Organization
Faculty of Economics Associate Professor
External link
KONDO Maria
Degree
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M.A. ( Waseda University )
Education
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2006.3
Waseda University Graduate School, Division of Letters English doctor course finished without a degree after completion of required course credits
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2000.3
Waseda University Graduate School, Division of Letters English master course completed
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1997.3
Waseda University Faculty of Literature English graduated
Research History
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2012.4 -
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Chuo University
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2008.4 - 2012.3
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Chuo University
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2007.4 - 2008.3
Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences, Waseda University
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2006.4 - 2008.3
Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University
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2004.4 - 2006.3
Research Associate, Faculty of Literature, Waseda University
Professional Memberships
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2018.4 - Now
The Japanese Association for American Studies
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2004.4 - Now
The English Literary Society of Japan
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2002.4 - Now
The American Literature Society of Japan
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2001.4 - Now
Waseda University English Literature Society
Research Interests
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Contemporary American Fiction
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Jewish American Literature
Research Areas
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Humanities & Social Sciences / English literature and literature in the English language / Literature in English
Papers
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Historical Connections and Multiple Perspectives in Jonathan Safran Foer’s Everything Is Illuminated
English Language and Literature ( 63 ) 51 - 66 2023.2
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Jewishness and Universality in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Journal of the Institute of Cultural Science ( 76 ) 219 - 230 2013.10
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Recurring Doubles and Biographies in Paul Auster's Works
English Language and Literature ( 51 ) 83 - 91 2011.3
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An Analogical View of the World: A Rereading of Paul Auster's "The Book of Memory"
English Language and Literature ( 49 ) 93 - 105 2009.2
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Coincidences and Chinese Boxes in Paul Auster’s Oracle Night Reviewed
Horizon ( 37 ) 52 - 61 2005.3
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Movies and Illusions: Paul Auster’s The Book of Illusions
Bulletin of the Graduate Division of Letters, Arts and Sciences of Waseda University ( 49 ) 3 - 11 2004.2
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Nashe’s Way to Harmony: Paul Auster’s The Music of Chance Reviewed
English Literature ( 85 ) 45 - 57 2003.3
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Returning from “the Darkness”: A Reading of The Invention of Solitude Reviewed
English Literature ( 84 ) 20 - 33 2002.9
Books
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Fantastic Beings of the World: From Antiquity to Modern Times
（ Role： Joint authorFrom the Guardian of Jewish Communities to the Superhero: Representation of the Golem in Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay）
Chuo University Press 2024.2
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Studies in the Arthurian Legend: From the Middle Ages to Modern Times
（ Role： Joint authorHow to Depict Witches: A Reading of Steinbeck's The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights）
Chuo University Press 2019.12
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Aspects of Contemporary American Culture
（ Role： Joint authorMetafiction and “War on Terror”: Political Aspects in Man in the Dark）
Chuo University Press 2018.3
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Studies in Arthurian Literature from its Origins to the Present
（ Role： Joint authorTwo Magicians: Arthurian Romances in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court）
Chuo University Press 2016.3
MISC
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書評：広瀬佳司・伊達雅彦編『ユダヤの記憶と伝統』 Invited Reviewed
英文学研究 98 129 - 134 2021.12
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Chuo Online 2014.8
Presentations
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Putting Narrators in Their Grave: Paul Auster’s The Locked Room and Other Works
The 44th General Meeting of the American Literature Society of Japan 2005.10
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An Analogical View of the World: A Rereading of Paul Auster’s “The Book of Memory”
The regular meeting of the Tokyo American Literature Society 2005.5
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Realities and Illusions: Movies in The Book of Illusions
The 42nd General Meeting of the American Literature Society of Japan 2003.10
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Portraying an Invisible Man: A Reading of The Invention of Solitude
The 41st General Meeting of Waseda University English Literature Society 2001.12
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Saving Fathers: Paul Auster’s The Invention of Solitude
The regular meeting of Literary Coterie HORIZON 2001.7
Research Projects
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9/11 and American Novels
2009.4 - 2010.9
Chuo University Chuo University Grant for Special Research
Grant type：Competitive
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Episodes and Anecdotes in Paul Auster's Oracle Night
2004.6 - 2005.3
Waseda University Waseda University Grant for Special Research Project
Grant type：Competitive