Kaz

Brief biographical info about Kaz Ando

Birth: 1964, Chiba, Japan.

Education: University College London (PhD, 1992-1999), Tokyo University (PhD, 1991-1992; MA, 1988-1991), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (BA, 1983-1988).

Degrees awarded: MA, BA.

Jobs: Freelance Lecturer in English Literature and the English Language. Part-time Lecturer at the Open University of Japan (2008-), Chuo University, Kokugakuin University, Meiji University (2001-), Riken Institute (2001-2002), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (2000-), Meisei University (2000-2008), City University of Yokohama (2000-2003), Tokyo Dental College (1991-1992).

Academic Memberships: Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Cultural Science, Chuo University (2002-), Regular Member at the English Literary Society of Japan (2000-).

Main Research fields: English literature and literary theories.

Selected publications: Companion to the Masterpieces of Western Literature (co-authored, Meijishoin, 2006), “Wuthering Heights and Translation(s)” (E-Translation 373, Babel Press, 2003), “Death in Excess and End of Symbolism in Jude the Obscure” (Reading, The University of Tokyo English Literature Society, 2000), World Literature, 101 Stories (co-authored, Shinshokan, 1996). (NB: Publications listed here are all in Japanese.)

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Last Updated: 21 February 2008

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