Shoko Itoh

Background

Itoh, Shoko was born on March 30, 1944 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Daughter of Shigetaka and Fusako (Sakuma) Narashiba.

Education

Bachelor, Hiroshima (Japan) U., 1966; Master of Arts, Hiroshima (Japan) U., 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Hiroshima (Japan) U., 1997.

Career

Lecturer, Notre Dame Junior College, Hiroshima City, 1968-1975; associate professor, Notre Dame Junior College, Hiroshima City, 1975-1983; associate professor, Hiroshima U., 1983-1989; professor American literature, Hiroshima U., since 1989. Part-time professor Okayama U., 1993, Yasuda Graduate School, Hiroshima, since 1994.

Achievements

• Shoko Itoh has been listed as a noteworthy American literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Literature Society of Japan (representative committee since 1991, editor since 1997), Japan Nathaniel Hawthorne Society (director 1991-1993), Chu-Shikoku American Literature Society (director since 1991), Japan Henry Thoreau Society (vice president 1996-1998), Association for Study ofLit. and Environment of Japan (managing director since 1994, editor since 1997), Environment and Literature Studies.

Connections

Married Takaaki Itoh, December 28,1969. Children: Rei, Rena.

Father:

Shigetaka Narashiba

Mother:

Fusako (Sakuma) Narashiba

Spouse:

Takaaki Itoh

child:

Rena Itoh

child:

Rei Itoh