Noriko Mizuta


Noriko Mizuta is a scholar of comparative literature and a poet. She is the trustee of Jōsai University Educational Corporation in Japan. She was awarded the Pro Cultura Hungarica prize in 2011 and the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary in 2013.

Early life and education

Mizuta graduated from Tokyo Woman's Christian University with a degree in English Literature. She earned a Ph.D. from Yale University in American studies.

Career

In 1970, Mizuta became an instructor of modern American and British literature and critical theory at Marymount University and Scripps College. In 1974 she became an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California, teaching comparative literature, American literature, and feminist theory.
In 1986 Mizuta was the first director of the new International Education Center at Josai University. She taught as a professor at the university and then served as President from 1994-1996. She served as President of Josai International University from 1996 until 2009, and as Chancellor of Josai Education University　from 2004 until 2016.

English language publications

Mizuta was awarded the Cikada Prize in Poetry in honor of Nobel Laureate Harry Martinson in 2013. The main anthologies of her poetry include the following.