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The Reception and the Role of Japanese Folktales in the 20th-Century American Literature.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K16697
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Literature in English
Research InstitutionOsaka University

Principal Investigator

Cardi Luciana  大阪大学, 言語文化研究科(言語社会専攻、日本語・日本文化専攻), 特任講師 (00725632)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywords日本の民話の受容 / おとぎ話研究 / 比較文学 / 日本文学 / 20世紀のアメリカ文学 / トリックスターの狐 / ジェンダー / アジア系アメリカ文学 / 日本の民話 / 20世紀アメリカ文学 / 狐 / トリックスター / Angela Carter / 日本民話 / 童話 / ジェンダー構築 / アジア系アメリカ人のアイデンティティ問題 / 狐憑き / 黄禍論 / ジャポニズム
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research has demonstrated the impact of Japanese and East Asian folktales on the imaginary of American and Asian American writers from the beginning of the 20th century to contemporary times. By focusing on the figure of the shape-shifting fox trickster, I have investigated its function both in Japanese literary texts and in American literary and filmic adaptations. In doing so, I was able to clarify the changing role of Japanese folktales in relation to the cultural and literary backgrounds against which they have been produced and then adapted over time. In particular, I have investigated their relationship with issues of gender, ethnic identity, and race in the works of John Luther Long, Winnifred Eaton, Kij Johnson, Hiromi Goto, Larissa Lai, and other writers. By examining the role of Japanese and East-Asian folktales in a cross-cultural context, my study has contributed to filling a research gap in the fields of comparative literature and fairy-tale studies.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

東アジアの文学的な境界を越え、アメリカ文学に新たな物語として改作されてきた日本の民話の受容と意義を解明することによって、本研究の成果が日米比較文学研究と国際的なおとぎ話研究の発展に寄与できると確信している。現在、国際的なおとぎ話研究において伝統的な民話やおとぎ話の現代的な改作に関する議論が盛んであるが、西洋中心的な傾向がみられる。そのため、新たな方法論によって日本のおとぎ話の文化横断的な意義を考察する本研究は、現代のグローバル社会で発展しているおとぎ話と民話の比較研究に貢献するものである。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Using Gianni Rodari's The Grammar of Fantasy to Teach Creative Writing to Japanese Learners of Italian as a Foreign Language2019

    • Author(s)
      Cardi Luciana
    • Journal Title

      Frontier of Foreign Language Education 2

      Volume: 2 Pages: 109-125

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Riconfigurazione dell'antica Roma nel manga Thermae Romae e nei suoi adattamenti cinematografici (和訳: ヤマザキ マリの『テルマエ・ロマエ』とその漫画原作の映画化における古代ローマの再構成)2017

    • Author(s)
      Cardi Luciana
    • Journal Title

      Riflessioni sul Giappone antico e moderno 2nd (和訳: 古今の日本に関する考察 2)

      Volume: 1 Pages: 275-297

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Awa Naoko2016

    • Author(s)
      Cardi Luciana
    • Journal Title

      Folktales and Fairy Tales: Traditions and Texts from around the World, 2nd Edition

      Volume: 1 Pages: 90-91

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Kawabata Yasunari2016

    • Author(s)
      Cardi Luciana
    • Journal Title

      Folktales and Fairy Tales: Traditions and Texts from around the World, 2nd Edition

      Volume: 1 Pages: 538-539

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Riconfigurazioni dell’antica Roma nel manga Thermae Romae e nei suoi adattamenti cinematografici (和訳: ヤマザキマリの『テルマエ・ロマエ』とその漫画原作の映画における古代ローマの再構成)2016

    • Author(s)
      Cardi Luciana
    • Journal Title

      Riflessioni sul Giappone antico e moderno II (和訳: 古今の日本に関する考察II)

      Volume: 1

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] "The Role of Japanese Folktales in Angela Carter's Literary Production"2018

    • Author(s)
      Cardi Luciana
    • Organizer
      “Angela Carter and Japan” International Symposium. University of East Anglia, UK.
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] “East-Asian Folktales in Hiromi Goto's and Nora Okja Keller's Fiction”2018

    • Author(s)
      Cardi Luciana
    • Organizer
      日本比較文学会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 日本比較文化学会2018

    • Author(s)
      Luciana Cardi
    • Organizer
      East-Asian Folktales in Hiromi Goto's and Nora Okja Keller’s Fiction
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The Role of Japanese Folktales in Angela Carter’s Literary Production2018

    • Author(s)
      Luciana Cardi
    • Organizer
      Angela Carter and Japan
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Beyond the Traditional Fairy-Tale Canon: The Japanese Fox Trickster in American Graphic Novels2017

    • Author(s)
      Luciana Cardi
    • Organizer
      Japan Pop Goes Global: Japanese Pop Culture on Aesthetics and Creativity
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Shifting Performances of Femininity in Kij Johnson’s Retelling of Japanese Tales2016

    • Author(s)
      Cardi Luciana
    • Organizer
      Modern Language Association (MLA) Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      オースティン、テキサス州、アメリカ合衆国
    • Year and Date
      2016-01-08
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Tentative Approaches and Challenges: Teaching Comparative Literature in Japan2015

    • Author(s)
      Cardi Luciana
    • Organizer
      Japan in the World and the World in Japan: a Methodological Approach
    • Place of Presentation
      岡山大学、日本
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-27
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] Reorienting the Fairy Tale: Contemporary Adaptations across Cultures.2020

    • Author(s)
      Cardi Luciana, Murai Mayako (編・著者)
    • Publisher
      Wayne State University Press (USA)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Receptions of Greek and Roman Antiquity in East Asia (Almut-Barbara Renger and Xin Fan 編) “Retelling Medea in Postwar Japan: The Function of Ancient Greece in Two Literary Adaptations by Mishima Yukio and Kurahashi Yumiko”.2018

    • Author(s)
      Cardi Luciana
    • Publisher
      Brill
    • ISBN
      9789004340121
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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