Representation of"Okinawan faces"in literature and visual media

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21520390
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Literatures/Literary theories in other countries and areas
Research Institution	Okinawa Christian University
Principal Investigator	MOTOHAMA Hidehiko 沖縄キリスト教学院大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (60441961)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords	表象 / 顔 / 文学 / 視覚メディア / 沖縄
Research Abstract	By analyzing modern and contemporary Japanese literary texts and visual media, this study has demonstrated how images of"Okinawan faces"with images of"Okinawa"have been shaped and represented by social and historical contexts.