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Professor Michielsen, Edwin

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Professor Michielsen, Edwin

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Assistant Professor

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Short Biography:

Edwin is a scholar of modern Japanese and East Asian literature and culture. His book manuscript tentatively titled “Symbiotic Solidarity: Proletarian Arts and the Assembling of a Global Movement in East Asia” examines theories and practices of international solidarity during the 1920s and 1930s in East Asia found in various proletarian literary writings and cultural activities. Probing solidarity surrounding international festivals (May Day), language movements (Esperanto), birth control politics, and antiwar activism, this study aims to illuminate the transnational networks and connections among proletarian cultural movements in East Asia.

Besides his current research, he is interested in exploring postwar and contemporary literature and culture in Japan with a focus on questions surrounding ecology, mental health, indigeneity, and technology in relation to semiotic and immaterial capitalism.

Professional Qualifications
YearAwarding InstitutionQualification
2021University of TorontoPhD
2011Leiden UniversityMA, Japanese Studies
2009Leiden UniversityBA, Japanese Language and Literature
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