Shibusawa Tatsuhiko and Academism: Between old and new school systems

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  • 澁澤龍彥とアカデミズム : 新旧学制の狭間で
  • シブサワリュウ彥 ト アカデミズム : シンキュウ ガクセイ ノ ハザマ デ

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Abstract

Shibusawa Tatsuhiko (1928-87) is generally considered to have placed himself outside academia. After graduating from high school under the old system, Shibusawa entered the University of Tokyo on his third attempt in 1950. In later years, Shibusawa said he disliked the academic atmosphere of the university. In reality, he went on to graduate school and he joined the Japanese Society of French Literature in 1955, years after leaving the university. At that time, Shibusawa had already started working as a translator, and joined under a pen name Shibusawa Tatsuhiko instead of his real name Shibusawa Tatsuo. After that, Shibusawa was a member of the society for more than 10 years. It is thought that the background to joining the academia was the writing of entries in the Dictionary of French Literature prepared by the society. Shibusawa wrote three entries related to Sade, that are not included in his Complete Works. These entries are considered to be Shibusawa’s most “academic” writings. However, due to the process of compiling the dictionary, the possibility of additions by third parties remains. Shibusawa’s friends like Deguchi Yuko, Matsuyama Shuntaro and Tanemura Suehiro entered the University of Tokyo a few years apart, but they did not experience the transitional period of the school system as intensely as Shibusawa did. Such experiences are thought to have led to the formation of Shibusawa’s unique position with respect to academia.

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  • 言語文化論究

    言語文化論究 50 19-32, 2023-03-20

    Faculty of Languages and Cultures, Kyushu University

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