| Project/Area Number |
20K12954
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 02030:English literature and literature in the English language-related
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
THURGILL James 東京大学, 教養学部, 特任准教授 (20783210)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
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| Keywords | Literary Geography / Human Geography / Folklore / Place / Narrative / Spatiality / Space / Identity / Cultural Geography / Space and Place / Folktales / Literature / Cultural Studies / Landscape |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
This research examines how folklore literature, cultural narrative and belief inform our understanding of geography, and assesses the educational nature of folklore and its role in shaping past, present and future perceptions of geography through its traditions, customs and literary imaginings.
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research project produced multiple outputs. The successes of the project include: 1x co-authored book, 8x published articles in journals, 2x co-authored articles published, 6x book chapters have been published. I also have 1x encyclopaedia entry accepted and in press with Springer Press. Another 1x co-authored article has been written and is under review, 1x monograph has been commissioned with University of Wales Press due for submission autumn 2024. I edited a themed section of 'Literary Geographies' journal containing 10x contributions, and have launched a book series with University of Wales Press, co-edited with Sheila Hones.
I've given 12 presentations in total, including 7 invited lectures. I also organised 2x conference sessions organised and chaired at Royal Geographical Society Annual Conference.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
The research conducted has been paramount to understanding more precisely the connections between people, folk narratives, and place. The project has produced valuable information about the way local, regional and national identities are created through literary-geographical processes.
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