Faculty of Humanities, Department of English Literature
Job title
Professor
Degree
Psychology B.Sc.Hons.(Birmingham University), 心理学学士(ﾊﾞｰﾐﾝｶﾞﾑ大学), Applied English Linguistics Ph.D.(Birmingham University), 応用英語学博士(ﾊﾞｰﾐﾝｶﾞﾑ大学)
Research funding number
20317499
J-Global ID
200901037836674889
Profile
Have studied in a variety of fields including psycholinguistics, memory, text and discourse analysis. Presently concentrating on modern children's literature with an emphasis on stylistics, translation, picturebooks. Current specific interests are poetry in children's literature and translation of children's literature into minority languages. My current research focusses on two main areas. First, I am studying poetry in children's literature, focussing on the various types of poetry in children's literature and on the interactions of different media in the poetic forms. Second, I have a long term project looking at translation of children's literature into minority languages. I am studying this through the lens of translation studies theory, child rights, and language learning. (Subject of research) Poetry in Children's Literature Translation of Children's Literature into Minority Languages English Children's Literature Modern English Literature and Urban Fantasy Audience and implied reader in Children's Literature Stylistics and Narrative in Children's Literature Translation of Children's Literature The development of dragons in English Literature Picturebook theory and translation Hawaiian Children's Books Children's Literature and Language Learning (Proposed theme of joint or funded research) Translation of Children's Literature into Minority Languages
Research Interests
Literature
,Narrative function
,Implied reader
,Audience
,Hawaiian
,Children
,Children's Literature
,Translation theory
,Sub-culture / Minority culture
,Narrative theory
,Language Preservation
,Stylistics
,Culture
,Class and Power
20th Biennial Congress for the International Research Society for Children Literature 7 Jul 2011 International Research Society for Children Literature (IRSCL)
A paper looking at the social class of children supposed to be 'Street Arabs' or street children, in modern Neo-Victorian stories based on the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Professional Memberships
IRSCL (International Research Society for Children's Literature)
Australasian Children’s Literature Association for Research
Sophia University