Dierk Clemens Guenther

(ギュンターディルククレメンス)

Profile Information

Affiliation: Professor, Faculty of Intercultural Studies, Graduate School of International Cultural Relations, Department of English Communication, Gakushuin University

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.)(Sep, 2019, Hiroshima University)
Staatsexamen/M.A. (English Literature and Linguistics)(Nov, 1995, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg　(Germany))
Staatsexamen/M.A. (German Literature and Linguistics)(Nov, 1995, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Germany))

Researcher number: 10746663
J-GLOBAL ID: 202201008881920060
researchmap Member ID: R000040173

Research Interests

Research Areas

Humanities & social sciences / Literature - British/English-language / Robert E. Howard: Influence on Fantastic Fiction and Forms of Modern Entertainment / Pulp Fiction Studies/Popular Culture studies

Research History

Apr, 2026 - Present

Professor, Faculty of Intercultural Studies, Gakushuin University
Apr, 2021 - Mar, 2026

Professor, Faculty of Intercultural Studies Gakushuin Women's College, Gakushuin Women's College
Apr, 2016 - Mar, 2020

Associate Professor, Tokushima University Center of General Education, The University of Tokushima
Apr, 2015 - Mar, 2016

Associate Professor, The University of Tokushima
Apr, 2014 - Mar, 2015

Associate Professor, Institute of Socio-Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokushima

Education

Oct, 2014 - Sep, 2019

Hiroshima University
Oct, 1988 - Nov, 1995

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Committee Memberships

Apr, 2024 - Present

Students' Counseling Room Commmittee, Gakushuin Women's College
Apr, 2024 - Present

University Library Committee, Gakushuin Women`s College
Aug, 2023 - Present

Study Abroad Program Supervisor, Gakushuin Women's College
Oct, 2023 - Mar, 2024

Faculty Development Committee, Gakushuin Women's College
Apr, 2022 - Mar, 2024

Students' Affairs Committee, Gakushuin Women's College

Awards

Papers

Bran Mak Morn's Downfall

The Dark Man - Journal of Robert E. Howard and Pulp Studies, 12(2) 15-27, Nov, 2023 Peer-reviewed
Rise of the Barbarians: Robert E. Howard's Barbarian Heroes and their Predecessors in Literature

The Dark Man: Journal of Robert E. Howard and Pulp Studies, 13(1) 6-38, Apr, 2023 Peer-reviewed
Retro-Review: Conversations With the Weird Tales Circle

Cromcast Chronicle, (3) 34-45, Dec, 2022 InvitedLead author
Sapatos, Pistolas, Garotas: Robert E. Howard, Detetives e Histórias Criminais

Os Mundos Os Fantásticos De Robert E. Howard - Especial Detective, 1(3) 335-364, Mar, 2021
Pulp Dynamics: Author and Fan Exchanges in the American Pulps

Hiroshima studies in English language and literature, 65 25-43, Mar, 2021 Peer-reviewed
History in Robert E. Howard’s Fantastic Stories: From an Age Undreamed of to the Era of the Old West and Texas Frontier.

Sep, 2019 Peer-reviewed
Faces of Kane - Exploring the Identity of Robert E. Howard's Puritan Swordsman.

The Dark Man-The Journal of Robert E. Howard and Pulp Fiction Studies,, 10(1) 20-38, Jun, 2019 Peer-reviewed
Local Color and Its Underlying Meaning in Robert E. Howard's Weird Western, Southern Gothic Horror, and Detective Stories.

The Dark Man-The Journal of Robert E. Howard and Pulp Fiction Studies,, 8(2), Aug, 2017 Peer-reviewed
Relatos Detectivescos

Mar, 2016
“Gumshoes, Gats and Gals: Robert E. Howard’s Detective and Crime Stories.”

Jan, 2016
A Farewell to the Old West - The End of the ‘Old Frontier’: Robert E. Howard’s “Old Garfield's Heart”

REH: Two-Gun Raconteur –The Definitive Robert E.Howard Journal, 18, Jun, 2015
Fundamentals of Creative Writing for Japanese University Students

S. Kamata

JALT 2013 Conference Proceedings, Aug, 2014 Peer-reviewedLead author
Weird Tales - The Unique Magazine: Influence on Fantastic Fiction from the Pulp Abyss

Hyperion (徳島大学英語英文学会出版), 60, Mar, 2014 Peer-reviewed
Using Authentic Literary Texts in a “Reading Understanding Class” at a Japanese University

Journal of University Education Research (University of Tokushima), 11, Mar, 2014
Introducing Robert E. Howard: Genre Maker, Creator of 20th Century Pop Culture Icons and Writer of Texas and the Southwest

Hyperion (徳島大学英語英文学会), 59, Mar, 2013 Peer-reviewed
Planning Extra-Curricular English Learning Programs.

DIERK GÜNTHER

Journal of University Education Research (University of Tokushima), 10 119-125, Mar, 2013
Creative Writing in University Classes.

DIERK GÜNTHER

Journal of University Education Research (University of Tokushima), 10 126-132, Mar, 2013
徳島俘虜収容所と板東俘虜収容所における日本の文化の紹介

『「青島戦ドイツ兵俘虜収容所」研究』, 10, Dec, 2012 Peer-reviewed
徳島俘虜収容所と板東俘虜収容所におけるドイツ人俘虜達の音楽活動とその現在の徳島の文化への影響

『「青島戦ドイツ兵俘虜収容所」研究』, 10, Dec, 2012 Peer-reviewed
“Creative Writing - Efficiently Teaching Japanese Students the Joy of Writing in English.”

Günther Dierk

Journal of University Education Research (University of Tokushima), 9 98-106, Mar, 2012
“Der“Tokushima Anzeiger”: Betrachtung der im Lager Tokushima von deutschen Internierten herausgegebenen Kriegsgefangenenzeitung und deren Einfluss auf andere Zeitungsprojekte in den Gefangenenlagern auf Shikoku (1914- 1920)”

『トクシマ・アンツァイガー徳島俘虜収容所新聞』 (CD-Rom), Mar, 2012 Peer-reviewed
「「徳島新報(1914‐1916)」- 徳島俘虜収容所にてドイツ人俘虜が発行した俘虜新聞と，その新聞の与えた四国内の俘虜収容所における地の俘虜新聞への影響についての考察」

『トクシマ・アンツァイガー徳島俘虜収容所新聞』 (CD-Rom), Mar, 2012 Peer-reviewed
「徳島俘虜収容所」

『「青島戦ドイツ兵俘虜収容所」研究』, 9, Dec, 2011 Peer-reviewed
A Suggested Approach to a Student Centered Communicative English Course.

Günther Dierk

Journal of University Education Research, 9 153-158, Mar, 2011
板東俘虜収容所における愛国主義と国粋主義

『「青島戦ドイツ兵俘虜収容所」研究』, 7, Oct, 2009
板東俘虜収容所のドイツ人俘虜達が書いてあったエッセーによる「故郷」のイメージ

『「青島戦ドイツ兵俘虜収容所」研究』, 7, Oct, 2009 Peer-reviewed
それでも笑える、というのがユーモアである ― 収容所新聞『バラッケ』におけるユーモアのある記事とその役割についての考察

『「青島戦ドイツ兵俘虜収容所」研究』, 5, Oct, 2007 Peer-reviewed
「松山俘虜収容所における前川所長とドイツ兵俘虜」

『「青島戦ドイツ兵俘虜収容所」研究』, 4, Oct, 2006 Peer-reviewed
Zeitungsarbeit in japanischer Kriegsgefangenschaft von 1914-1920

OAG Notizen, 2005(10), Oct, 2005
『徳島新報』『ラーガー・フォイアー』『バラッケ』― 四国のドイツ兵俘虜収容所新聞の比較検討

『「青島戦ドイツ兵俘虜収容所」研究』, (2), Oct, 2004 Peer-reviewed
Das Kriegsgefangenenlager Bando 2

OAG Notizen, 2001(1), Jan, 2001
Das Kriegsgefangenenlager Bando 1

OAG Notizen, 2000(12), Dec, 2000

Books and Other Publications

The Hardboiled Manuscripts - First Cuts: The Drafts and Fragments, Volume 2

Robert E. Howard, author, Ståle Gisvermik (editor, Dierk Clemens Günther (contributor (Role: Contributor, Barbarism and Detective Fiction: REH's Detective Stories)

Oct, 2026 (ISBN: 9781955446860) Refereed
First Cuts: The Drafts and Fragments - Breckinridge Elkins Rough Trails 3

Robert E. Howard, Ståle Gismervik, Dierk Günther (Role: Contributor, Bruises, Broken Bones and LOLs ( p. xv - xxxi))

The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, Apr, 2026 (ISBN: 9781955446785) Refereed
Nameless Cults

Author: Rober, E. Howard. Translator in charge: Leo Morise. Translator, Kenji Natsuki. Content advisor, suppor, Dierk Clemens Guenther

Kadokawa, Sep 1, 2025 (ISBN: 9784047384590)
Velho Oeste Selvagem

Howard, Rober Ervin. Denilson Carareto (editor, Daniel Iturvides Dutra, ranslator, Rusty Burke, EdgarIndalecio Smaniotto (Role: Contributor, A Última Fronteira: A Representação Do Final Do Velho Oeste E Da Antiga Fronteira (Portuguese translation of third chapter of "Local Color and Its Underlying Meaning in Robert E. Howard's (Weird) Western, Southern Gothic Horror and Detective Stories" (2017))

Editora Clock Tower, Nov, 2024 (ISBN: 9786588852057)
Hither Came Conan

Fred Adams Jr, John Bullard, Bob Byrne, Jason Ray Carney, Bobby Derie, Woelf Dietrich, Jason Durall, Gabe Dybing, Mark Finn, David Hardy, Ryan Harvey, John C. Hocking, Morgan Holmes, Robert E. Howard, Matt John, Howard Andrew Jones, Patrice Louine, James C. McGlothlin, Brian Murphy, Scott Oden, James Reasoner, Jeffrey Shanks, Steven H. Silver, David C. Smith, S. M. Stirling, Keith J. Taylor, G. W. Thomas, Fletcher A. Vredenburgh, Jason M. Waltz, Bill Ward, C. L. Werner, Keith Wes (Role: Contributor, (1) "Preface: Conan is the Best", (2) Data base introducing each story (Story summary/publication timeline/publication history/reception on publication etc.))

Rogue Blades Foundation, Apr, 2023 (ISBN: 9798218060916) Refereed

Compilation of new essays and previously published internet articles which look into the nature of Texas author Robert E. Howard's creation, Conan the Cimmerian. An examination of Howard's Conan stories and analysis of the longevity and deeper aspects of the character of Howard's Conan, who who transcended from his origins in pulp magazines of the early 20th century into various forms of modern popular culture.

Presentations

“Author Collaborations and Fan Exchanges in the American Pulps of the 1930s”

日本アメリカ文学会、「第58全国大会」, Oct 5, 2019

Attachment
100 Years of "Weird Tales"

Bobby Derie, John Bettencour

Robert E. Howard Days, Apr 28, 2023, The Robert E. Howard Foundation, Project Pride Cross Plains Invited
"Through the Eyes of an Ophirian Woman" - Thoughts Concerning the Racism in Robert E. Howard's "The Vale of the Lost Women"

Brian Murphy, Will Oliver

Robert E. Howard Days (Glenn Lord Symposium), Apr 28, 2023, The Robert E. Howard Foundation, Project Pride Cross Plains Invited
Robert E. Howard - Writer of Pulp Fiction, Fantasy and Texas Culture

Dec 1, 2022
The Fall of Bran Mak Morn

Glen Lord Symposium, Jun 9, 2022 Invited

Teaching Experience

Apr, 2021 - Present

Basic Seminar on English Communication IIA (Gakushuin Women's College)
Apr, 2021 - Present

Basic Seminar on English Communication 1 (Gakushuin Women's College)
Apr, 2021 - Present

Basic Listening A (Gakushuin Women's College)

Professional Memberships

Feb, 2020 - Present

The Tolkien Society
Aug, 2014 - Present

International Association on the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA)
Aug, 2013 - Present

Popular Culture Association (PCA)
Jun, 2011 - Present

Robert E. Howard Foundation
Jan, 2011 - Present

The American Literature Society of Japan

Academic Activities

The Dark Man - The Journal of Robert E. Howard and Pulp Fiction Studies

Supervision (editorial), Review, evaluation, Peer review

2020 - Present

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