borders， 2025.02, Arai Takako, Rina Kikuchi, Jen Crawford

    Thesis (other)， Multiple Authorship

  • Contemplating the Gap by Melinda Smith translated by Kikuchi Rina & Kawaguchi Harumi， vol.6／7， 2024.12, Melinda Smith, Rina Kikuchi, Harumi Kawaguchi

    Thesis (other)， Multiple Authorship

  • monkeys by Shiraishi Kazuko tr by Rina Kikuchi & Jen Crawford， Carillon Street: A Journal of Poetry & Criticism　， vol.27 (p.6 - 7) ， 2024.11, Rina Kikuchi, Jen Crawford

    Research paper (scientific journal)， Multiple Authorship

    Authorship：Lead author  

  • girl with a bat in a very dark place by Shiraishi Kazuko tr by Rina Kikuchi & Jen Crawford， Carillon Street: A Journal of Poetry & Criticism　， vol.27 (p.4 - 5) ， 2024.11, Rina Kikuchi, Jen Crawford

    Research paper (scientific journal)， Multiple Authorship

    Authorship：Lead author  

  • fishwortHEALTHchannel by Enomoto Saclaco tr Jen Crawford & Rina Kikuchi， cygnifiant， vol.0 (p.20 - 23) ， 2024.09, Enomoto Saclaco, Rina Kikuchi, Jen Crawford

    Thesis (other)， Multiple Authorship

    Authorship：Lead author  

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • River People, Imagining Futures, 2024.06, Paul magee, Paul Collis, Jen Crawford, Gertie Dorigo, Margaret Knight, Rina Kikuchi, et al

    Other，Reviewed，International journal, Other

  • Sagawa Chika　Japanese Modernist Morning Star , Kawade-shobo, 2023.10

    Scholarly book，Reviewed，Crossing the Border between Poetry Writing and Poetry Translation , Contributor

  • Selected Translations of Sagawa Chika's Poems , 2023.03, Rina KIKUCHI, Carol HAYES

    Other，International journal, Joint translator

  • Languages of Water, MVmedia, 2023.02, Park Kyongmi, Rina Kikuchi, Jill Jones

    Other，Reviewed，International journal, Joint translator

  • Factory Girls, Action Books, 2019.11, Jeffrey Angles, Jen Crawford, Carol Hayes, Rina Kikuchi, You Nakai, Sawako Nakayasu

    ，Reviewed，International journal, Joint translator

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Artistic and sporting activities 【 display / non-display 】

  • The Art of Being Together: A Global Reading in Celebration of Takako Lento ， 2025.02， [International coauthorship]

    Artistic work

  • 2CUZ FM RADIO ， 2024.10， [International coauthorship]

    Artistic work

  • Japanese UK Poetry Exchange : Osaka， 2024.04， [International coauthorship]

    Artistic work

  • Kyoto Camarade ， 2024.04

    Artistic work

  • Chika Sagawa In Translation， 2023.08， [International coauthorship]

    Artistic work

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • 5th East Asian Translation Studies Conference (EATS5), International presentation， 2024.06，2024.06.27， How poetry ‘evolves’ through translations: Sagawa Chika (1911-1936) and the art of poetry translation， Oral presentation (general)

  • IASIL Japan The 39th International Conference, ， 2023.10，2023.10.28， As If by Magic: The Importance of Reading/Translating Women/Poetry (Symposium: Evolutions/Dissolutions: Changes in Irish Writing and Performance )， Symposium, workshop panel (nominated)

  • EAJS (International Conference of the European Association for Japanese Studies), International presentation， 2023.08，2023.08.19，[International coauthorship] ， Witch’s curse and awakening of women: to deconstruct the ‘cis-hetero-men-dominated world (Panel: Beyond heteronormativity: cultural and gender transgression in contemporary Japanese poetry)， Oral presentation (general)

  • Poetry on the Move 2022, ， 2022.09，2022.09.25，[International coauthorship] ， Voices in Translation ， Other

  • Poetry on the Move 2022, ， 2022.09，2022.09.24， Manoeuvres with Translation， Symposium, workshop panel (nominated)

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Committee Memberships 【 display / non-display 】

  • JALT， 1900

  • IASIL， 1900

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Research Grants & Projects 【 display / non-display 】

  • ，Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)，International Collaboration，2023.04 - 2027.03

  • ，Contributed fundContributed fund，International Collaboration，2022.04 - 2023.03

  • ，Contributed fundContributed fund，2022

  • ，Contributed fundContributed fund，International Collaboration，2021 - 2023

  • ，Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)，2019.04 - 2023.03

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Preferred joint research theme 【 display / non-display 】

  • Japanese Studies

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Charge of on-campus class subject 【 display / non-display 】

  • 英語Ⅰａ，2025.10 - 2026.03

  • 英語演習，2025.10 - 2026.03

  • 専門演習Ⅱ，2025.10 - 2026.03

  • 大学英語入門，2025.04 - 2025.09

  • 専門演習Ⅰ，2025.04 - 2025.09

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Social Contribution 【 display / non-display 】

  • Memorial Poetry Reading "The Art of Being Together: A Global Reading in Celebration of Takako Lento”，2025.02

  • 2CUZ FM RADIO，2024.10

  • The Osaka JUPE event　（bilingual poettry reading) ，2024.04

  • Kyoto Camarade (bilingual poetry reading)，2024.04

  • Poetry Transcreation Workshop，2023.09

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Academic Activities 【 display / non-display 】

  • Translating Poetry, Translation as Poetry

    2021.10.15 - 20211015

  • WrICE Writer in Residence (Writers Immersion and Cultural Exchange)

    2021.10 - 202110

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