Curriculum Vitaes
Profile Information
- Affiliation
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Department of English Studies, Sophia University
- Degree
- 英文学学士(ビンガムトン大学)美術学修士(サラローレンス大学)
- J-GLOBAL ID
- 201301060600272709
- researchmap Member ID
- 7000004652
Currently researching Jewish migration from Eastern Europe in the early 1900s to the New York area for a new novel/ collection of short stories.
Research Interests
1Papers
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Narrative Magazine, Stories of the Week: 2018-2019, Jan 11, 2019 Peer-reviewedAfter a series of personal and professional failures, a career movie extra devises ways to attract more camera attention right before he is set to film a large scale battle scene.
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The Font: A Literary Journal For Language Teachers, May 7, 2017 Peer-reviewed
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Bulletin of the Faculty of Foreign Studies, (52) 127-137, 2017 Peer-reviewed
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TYO Magazine, (3), Jun 3, 2013 InvitedMina is a young woman in her twenties who has just returned to Tokyo after a year of living in London. After being forsaken by her married love, she decided to go home with an American man she's known for only a short period of time. When the facts of her circumstances become clear to the man, the two engage in a tense late night conversation where Mina's frustration over readjusting to Tokyo life comes to a boil.
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Narrative Magazine, (Stories of the Week: 2011–2012), Apr 23, 2012 Peer-reviewedNarrated against the backdrop of mundane trips to the supermarket, the ever-shifting landscape of news information, life in Tokyo is chronicled from the end of the first difficult summer up through the one-year anniversary of the devastating quakes and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011. As the seasons change, and life continues, the essay examines the uneasy feelings harbored by many during a time of great uncertainty.
Books and Other Publications
5Presentations
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Tokyo International Literary Festival, Mar 2, 2016, Nippon FoundationAn excerpt from a short story about an exiled Japanese media figure who moves to New York to take a temporary position at a public television station.
Professional Memberships
5Academic Activities
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Planning, Management, etc., Panel moderator, Session chair, etc.Dec 14, 2019
Other
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Oct, 2018 - Oct, 2018Honorable Mention Glimmer Train Magazine Family Matters Competition Glimmer Train Magazine. 24 October 2018. Print. Kaufman, Marc. “Bodies Up Ahead. Novel Excerpt.”
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Jun, 2017 - Jun, 2017Finalist Glimmer Train Magazine Fiction Open Competition Glimmer Train Magazine. 06 March 2017. Print. Kaufman, Marc. “Dream Eaters" Short Story.
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Dec, 2010 - Dec, 2010Finalist Narrative Magazine Fall Story Competition Narrative Magazine. 23 December 2010. Web. Kaufman, Marc. “The Logic of New Cities. Novel Excerpt.”
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Mar, 2009 - Mar, 2009Finalist Glimmer Train Magazine Family Matters Competition Glimmer Train Magazine. 22 March 2009. Print. Kaufman, Marc. “The Mountain Dog. Novel Excerpt.”