DONOVAN, Richard |
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Faculty, Department/Institute
- Faculty of Letters General Department of Humanities Department of English Linguistics and Literature
Academic status (qualification)
- Associate Professor Apr. 1,2016
Academic Degrees
- PhD (literary translation studies) Dec. 2012 Victoria University of Wellington
Research fields
Research fields | keyword |
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Comparative literature | |
Literature in English | ; |
English and american literature |
Research Activities
- My research centres on Japanese-to-English literary translation. After a thorough consideration of the characteristics of each language, I subject translation methods to analysis in my research. I am also interested in the translation of Japanese subculture artefacts such as manga and anime, and representations in Japanese media of English-language literary texts.
Awards
- Grand Prize, 5th JLPP International Translation Competition Mar. 7,2021(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
Academic Associations
所属学会・団体名 | 役職名 (役職在任期間) |
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Japan Association of Translators |
Research Publications
PapersNeither Girl Nor Woman: The Lexical Identities of onna and musume in Izu no odoriko and Their Implications for TranslationIn refereedIn-house publicationSingle-AuthorDONOVAN,RichardKansai University Studies in English Linguistics and LiteratureIssue No. 102021/3~
Edited bookMonographEditorDONOVAN, Richard2020/3/1~978-1-5275-4325-6
BookMonographSingle-AuthorDONOVAN, Richard2019/10/1~978-1-5275-3842-9
Translated bookMonographDONOVAN,Richard2019/8/1~
PapersIn refereedSingle-AuthorDONOVAN,Richard2018/7/15~
Academic presentationSingle-AuthorDONOVAN,Richard2017/11/28~
CommentarySingle-AuthorDONOVAN,Richard2017/7/30~
Academic presentationSingle-AuthorDONOVAN, Richard2017/1~
International academic conferenceSingle-AuthorDONOVAN,Richard2016/7~
Lecture"From “England, late 1990s” to “Japan, mid-2010s”: Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go Becomes a Japanese TV Drama"Single-AuthorDONOVAN,Richard2016/6~
Article peer reviewDONOVAN,Richard2016/3~
Article peer reviewDONOVAN,Richard2016/1~
International academic conferenceSingle-AuthorDONOVAN,Richard2015/12~
PapersIn-house publicationSingle-AuthorDONOVAN,Richard2015/10~
International academic conferenceSingle-AuthorDONOVAN,Richard2015/4~
Lecture“Overall linguistic differences between Japanese and English and their implications for translation”Single-AuthorDONOVAN, Richard2013/11~Comparative Asian Research Network, Monthly Lecture Series, Dept. of Japanese Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Edited bookIAFOR Journal of Literature and LibrarianshipAcademic JournalEditorRichard Donovan;International Academic ForumVolume 2 Issue 2 to present2013/10~Editor
Papers“Translating the punctuation of Kawabata’s Izu no odoriko”DONOVAN, Richard2012/8~
Papers“Decision-making and disambiguation in Japanese-to-English literary translation: an application of game theory”Academic JournalSingle-AuthorRichard Donovan;International Academic Forum, IAFOR Journal of Arts and Humanities2012/7~
International academic conference“ ‘A beginning is a delicate time’ – Challenges in Translating Literature between Japanese and English”Single-AuthorDONOVAN, Richard2012/6~2nd Asian Conference on Literature and Librarianship, Ramada Hotel, Osaka
ThesesDONOVAN,Richard2012/6~
International academic conference“ ‘An orphan by nature’: Japanese–English culturo-linguistic differences and the issues for translation transformations in Izu no odoriko”Single-AuthorDONOVAN, Richard2010/12~Literary Translation Conference "Writing Past Each Other, Victoria University Wellington
Lecture“NVivo in vitro: Using a database to explore literary translation issues”Single-AuthorDONOVAN, Richard2010/8~School of European and Asian Languages, Victoria University Wellington
Papers“The multiplier effect – How I maximize my individual impact on environmental issues”UnrefereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorDONOVAN, Richard2010/5~
International academic conference“Same board, different game: The quandary of disambiguation in Kawabata’s Izu no odoriko”Single-AuthorDONOVAN, Richard2009/7~18th Conference of the New Zealand Society of Asian StudiesVictoria University Wellington
International academic conference“Dances With Girls: Translating Kawabata’s Izu no odoriko”Single-AuthorDONOVAN, Richard2009/1~2nd Asia Pacific Week ConferenceANU Canberra
International academic conference“Highways and shortcuts: Translating Japanese literature”Single-AuthorDONOVAN, RichardTranslation Symposium,2008/11~
Papers“Looking back at the projector: Designing and running a TEFL film-studies course”In-house publicationSingle-AuthorRichard Donovan;2007/9~
Academic presentation“Living in the Real World: Using Classroom Simulations for Environmental Awareness in a Business-English Context”Single-AuthorDONOVAN, Richard2005/11~4th Peace as a Global Language conference
Academic presentation“Class Project(ion): Teaching TEFL Film Studies”Single-AuthorDONOVAN, Richard2005/6~3rd conference of the Engaged Pedagogy Association
Papers“Fuzzy logic: a case study of two English translations of Japanese mimetics in Kenji Miyazawa’s Ginga tetsudou no yoru”In refereedIn-house publicationSingle-AuthorDONOVAN,Richard2001/3~
Papers“From discussion to debate in the TESOL classroom: a proposed format for debate”UnrefereedIn-house publicationSingle-AuthorDONOVAN, Richard2001/3~
Papers“Issues in the literary translation of Japanese mimetic expressions into English”In-house publicationSingle-AuthorRichard Donovan;2000/6~
ThesesDONOVAN,Richard1994/2~
Courses Taught
- Introductory Lecture : Gateway to Learning
- Junior Seminar in English Literature and Linguistics III
- Junior Seminar in English Literature and Linguistics IV
- Graduation Seminar in English Literature and Linguistics V
- Sophomore Seminar in English Literature and Linguistics I
- Sophomore Seminar in English Literature and Linguistics II
- Graduation Seminar in English Literature and Linguistics VI
- Comparative Studies in English and Japanese I
- Comparative Studies in English and Japanese II
- English and American Literature
- English and American Literature
- English and American Literature
- American Literature
- Comparative Studies in English and Japanese B
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