Haruko Wakita

Haruko Wakita (脇田晴子, Wakita Haruko, March 9, 1934 – September 27, 2016^[1]) was a Japanese academic, editor and expert in medieval Japanese women's history.^[2]

Haruko Wakita
脇田晴子
Born	(1934-03-09)March 9, 1934
Died	September 27, 2016(2016-09-27) (aged 82)
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Academic and editor
Awards	Order of Culture
Academic background
Education	Kobe University
Alma mater	Kyoto University
Academic work
Discipline	History
Sub-discipline	Medieval Japanese women's history
Institutions	University of Shiga Prefecture

Early life

Since the age of six, Wakita was interested in Noh drama; and she regularly performs on stage. The insight gained from her lifelong study and practice of this medieval theatrical art informs her historical research.^[3]

She was awarded a BA in Japanese history at Kobe University in 1956. Further studies led to an MA in 1960 and a PhD in 1969 from Kyoto University.^[3]

Career

Wakita was a professor of Japanese history at the University of Shiga Prefecture at Hikone.^[3]

One of her works, 中世京都と祗園祭, helped pave the way for women to participate in Kyoto's modern Gion Festival, an ancient festival that had been all-male for centuries.^[4]

She participated in research projects with historians in France, Italy and the United States. Her work with French scholars resulted in a monograph in Japanese. Her work with colleagues at the University of Michigan produced in edited volumes and contributions in English.^[3]

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Haruko Wakita, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 40+ works in 80 publications in 3 languages and 1,000+ library holdings.^[5]

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• 日本中世商業発達史の研究 (1969)
• 室町時代 (1985)
• 日本女性史 (1987)
• "Town Festivals: Medieval Towns and Seigniorial Authority in Medieval Japan" (Translated by Dr. James McMullen), STUDIES IN JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE, Vo. 1., 2991
• 日本中世女性史の研究: 性別役割分担と母性・家政・性愛 (1992)
• ジェンダーの日本史 (1994)
• 中世に生きる女たち (1995)
• "Fêtes et communautés urbaines dans le Japon médiéval. La fête de Gion à Kyôto" (Traduit par Pierre-François Souyri), ANNALES 52o ANNÉE-No5, 1997.
• 中世京都と祗園祭　（1999）
• Women and class in Japanese history (1999) with Hitomi Tonomura and Anne Walthall
• Gender and Japanese history (1999) with Anne Bouchy and Chizuko Ueno
• 女性芸能の源流: 傀儡子・曲舞・白拍子 (2001)
• Women in medieval Japan : motherhood, household management and sexuality (2006)

Honors

• Order of Culture^[6]

References

1. 女性史研究の歴史学者、脇田晴子さん死去　文化勲章受章 (in Japanese)
2. Library of Congress authority file, Wakita, Haruko n81-146882
3. Monash University, Professor WAKITA Haruko (Distinguished Visiting Scholar) Archived 2010-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
4. Pawasarat, Catherine (Nov 2020). The Gion Festival: Exploring Its Mysteries. self-published. pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-0-9985886-6-7.
5. WorldCat Identities: 脇田晴子 1934- 
6. "Nobelists Suzuki, Negishi get Order of Culture," Japan Times. October 27, 2010, retrieved 2011-04-20.