Yamato Kikuchi

• MLitt student, Newcastle University
• Japanese masculinity represented in the novels of Murakami Haruki

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

Japanese masculinity represented in the novels of Murakami Haruki

Murakami’s male narrators rarely meet the expectations of Japanese society in terms of gender roles. This project examines the representation of masculinity in Murakami's novels, particularly Norwegian Wood.

Main supervisor:

Dr Gitte Marianne Hansen

Additional supervisor:
Dr Fernando Beleza