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Tetsuhito Motoyama is a Professor at the School of Law, with a career spanning Japanese Shakespearean adaptations, Elizabethan drama, and intercultural theatre studies. His research explores how Shakespeare's works reflect and reshape cultural identities in Japan, emphasizing adaptations that transcend 'indigenous' frameworks.
- PhD in Comparative Culture (International Christian University)
- MA in Shakespeare Studies (University of Birmingham)
His fields of interest include Shakespeare pedagogy for law students, early modern English theatre networks, and digital humanities methodologies. He leads the JSPS-funded project A Brave New World for Japanese Shakespeare Adaptations, focusing on translation's role in expanding Shakespearean scholarship.
- Co-organizer of 2022 international conference "Found in Translation"
- Past part-time lecturer at Keio, Waseda, and Meiji Universities
Motoyama's publications analyze Japanese adaptations of King Lear, the Folger Shakespeare Library's educational outreach, and the intersection of performance, politics, and cultural memory in Shakespearean contexts.
