Early Modern English Poetry

Comparative Literature

Humanities & social sciences, Literature - European, English & Comparative Literature

Akita National College of Technology Institute of Human Science, Lecturer

Jun. 2023 - Present
Tohoku Branch Editorial Board Member, The Japan Association of Comparative Culture

Apr. 2010 - Present
Tohoku Branch Officers, Japan Comparative Literature Association

May 2022 - Mar. 2024
Tohoku Branch Public Relations Committee, The Japan Association of Comparative Culture

Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2024
Tohoku Branch Office, The Society for Seventeenth-Century English Literature

Dec. 2021
Tohoku Branch Audit of Accounts, The Japan Association of Comparative Culture

Jul. 2020
Tohoku Branch Audit of Accounts, The Japan Association of Comparative Culture

Jun. 2016 - May 2020
Tohoku Branch Award Selection Working Committee, Japan Comparative Literature Association

Apr. 2015 - Mar. 2016
Akita Prefecture Art Selection Committee Member, Akita Prefecture (Cultural Promotion Division)

Apr. 2011 - Mar. 2016
Tohoku Branch Audit of Accounts, Japan Comparative Literature Association

Apr. 2013 - Mar. 2015
Tohoku Branch / Tohoku English Literature Society General Meeting Preparation Committee [English Division], The English Literary Society of Japan

Apr. 2000 - Mar. 2003
Tohoku Branch Accountant, The Society for Seventeenth-Century English Literature

Living in Crisis Times: Robert Herrick and Disease
Mikiko FURUKAWA
『危機の表象—英米文学はいかに危機を表現したか』（仮題）, Jan. 2025, Refereed
Lead

The Act of Writing: Politics and Aesthetics in Robert Herrick and Takiji Kobayashi
Mikiko FURUKAWA
Multidimensional Topics: A Study of Anglo-American Language and Culture, Dec. 2021, Refereed
Lead

Herrick's View of Life: “Carpe Diem” and “Meditation”
Mikiko FURUKAWA
Studies in Comparative Culture, Apr. 2019, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Herrick and “Carpe Diem” Philosophy: From Greek and Roman Times to Modern Times
Mikiko FURUKAWA
Expressions: International Cultural Expression Studies, Mar. 2019, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Herrick's Whiter Island as Utopia: Comparative Examination of Herrick, Marvell and Walcott
Mikiko FURUKAWA
Studies in Comparative Culture, Feb. 2017, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

The Fairy Poetry of Robert Herrick: Concerning his Miniaturistic Technique
Mikiko FURUKAWA
Bulletin of Akita National College of Technology, Feb. 2016, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Herrick and “Carpe Diem” Philosophy
Mikiko FURUKAWA
The English Literary Society of Japan The 87th General Meeting of the English Literary Society of Japan （Attached 2014 Chapter Conference Proceedings）, Sep. 2015, Refereed
Lead

Herrick as a Natural Historian: Examination of word-of-mouth tradition and relationship with Kumagusu Minakata
Mikiko FURUKAWA
Bulletin of Akita National College of Technology, Feb. 2014, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Herrick and the "Golden Mean"
Mikiko FURUKAWA
Journal of International Cultural Studies, Mar. 2007, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Marvell and Walcott: Two Visions of "the New World"
Mikiko FURUKAWA
Tohoku: Essays and Studies in English Language and Literature, Jan. 1997, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Herrick's Tendency to Arraignment of the Puritans: With Reference to Hesperides
Mikiko FURUKAWA
Tohoku: Essays and Studies in English Language and Literature, Jan. 1995, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

[Impressions] Modernity of Text and Image: On the Reception of Emblematic Culture and the Diversity of Allegorical Representation: A Workshop Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare's Death and the 100th Anniversary of Soseki's Death
Mikiko FURUKAWA
Bulletin of the Tohoku Branch of Japan Comparative Literature Association, No. 22, 10 Mar. 2017
Lead

[Impressions] Toyokazu Kidoura: "Idea," "Impression," and "Emotion" - Natsume Soseki's Literary Theory and British Empiricism
Mikiko FURUKAWA
Bulletin of the Tohoku Branch of Japan Comparative Literature Association, No. 21, 20 Mar. 2016
Lead

The Sacred and Secular Poetry: Uncovering Political Intention in the Work of Robert Herrick
Mikiko FURUKAWA, Single work, 全頁, 古河美喜子
Kinseido, Mar. 2018, Not refereed

"Herrick's Country House Poems." Endings and Beginnings in Seventeenth-Century English Literature, edited by The Society for Seventeenth-Century English Literature.
Mikiko FURUKAWA, Single work, pp.97-113, 太田雅孝,佐々木和貴,生田省悟,柴田尚子,友田奈津子,小林七実,古河美喜子,松本舞,齋藤美和,岡村眞紀子,植月恵一郎, 吉村伸夫
Kinseido, May 2013, Refereed

"Notes and Queries and Herrick: Lyricism and Social Criticism in Hesperides. "Seventeenth-Century English Literature and Science, edited by The Society for Seventeenth-Century English Literature.
Mikiko FURUKAWA, Single work, pp.190-204, 荒川光男,岡村眞紀子,滝口晴生,宮本正秀,川田潤,吉田幸子,久野幸子,高橋正平,西川健誠,古河美喜子,竹山友子,佐々木和貴,松平圭一,生田省吾
Kinseido, May 2010, Refereed

"The Role as a Royalist Poet: Robert Herrick's Anglicanism." Approaches to the Real Image: Studies in English and American Literature, edited by The Society for Western Language and Culture.
Mikiko FURUKAWA, Single work, pp.9-31, 出口保夫,井内雄四郎,古河美喜子,堀切大史,髙橋愛,内堀奈保子,西山里枝,吉田一穂,水野隆之,閑田朋子,中村善雄,横山孝一,松山博樹,木ノ内敏久,奥井裕,植月恵一郎,近藤直樹
Otowashobo-Tsurumishoten, Jun. 2009, Refereed

"Herrick's Curious Insects and Animals: A Reading of the Fairy Poetry Trilogy." The Cultural Studies of Natural History: Animals.
Mikiko FURUKAWA, Single work, pp.53-69, 和治元義博,菅野弘久,山木聖史,古河美喜子,茅原道昭,江藤あさじ,山根正弘,松崎毅,星野恵里子,小口一郎,志渡岡理恵,照屋由佳,桑野久子,杉村寛子,磯谷麗子,宮瀬順子,井上径子,横田由起子,植月恵一郎
Taka Shobo - Yumi Press, Jun. 2003, Refereed

"Oberon and Mab: The Fairy Poetry of Robert Herrick and Its Ideological Background." The Discourse of Men and Women: From Shakespeare to Dryden.
Mikiko FURUKAWA, Single work, pp.41-66, 浅井紀代,広元勝也,古河美喜子,菅野弘久,和治元義博,茅原道昭,江藤あさじ,大西章夫,植月恵一郎,松崎毅,高野美千代,圓月勝博
KInseido, Dec. 1998, Refereed

Study Notes "Herrick's Naturalistic Elements: With Reference to Kumagusu Minakata." Life and Culture in Seventeenth-Century England, edited by The Society for Seventeenth-Century English Literature.
Mikiko FURUKAWA, Single work, pp.221-242, 平善介,吉田幸子,岡村眞紀子,久野幸子,西山良雄,生田省吾,植月恵一郎,飯沼万里子,曽村充利,福山裕,古河美喜子,吉村伸夫,荒川光男,相沢敬久,菅野弘久
Kinseido, Oct. 1997, Refereed

English Literature and Disease: Robert Herrick and the Plague
Mikiko FURUKAWA
College of Engineering, Nihon University Academic Research Report Meeting (64th), Dec. 2021

[Workshop] Modernity of Text and Image: On the Reception of Emblematic Culture and the Diversity of Allegorical Representation: A Workshop Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare's Death and the 100th Anniversary of Soseki's Death
Moderator and Coordinator: Mikiko Furukawa ( Nihon University ) Panelists: Shinji Yamamoto ( Tenri University ), Keiichiro Uetsuki ( Nihon University ), Naoko Morita ( Tohoku University ) [ in order of presentation ]
Japan Comparative Literature Association 2016 Annual Tohoku Conference, Nov. 2016, Not invited

Herrick's White Island - Idealized Paradise and Realized Paradise
Mikiko FURUKAWA
The Society for Seventeenth-Century English Literature Tohoku Branch Meeting, Jan. 2016, Not invited

The Social and Political Function in Robert Herrick’s Lyric Poetry
Mikiko FURUKAWA
The 2014 Research Exchange Meeting for Female Researchers of National Institute of National Colleges of Technology, Japan, Dec. 2014, Not invited

[SYMPOSIA] Division I, Original and Adaptation, ‘Herrick and “Carpe Diem” Philosophy’ The 69th Annual Meeting of the Tohoku Branch of the English Literary Society of Japan
Moderator and Panelist: Mikiko Furukawa ( Akita National College of Technology ) Panelists: Masayuki Doi ( Hirosaki University ), Takashi Nakamura (Yamagata University ), Kimiko Yoshida ( Futaba College of Nutrition )[ in order of presentation ]
The 69th General Meeting of the Tohoku Branch of the English Literary Society of Japan, Nov. 2014, Not invited

Robert Herrick and Kobayashi Takiji: Politics and Artistry of a Royalist Poet and Revolutionary Writer [lecture and workshop] 110 Years since the Birth, 80 Years since the Death: The Internationality of Kobayashi Takiji
Speaker: Fujio Ogino ( Otaru University of Commerce ) Moderator, Coordinator, and Panelist: Hideharu Takahashi ( Akita Prefectural University ) Panelists: Mikiko Furukawa ( Akita National College of Technology ), Masumi Kagaya ( Akita Prefectural University ) [ in order of presentation ]
Japan Comparative Literature Association2013 Tohoku Conference, Nov. 2013, Not invited

[Workshop] Comparative Literature of "Song of the Gondola"
Chair and Coordinator:Yutaka Ito (Yamagata University) Keynote Speaker: Naoki Aizawa (Yamagata University) Panelists:Mikiko Furukawa (Akita National College of Technology), Takuji Morioka (Yamagata University) [in order of presentation]
Japan Comparative Literature Association Tohoku Branch 11th Conference on Comparative Literature, Jul. 2013, Not invited

Herrick's Country House Poems
The Society for Seventeenth-Century English Literature 2nd National Convention, May 2013, Not invited

Herrick's Country House Poems
The Society for Seventeenth-Century English Literature Tohoku Branch Meeting, Jul. 2012, Not invited

Herrick and the "Golden Mean"
Mikiko FURUKAWA
The Japan Society for Intercultural Studies Co-sponsored by the 5th National Convention and the 13th Tohoku University Society for International Cultural Studies, Jul. 2006, Not invited

Between Japan and Korea: Yangji Lee and Megumu Sagisawa
North-South Joint Chapter Meeting of The Japan Association of Comparative Culture, Oct. 2005, Not invited

Herrick's Curious Insects and Animals: A Reading of the Fairy Poetry Trilogy
The Society for Seventeenth-Century English Literature Tohoku Branch Meeting, Jul. 2002, Not invited

Robert Herrick and Kumagusu Minakata
Mikiko FURUKAWA
The Japan Association of Comparative culture Tohoku and Hokkaido Branch Research and Presentation Meeting, Nov. 1997, Not invited

Herrick's Naturalist Perspective: the Relationship with Kumagusu Minakata
The Society for Seventeenth-Century English Literature Tohoku Branch Meeting, Sep. 1997, Not invited

Marvell and Walcott: Two Visions of "the New World"
The 51st General Meeting of the Tohoku English Literature Society, Sep. 1996, Not invited

"The Book of Sports" and Traditional Festivals: The Pros and Cons of popular pastimes in Herrick's poems.
Sendai English Literature Colloquium, Jul. 1996, Not invited

Herrick's Tendency to Arraignment of the Puritans: With Reference to Hesperides
The 28th Graduate School of English Literature Course Council and Research Presentation Conference, Nov. 1994, Not invited

Dec. 2018 - Present
The International Society for Cultural Expression

Sep. 2016 - Present
The Japan Association of Comparative Culture

May 1998 - Present
The Society for Western Language and Culture

Nov. 1996 - Present
Japan Comparative Literature Association

Apr. 1996 - Present
The Society for Seventeenth-Century English Literature

May 1995 - Present
The English Literary Society of Japan

“Textual Duality: Artistic and Political Value in Robert Herrick's Poetry”
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2025
Mikiko FURUKAWA

“The Sacred and Secular Poetry: Uncovering Political Intention in the Work of Robert Herrick”
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2020
Mikiko FURUKAWA

“The Social and Political Function in Robert Herrick’s Lyric Poetry”
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Apr. 2012 - Mar. 2016
Mikiko FURUKAWA

“Robert Herrick’s Idyllic World: Lyricism and Social Criticism in Hesperides”
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Apr. 2010 - Mar. 2012
Mikiko FURUKAWA

“Robert Herrick’s Hesperides and Social Turmoil in Seventeenth-Century England”
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Apr. 2008 - Mar. 2010
Mikiko FURUKAWA