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Shogo Tanokuchi is an Associate Professor at Waseda University's School of Education, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, with a concurrent position at Keio University's Faculty of Letters. He holds a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Keio University (2020), including research at UC Santa Barbara. His academic appointments include positions at multiple Japanese universities since 2017.
Research focuses on 19th-century American literature through trans-Pacific perspectives, examining:
- Reconstruction of American ideals in Herman Melville's works
- Transnational Gothic imagination in Pacific contexts
- Critiques of American democracy in literary texts
- Cross-cultural representations in antebellum literature
Publications demonstrate consistent focus on Herman Melville and Edgar Allan Poe, analyzing political ambiguity, exhibition culture, and trans-Pacific exchanges in 19th-century America. Recent work explores Japanese cultural representations and Young America movements.
Awards:
- The ALSJ Young Scholar Award (2016) for analysis of American democracy in Melville's Pierre
Research Leadership: Principal investigator for JSPS-funded projects:
- Destruction/Reconstruction of American Ideals in Melville (2022-2027)
- Trans-Pacific Imagination in Melville's Gothic Descriptions (2013-2016)
Teaches undergraduate and graduate courses including American literature history, literary criticism, English communication, and academic writing methodologies.
