Yamato Kikuchi

• MLitt student, Newcastle University
• Japanese Communication Represented in Haruki Murakami’s Male Protagonists

Yamato Kikuchi was a MLitt student at the School of Modern Language (2021-2022). 

Japanese Communication Represented in Haruki Murakami’s Male Protagonists
Murakami’s male narrators rarely meet the expectations of Japanese society in terms of gender roles. This project examines how Murakami’s male protagonists communicate emotion to other characters.

Main supervisor:
Dr Gitte Marianne Hansen

Additional supervisor:
Dr Fernando Beleza