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Aspects of Autofiction in Contemporary German Literature

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K02571
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field European literature
Research InstitutionTokyo Metropolitan University (2017-2018)
Keio University (2016)

Principal Investigator

Schloendorff Leopold  首都大学東京, 人文科学研究科, 准教授 (20773188)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 山本 浩司  早稲田大学, 文学学術院, 教授 (80267442)
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywordsアイデンティティ / ドイツ語圏文学 / オートフィクション / 自伝 / 比較文学 / エッセイ / 主体 / autofiction / author / fiction / essay / Andersch / Weiss / Kracht / Handke / 場 / ジャンク・スペース / German studies / Comparative literature / Literary theory / Autobiography / Autofiction / 独語、独文学 / 文学論
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study was to examine the applicability of the concept of “autofiction” to the analysis of contemporary German literature. Our first step was a fundamental differentiation between conventional autobiographies and“autofictional”texts, based on the theoretical approaches of Philippe Lejeune and Paul de Man. Secondly, we analyzed the latest autobiographical works (P. Handke, F. Hoppe, A. Geiger, T. Glavinic, etc.) from five perspectives: "New media", "resurrection of the author", "women's autobiographies","remembering as an act of fictionalizing experience", and "self-staging of the modern author". In the 21st century, “autofiction” appears to be a widely used method for self-expression.
Furthermore, we strengthened the ties of our international research network and managed to establish a unique platform for researchers in the field of autofiction-studies from Germany, Austria, Japan and its neighboring countries.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、20世紀末から21世紀のドイツ文学を対象とする中で、「オートフィクション」を従来のように自伝の一ジャンルとして狭く限定するのではなく、あらゆるジャンルの自己を主題化したテクストに拡大できるとした。この点に研究史上新しい学術的な意義が認められる。さらに「フェイクニュース」やジャーナリズムにおける捏造スキャンダルが話題となる現代にあって、事実性と虚構性との複雑な関係がかつてなく注目を浴びている。その点で、本オートフィクション研究は狭い文学研究の域を超えた社会的な意義を持ちうる。

Report

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

    (17 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016

All Journal Article (9 results) (of which Open Access: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Invited: 2 results) Book (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] "Das ist Literatur!“ Corinna Belz’ gelungene Filmdokumentation ueber Peter Handke.2019

    • Author(s)
      Leopold Schloendorff
    • Journal Title

      Jimbun-Gakuho

      Volume: 515-14 Pages: 159-161

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] "Kehren wir zum Text zurueck“ Kracht wieder lesen.2019

    • Author(s)
      Leopold Schloendorff
    • Journal Title

      Jimbun-Gakuho

      Volume: 515-14 Pages: 95-112

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] "Vorfahr, zeig dich!“. Literatur und Erinnern am Beispiel fiktionaler Familiengeschichte(n) bei Peter Handke und Arno Geiger.2018

    • Author(s)
      Leopold Schloendorff
    • Journal Title

      Erinnerungsliteratur nach 1945. Medien, Kontroversen, Narrationsformen. Studienreihe der Japanischen Gesellschaft fuer Germanistik.

      Volume: 132 Pages: 64-87

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] "Eines Tages, ueber den ich in der Gegenwartsform nicht schreiben kann“. Zum Szenario des Stoerfalls in Literatur und Wissenschaften.2018

    • Author(s)
      Leopold Schloendorff
    • Journal Title

      Akten des XIII. Internationalen Germanistenkongresses Shanghai 2015: Germanistik zwischen Tradition und Innovation

      Volume: 13 Pages: 265-70

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] "Handkehaftigkeit“. Anna Kinders Sammelband Peter Handke: Stationen Orte, Positionen.2018

    • Author(s)
      Leopold Schloendorff
    • Journal Title

      Jimbun-Gakuho

      Volume: 514-14 Pages: 93-97

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Das hat der Peter nur so geschrieben, damit es besser klingt.“ Zu Biografie und Biografismus in der Handke-Rezeption.2018

    • Author(s)
      Leopold Schloendorff
    • Journal Title

      Waseda Blaetter

      Volume: 25 Pages: 141-158

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Der Doppelgaenger des Einzelgaengers. Motive des Doppelgaengers in der literaturwissenschaftlichen Debatte und in Peter Handkes Erzaehlung Die Wiederholung.2018

    • Author(s)
      Leopold Schloendorff
    • Journal Title

      Jimbun-Gakuho

      Volume: 514/14 Pages: 19-37

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Aus dem Hinterwald jenseits der Geschichte: Peter Handke, Essayist zwischen politischer und poetischer Existenz.2016

    • Author(s)
      Leopold Schloendorff
    • Journal Title

      Waseda Blaetter

      Volume: 23 Pages: 37-56

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Ich offenbare!: (De)- Subjektivierung der Apokalypse heute.2016

    • Author(s)
      Leopold Schloendorff
    • Journal Title

      Erkenntnis durch Erzaehlung

      Volume: 1 Pages: 165-179

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Wiederholen und Umschreiben. Erinnern bei Peter Handke.2018

    • Author(s)
      Leopold Schloendorff
    • Organizer
      Erinnerungskulturen nach 1945
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Der Dichter und sein Bleistift. Betrachtungen zu Materialitaet und Funktionalitaet des Schreibens bei Peter Handke.2018

    • Author(s)
      Leopold Schloendorff
    • Organizer
      Symposium: Internationales Kolloquium Waseda Universitaet
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] "The End of the End“. Apocalyptic Thinking in a Postmodern Context.2017

    • Author(s)
      Leopold Schloendorff
    • Organizer
      International Symposium “Creation and Destruction of the World”
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Und wer war ich noch?" Funktionen der Autofiktionalisierung im literarischen Diskurs2016

    • Author(s)
      Leopold Schloendorff
    • Organizer
      Autofiktion heute. Symposium at JGG spring coference
    • Place of Presentation
      Dokkyo University, Saitama
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Generationengedaechtnis und - kommunikation am Beispiel von Arno Geigers Roman "Es geht uns gut"2016

    • Author(s)
      Leopold Schloendorff
    • Organizer
      AGT Seoul
    • Place of Presentation
      Seoul, Chung Ang University
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Studienreihe der Japanischen Gesellschaft fuer Germanistik2017

    • Author(s)
      Leopold Schloendorff (ed)
    • Total Pages
      96
    • Publisher
      Autofiktion heute. Zur literarischen Konstitution des autobiographischen Subjekts in der deutschen Gegenwartsliteratur.
    • ISBN
      9784908452123
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Nachleben der Toten. Autofiktion.2017

    • Author(s)
      Leopold Schloendorff
    • Publisher
      Die Inszenierung des fremden Ichs. Thomas Glavincis autobiographisches Maskenspiel vor den Kulissen der Medienbuehne.
    • ISBN
      9783862053360
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Moeglichkeiten und Querschlaege. Erkenntnis durch Erzaehlung2016

    • Author(s)
      Editors: Christian Zemsauer, Leopold Schloendorff , Sanayuki Nakai
    • Publisher
      Praesens
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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