Faculty Information

Saki Amano

Saki Amano

[Affiliation]

Department of Human Sciences and Cultural Studies Faculty of Human Sciences and Cultural Studies

[job title]
Assistant professor

[degree]
Ph.D. (Literature)

[Research Achievements]

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profileAoyama Gakuin University Graduate School of Letters, Doctoral Program in Japanese Literature and Japanese Language (PhD in Literature)
Current position from 2024
Affiliated academic societies, associations, committees, etc.National University Association for Japanese Language and Literature
Society for Ancient Literature
Manyo Language and Literature Research Association
SpecializationAncient Literature
modern Japanese literature
History of Japanese literature/History of folklore
Research content and themes of interestMy research focuses on ancient literature, particularly the Man'yoshu, Japan's oldest surviving collection of poetry. I am also interested in the external elements that give meaning to such literary works, such as sounds and letters in the art of language, book form (bibliography), and research methods and theories and their historical evolution (literary theory, academic terminology, research history).
Main subjects・Japanese culture theory
・Japanese literature
・Japanese Literature Reading I