Lyle De Souza
Lyle De Souza is an Associate Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature as well as the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Kyoto Notre Dame University. His research analyses how Nikkei diaspora literature addresses questions of diaspora, race, identity and belonging. The research helps us to better understand the lives of contemporary migrants and minorities. His work is enriched by his interdisciplinary expertise spanning literary criticism, cultural studies, Japanese Studies, and sociology. His present research project, 'Nikkei Global Literature: Diaspora, Race, Identity & Belonging' (KAKENHI 21K12957), explores race, identity, and belonging within diaspora literature.
News & Events
2025
Research trip: JICA: Japan Overseas Migration Museum, Yokohama, 22 March, 2025. Special Exhibition: San Jose Japantown: The Passion of Immigrants' Spirit and Spirit. Public Lecture: "The Importance of Japantown", Michael M. Serra.
Research trip: Taipei, Taiwan, 16-20 March, 2025. Visits to Japan-related historical sites, Academia Sinica, National Taiwan Museum, National Museum of History (Taiwan).
Research trip: Museum of Japanese Emigration to Hawaii, Yamaguchi, 11 March, 2025.
Media: ビデオ デ・スーザゼミナール：日系ディアスポラ文学、 セミナー受講希望者向け。
Research trip: National Diet Library International Library of Children's Literature, National Diet Library, Tokyo, 4 March, 2025.
Research trip: Hawaii Emigration Museum Nihojima Village, Hiroshima, 1 March, 2025.
Research trip: Nagasaki Museum of History & Culture, Nagasaki, 22-23 February, 2025.
Research trip: JICA: Japan Overseas Migration Museum, Yokohama, 20 February, 2025.
Teaching: New course added "History of British Literature", begins April 2025.
Media: Video "De Souza Seminar - Nikkei Diaspora Literature", for prospective seminar students.
Intensive course: ‘Seminar in Global Communication: Nikkei Diaspora Short Stories’, Kobe University, 6 -8 February 2025. [Kobe University students only]
Banner photo: Speaking at the 2022 Public Lecture at Kyoto Notre Dame University.