A Study on Hiratsuka Raicho''s Thought in the Age of Seito

• Main Authors: Li-Chien Yen, 顏理謙
• Other Authors: 米山禎一
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/62068132909006129754

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 日本語文學研究所 === 99 === Based on past literature, the study on Hiratsuka Raicho (1886-1971) examines the formation and the development of her ideas from the late Meiji to the early Taisho era. A pioneering women’s liberation activist and a pacifist in modern Japan, she led Nakano Hatsuko, Yasumochi Yoshiko, Kiuchi Teiko, and Mozume Kazuko to found Seito (Bluestockings), the first literature magazine produced by women in Japanese history, in Sep 1911 (Meiji 44). The publication established her status in the history of Japanese women’s liberation movement, though at its launch, she was not aware of such an importance. In probing into Hiratsuka’s thoughts, the study has found many changes due to historical shifts and personal experiences, such as falling in love and giving birth, in her 85 years of life. Enlightenment attained through the practice of Zen in her early years, a government ban on Seito, and acquaintance with the works of Ellen Key—a Swedish feminist—all resulted in crucial turns in her ideas.