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Constructing the Memory of "Comfort Women" in the U.S.: A Study of Novels and Monuments

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K02563
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Literature in English
Research InstitutionTokyo City University

Principal Investigator

Terazawa Yukiko  東京都市大学, 共通教育部, 准教授 (50409439)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords「慰安婦」 / トラウマ / 記憶表象 / メモリアル / ポストメモリー / モニュメント / アジア系アメリカ文学 / 慰安婦 / 記憶
Outline of Final Research Achievements

My original plan was to examine the reconstruction of the memory of "comfort women" through monuments and novels, using the concept of post-memory. However, the scope of my research expanded to include graphic novels and films. Additionally, by conducting a comparative analysis between the "comfort women" statue and the Japanese American Memorial, I was able to explore the process of memory reconstruction and obliteration through the same type of medium.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

文化的産物に表象された記憶のみならず不可視化された記憶を探ることは、その文化的産物や歴史・社会的背景の考察に不可欠である。近年、「慰安婦」像だけでなく、様々な記念碑の設置や撤去をめぐる論争が起こっている中、本研究は、学術的探究に留まらず、現代社会において我々がいかに歴史を認識していくべきかを示唆する役割を果たしていると思われる。

Report

(7 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (1 results)

All 2023

All Presentation (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Presentation] Looking beyond What Is Visible: How We Regard History through Memorials2023

    • Author(s)
      Yukiko Terazawa
    • Organizer
      The 10th Asian Conference on Education & International Development
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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