Professor

Kumi Ohno

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Faculty of Letters Department of Human Studies

Graduate School of Graduate School of Letters English Literature Major

Specialized Field	European Language Literature
Research theme	Eugene O'Neill Study Research on 20th Century American Theatre Theatre theory
Subjects in charge	Theatre theory, Introduction to English and American literature, Seminars on English and American literature, History of English and American literature, Special seminars on American literature for graduate students, etc.
Seminar Theme	20th Century American Theatre Studies
Main career, work history, and academic background	Osaka Prefecture March 1979: Graduated from Tezukayama Gakuin Faculty of Letters English Literature 1986.3 Graduated from the Graduate School Graduate School of Letters of English Language and Literature, Otani Women's University, completed the doctoral program, 2007 PhD (Literature) After serving as Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer Faculty of Letters of Soka University, he is currently in his current position.
Affiliated academic societies and organizations	Japan Association for Theatre Studies, Kansai English and American Literary Society (Vice President), The English Literary Society of Japan, The American Literature Society of Japan
Main Papers and Publications	Major works The Essence of O'Neill's Plays paper Expressionism in O'Neill's Works Expressions of self-actualization and failure: Women in O'Neill's plays Three Faces of Anna Christie: Expressionism and the Shadows of Freud and Jung A Study of "Long Night Journey" - The Complexity of Behavior Patterns through Social Class Structure and Psychological Depth - Many other papers.
Message	Live with high aspirations and always be positive.
others	E-mail : ohno@soka.ac.jp 趣味 : 演劇鑑賞、読書、旅行

Specialized Field	He mainly analyzes and researches Eugene O'Neill's plays from various angles, including Freud, Jungian psychology, Nietzsche's philosophy, and Eastern thought. He is also interested in classical and performing arts such as Greek drama.
Research theme	Eugene O'Neill Study 20th Century American Theatre Studies Theatre theory
research content	Research on the plays of Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953), who established modern American drama and played a major role in the history of world drama. The research theme is a multifaceted and systematic analysis of O'Neill's complex and difficult works from the perspectives of Freud, Jungian psychology, Nietzsche's philosophy, and Eastern thought. His main book, "The Essence of O'Neill Drama" (Osaka Kyoiku Tosho, 2003), is a historical arrangement of the works that O'Neill published when he was at the peak of his maturity and engaged in active creative activities, and is a compilation of them as a system of O'Neill's plays. Recent papers include "A Study of Long Journey Into Night: The Complexity of Behavioral Patterns Mediated by Social and Psychological Depth" (Senshu Humanities Review, No. 84, Senshu University Press, 2009), "A Study of Moonlighting on the Shadows: Conflict and Fusion Seen in Social Class Structure" (Bulletin of Institute of Oriental Philosophy, No. 26, Institute of Oriental Philosophy 2010), and "The Complex Deep Structure Surrounding Illusion - Focusing on Eugene O'Neill's A Touch of the Poet" (Senshu Humanities Review, No. 87, Senshu University Press, 2010), which mainly discuss O'Neill's later works. His English papers include Conflict and Union in Desire Under the Elms (Senshu Jinbunronshu No. 89, Senshu University Press, 2011) and Expressionism and the Psychoanalysis of Freud and Jung in Anna Christie (BULLETIN OF THE INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL PHILOSOPHY No. 27, 2011). Eugene O'Neill's The Great God Brown:Dualism of the Mask STUDIES IN THE HUMANITIES (The Journal of the Senshu University Research Society No.91,2012) The Multilayer Diversity of Soliloquy in Eugene O'Neill's Strange Interlude(BULLETIN OF THE INSTITUTE OF ORINENTAL PHILOSOPHY No.28,2012) Dynamo: Complication and Obscurity, (BULLETIN OF THE INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL PHILOSOPHY, Vol.29 2014) Deep Layer Structure Behind Comedic Performance --Ah, Wilderness!-- STUDIES IN THE HUMANITIES No.95, (The Journal of the Senshu University Research Society, 2014) Days Without End --Mortality and Immortality of Life Cycle--, (BULLETIN OF THE INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL PHILOSOPHY, Vol.30 2014)
Research and Education Policy	Further systematize Eugene O'Neill's theatrical ideas. Analyze and elucidate what other American playwrights inherited from O'Neill (especially his dramatic techniques). In terms of education, students are required to join specialized academic societies and give presentations at academic conferences. To achieve this, students are required to regularly present papers on their research themes, and each time they are thoroughly discussed, with the goal of producing a higher level of thesis.

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