A Comparative Study on the Roles Music Played in Cultural Diplomacy and Social Movements in the U.S. during the Cold War

• Project/Area Number: 22710244
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: Chiba University
• Principal Investigator: TACHI Mikiko 千葉大学, 文学部, 准教授 (60376580)
• Project Period (FY): 2010-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,436,483 (Direct Cost: ¥3,412,680、Indirect Cost: ¥1,023,803); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥632,929 (Direct Cost: ¥486,869、Indirect Cost: ¥146,060); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥813,554 (Direct Cost: ¥625,811、Indirect Cost: ¥187,743); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: 冷戦期のアメリカ文化 / 社会運動と音楽 / 文化外交と音楽 / 冷戦期のアメリカ / 国際研究者交流 / トランスナショナルな文化 変容の解析 / 国際情報交換(米国) / トランスナショナルな文化変容の解析 / 国際情報交換（米国） / アメリカ / 音楽 / 文化外交 / 冷戦 / 社会運動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study compared the roles music played in social movements and cultural diplomacy in the U.S. during the Cold War. It analyzed the ways in which musicians, government officers, activists, and critics interpreted the meanings of music and negotiated the conflicting views of the U.S. while American musicians were performing and sending messages abroad. My research also revealed how their music and messages were perceived overseas, with a particular emphasis on the Japanese reception of American folk singers.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Singing Ambassadors: The Role of Folk Singers in U.S. Cultural Diplomacy during the Cold War (2015)
  • Author(s): Tachi, Mikiko
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the 13th Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities Volume: なし Pages: 233-252
  • Open Access
• [Journal Article] Ivy Fashion, Folk Music and the Japanese Perception of American College Culture in the 1960s (2013)
  • Author(s): Tachi, Mikiko
  • Journal Title: The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture Volume: 2-3 Pages: 439-456
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Music and Social Movements in the United States (2013)
  • Author(s): Tachi, Mikiko
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the 11th Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities Volume: N/A Pages: 1018-1033
• [Presentation] Singing Ambassadors: The Role of Folk Singers in U.S. Cultural Diplomacy during the Cold War (2015)
  • Author(s): Tachi, Mikiko
  • Organizer: 13th Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities
  • Place of Presentation: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
  • Year and Date: 2015-01-10
• [Presentation] Music and Social Movements in the United States (2013)
  • Author(s): Tachi, Mikiko
  • Organizer: 11th Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities
  • Place of Presentation: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
• [Presentation] Folk Music and the Racial Imaginary in the U.S. and Japan (2012)
  • Author(s): Tachi, Mikiko
  • Organizer: American Studies Association Annual Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: San Juan, Puerto Rico
• [Presentation] The Ivy Fashion, Folk Music, and the Japanese Imagination of America in the 1960s (2012)
  • Author(s): Tachi, Mikiko
  • Organizer: Asian Studies Conference Japan
  • Place of Presentation: Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan
• [Presentation] Guitars and Brooks Brothers : The "Ivy" Fashion and the Representation of American Collegiate Culture in Japan during the 1960s (2011)
  • Author(s): Tachi, Mikiko
  • Organizer: East Asian Popular Culture Association. Inaugural Conference
  • Place of Presentation: 台北(台湾)
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-02
• [Presentation] Teaching American Popular Culture to Japanese College Students (2011)
  • Author(s): Tachi, Mikiko
  • Organizer: Popular Culture Association Finland Summer School
  • Place of Presentation: トゥルク(フィンランド)
  • Year and Date: 2011-08-15