Noriko Mizuta

Noriko Mizuta (水田 宗子, Mizuta Noriko, born August 19, 1937) is a scholar of comparative literature and a poet. She is the chancellor of Jōsai University and Josai International University in Japan. She was awarded the Pro Cultura Hungarica prize in 2011^[1] and the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary (civil division) in 2013.

Early life and education

Mizuta graduated from Tokyo Women's University with a degree in English Literature. She earned a Ph.D. from Yale University in American studies.

Career

In 1970, Mizuta became an instructor of modern American and British literature and critical theory at Marymount University and Scripps College. In 1974 she became an Associate Professor at University of Southern California, teaching comparative literature, American literature, and feminist theory.

In 1986 Mizuta was the first director of the new International Education Center at Josai University. She taught as a professor at the university and then served as President from 1994-1996. She served as President of Josai International University from 1996 until 2009, and as of 2016 she is Chancellor of Josai Education University.

English language publications

• Japanese Women Writers: Twentieth Century Short Fiction, as Noriko Mizuta Lippit, co-edited with Kyoko Iriye Selden (1991).
• More Stories by Japanese Women Writers: An Anthology, co-edited with Kyoko Selden (2011).

Japanese publications

• Edogaa aran poo no sekai: tsumi to yume, エドガー・アラン・ポオの世界 罪と夢, 1982
• Hiroin kara hiiroo he: josei no jiga to hyougen, ヒロインからヒーローへ：女性の自我と表現, 1982
• Modanizumu to "sengo josei shi", モダニズムと〈戦後女性詩〉の展開, 2012

Poetry anthologies (Japanese)

Mizuta was awarded the Cikada Prize in Poetry in honor of Nobel Laureate Harry Martinson in 2013. The main anthologies of her poetry include the following.

• The Road Home (帰路), Shichosha, 2008. Poetry. ISBN 978-4783730705 . Published in English translation and with introduction by Jordan A. Y. Smith (Josai University Press, 2016).
• Summer Vacation in Santa Barbara (サンタバーバラの夏休み), Shichosha 2010. Poetry. ISBN 978-4783731894
• A Wedding in Amsterdam (アムステルダムの結婚式), Shichosha, 2013. Poetry. Illustrations by Mori Yoko.　ISBN 978-4783733461
• Sea of Blue Algae (青い藻の海), Shichosha, 2013. Poetry. ISBN 978-4783733966
• Tokyo Sabbath (東京のサバス), Shichosha, 2015. Poetry. ISBN 978-4783734697

Further reading

• Mizuta, Noriko and Kyoko Selden, eds. More Stories by Japanese Women Writers. M.E. Sharpe (2011). ISBN 978-0-7656-2734-6
• Mizuta Lippit, Noriko and Kyoko Iriye Selden, eds. Japanese Women Writers: Twentieth Century Short Fiction. M.E. Sharpe (1991). ISBN 978-0-87332-860-9
• Mizuta Lippit, Noriko and Kyoko Iriye Selden, eds. Stories by Contemporary Japanese Women Writers. M.E. Sharpe (1982). ISBN 978-0-87332-223-2

References

External links

• Official website