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Representation of Domesticity in Post-9/11 American Novels

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K16703
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Literature in English
Research InstitutionTokyo Kasei University

Principal Investigator

Namiki Yuki  東京家政大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (90626194)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords現代アメリカ文学 / 近代アメリカ文学 / 都市文学 / 災害と文化 / アメリカ現代文学 / アメリカ近代文学 / 家族表象
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research explores the forms and implications of “family” in the post-catastrophic society, as represented in contemporary American literature, with a special focus on novels that center around the experience of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. First, I researched the theories and discussions on “Domesticity” in modern American literature, where the concept has importance as a political and social instrument to define personal space and confinement. Second, I investigated the affect theory to redefine urban space as an agent of an individual’s emotions and actions. Arguments and readings of contemporary American novels are presented within this context in order to examine the emergence of a new form of “families,” or a personal bonding between individuals, reconfigured and rediscovered in this post-family era. Papers are presented at international conferences and are now being printed for publication.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は現代アメリカ文学と文化における「家族」関係とその諸相を明らかにする取り組みの初頭となるものである。この代表者が行なっている近現代アメリカ文学における個人と都市の関係に乗っ取りさらに進めるものであり、断続性と連続性に着目している。また、都市と災害という関係に置いて、日本の事例にも注目し国外の研究者と協働したことで、海外の文脈において日本の事例を位置付けることにもなった。

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

    (7 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 Other

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

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Delaware(米国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Charlie Kaufmanのニューヨーク映画における家族の空間2019

    • Author(s)
      NAMIKI, Yuki
    • Journal Title

      英語英文学研究

      Volume: 25

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] City as an Arena of Power--The Fountainhead(1943) as a New York Novel2018

    • Author(s)
      NAMIKI, Yuki
    • Journal Title

      英語英文学研究

      Volume: 24 Pages: 15-33

    • NAID

      120006819713

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] The Romantic Edifice : Representation of Urban Space in Mr.Bug Goes to Town2016

    • Author(s)
      NAMIKI, Yuki
    • Journal Title

      英語英文学研究

      Volume: 22 Pages: 7-12

    • NAID

      120006625666

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Effective Application of CLIL theory to a Japanese ESL Literature Course2019

    • Author(s)
      NAMIKI, Yuki
    • Organizer
      54th RELC International Conference and 5th Asia-Pacific LSP and Professional Communication Association Conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The Figure of the American Family in The Last Samurai and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close2018

    • Author(s)
      NAMIKI, Yuki
    • Organizer
      The Buildungsroman: form and transformations
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] All in the Family:Trauma, Resilience, and Shifting Identities in Life Stories on The Great Eastern Japan Earthquake2017

    • Author(s)
      NAMIKI, Yuki
    • Organizer
      2017 International Conference on Life Writings, Department of Humanities, Kaosiung Medical University
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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

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