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About the American Literature Society of Japan
The American Literature Society of Japan (ALSJ) is an academic association dedicated to the study of American literature for the purpose of promoting exchange with various academic organizations both at home and abroad through the publication of research findings.
The ALSJ consists of seven branches in Japan: Hokkaido, Tohoku, Tokyo, Chubu, Kansai, Chugoku-Shikoku, and Kyushu. The Executive Office organizes a national conference, and publishes the ALSJ bulletin and its directory. The ALSJ publishes annually two types of journals: Studies in American Literature consisting of papers in Japanese and The Journal of the American Literature Society of Japan, an English language periodical.
- National Conference (Annual General Meeting)
(Click Here to see the schedule) - Publication of The Journal of the American Literature Society of Japan
- Publication of the ALSJ bulletin and its directory.
| President | GOTO Kazuhiko, Tokyo University |
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| Vice President | NISHITANI Takuya, Kobe University |
| Executive Secretaries |
Executive Office NAKAMURA Yoshio, Kyoto Women's University DEGUCHI Natsumi, Kyoto Prefectural University GOTO Atsushi, Kyoto Prefectural University YAMAMOTO Hideyuki, Kobe University SAKAMOTO Kishio, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (HP) OOGUSHI Hisayo, Keio University (GEAＨSS) Editorial Office KURUMA Teppei, Aoyama Gakuin University FUKASE Yukiko, Jissen Women's University Yamamoto Yohei, Meiji University Archives MORI Arinori, Chukyo University |
| Council Members |
MATSUI Miho, Hokkai Gakuen University OKAZAKI Kiyoshi, Sapporo Gakuin University MURAKAMI Akira, Akita University DATE Masahiko, Shobi University OCHI Hiromi, Hitotsubashi University GOTO Kazuhiko, Tokyo University SUWABE Koichi, Tokyo University ZETTSU Tomoyuki, Rikkyo University NAMBA Masaki, Jissen Women’s University YAMAGUCHI Kazuhiko, Rikkyo University NAGASAWA Tadashi, Sugiyama Jogakuen University MORI Arinori, Chukyo University MIZUNO Naoyuki, Kyoto University WATANABE Katsuaki, Osaka University NISHITANI Takuya, Kobe University SATOUCHI Katsumi, Osaka University KIDO Mitsuyo, Hiroshima University OCHI Shinsuke, Hiroshima University TAKEUCHI Katsunori, Kagoshima University OSHIMA Yukiko, Fukuoka University |
| 2019 Conference Committee |
OKAMOTO Teruyuki, Fuji Women's University WATANABE Mayumi, Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa Women's Junior College SADAHIRO Maki, Meiji Gakuin University ISHIHARA Tsuyoshi, Tokyo University YAMAMOTO Yuko, Chiba University KAWAMURA Aki, Aichi University ISHIWARI Takaki, Osaka University FUJIMOTO Yukinobu, Yamaguchi Univeristy CHIYODA Natsuo, Kagoshima University |
| Advisors |
INOUE Kenji ORISHIMA Masashi TATSUMI Takayuki SHIGIHARA Shinichi BEPPU Keiko HIRAISHI Takaki TANAKA Hisao |
| Auditors |
YAMAGUCHI Yoshinari, Tsukuba University NIIRO Takuya, Musashi University |
| Editorial Board | HONJO Seiji, Hokkai-Gakuen University TERUNUMA Kaoru, Fukushima University NAKANO Gakuji, Aoyama GakuinUniveristy TAKENO Fumiko, Tokai Gakuen University MISUGI Keiko, Kobe College TSUJI Shoko, Matsuyama University NAGAO Satoru, Kumamoto University EDA Takaomi, Waseda University ASAHINA Midori, Keio University Uchino Tadashi, Gakushuin Women's College ZETTSU Tomoyuki, Rikkyo University TOTANI Yoko, Ochanomizu University ISHIHARA Tsuyoshi, Tokyo University TAKAO Naochika, Chuo University NARITA Masahiko, Senshu University OCHI Hiromi, Hitotsubashi University Matthew Theado, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies NITTA Keiko, Rikkyo University FUJII Hikaru, Doshisha University Greg Bevan, Fukuoka University
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| Editor-in-Chief |
NAGAHATA Akitoshi |
| Managing Editors |
ISIHARA Tsuyoshi WAKE Issei SAKUMA Yuri |
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Executive Office of the American Literature Society of Japan,
c/o Yoshio Nakamura's Kenkyu-shitsu,
Kyoto Women's University, Faculty of Letters, Department of English Studies,
35 Kitahiyoshi-cho, Imakumano, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-8501 Japan
Email： alsjhonbu@gmail.com
EDITORIAL OFFICE
Editorial Office of the American Literature Society of Japan,
Aoyama Gakuin University
Goucher Memorial Hall Bldg. 15, 1001
4-4-25 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 150-8366 JAPANEmail： journal-alsj@letters.jp
ARCHIVES
Library of American Literature Society of Japan,
c/o #303 School of Global Studies,
Chukyo University Annex,
5-31-2, Yamate-Dori St, Showa-ku,
Nagoya 466-0815 Japan
Email：moria@lets.chukyo-u.ac.jp
History of The American Literature Society of Japan
The movement to establish The American Literature Society of Japan began in Tokyo in 1946, the year after the end of World War II when the nation was still under U.S. occupation.The Society was soon followed by another in the Kansai area. Soon after, the Association for American Studies, predecessor of the Japanese Association for American Studies, was founded in 1947. Meanwhile, Professors Kichinosuke Ohashi and Kenzaburo Ohashi had initiated a society to study American literature, which eventually developed into “The Literature Section of The Association for American Studies” in May of 1953. In March 1956 the Literature Section became independent of The Association and was renamed the American Literature Society of Japan.
This Society was a loosely incorporated, nationwide organization with the Tokyo branch as its center. Meanwhile, smaller organizations equivalent to today’s branches were gradually formed in other parts of Japan. Thus, the time was ripe for a more solid, nationwide society integrating these regional organizations.
On October 26, 1962, at the Kyoto Hotel, a national council meeting was held, where the outline of the regulations of the ALSJ was laid down. Thus, the ALSJ officially came into being with the first national conference on October 27 at Doshisha University. It was decided at the conference that the organization would take a form of federation similar to that of the United States government. This founding spirit of the ALSJ was announced and explained in the August 1963 issue of Eigo Seinen.
The framework of the present organization consisting of seven branches was established at the national council on May 26, 1963. Later in 1976, with the decision to place the executive office in the Kansai area, the editorial office in Tokyo, and the archives in the Nagoya area, the Society came to have almost the same setup as the present system. These three main offices assume the actual management of the ALSJ, and promote the Society’s activities, including global exchanges of research and education.