The Study of the Concept of History in Contemporary American Novels

• Project/Area Number: 22720120
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Literature in English
• Research Institution: Doshisha University
• Principal Investigator: FUJII Hikaru 同志社大学, 文学部, 助教 (20546668)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
• Keywords: 現代アメリカ文学 / 物語 / 時間 / 歴史 / 物語行為 / 時間性 / Richard Powers / Annie Proulx / Salvador Plascencia / ロード・ナラティヴ / 多和田葉子 / Daniel Alarcon / 記憶

Research Abstract

This study of contemporary American literature is focused on the shared insight that narrative is an act that practices a specific mode of time, which often defies the logic of history, nation and identity. This pragmatic view and its ahistorical nature defines the turn-of-the-century American novels.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Let the Story Begin : Cinematic Field and Narrative Act in Richard Powers's Prisoner's Dilemma (2011)
  • Author(s): Hikaru Fujii
  • Journal Title: 同志社アメリカ研究 Volume: 47 Pages: 31-50
  • NAID: 110008438992
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Land of the Freeway:ロサンゼルスとアメリカン・ロード (2011)
  • Author(s): 藤井光
  • Journal Title: 北海道アメリカ文学 Volume: 27(掲載確定)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Land of the Freeway :ロサンゼルスとアメリカン・ロード
  • Author(s): 藤井光
  • Journal Title: 北海道アメリカ文学 Volume: 27号 Pages: 19-32
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Let the Story Begin : Cinematic Field and Narrative Act in Richard Powers's Prisoner's Dilemma
  • Author(s): Hikaru Fujii
  • Journal Title: Doshisha American Studies Volume: 46号 Pages: 31-50
  • NAID: 110008438992
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Dear American Road : Annie ProulxのPostcardsとロード・ナラティヴの暗転 (2011)
  • Author(s): 藤井光
  • Organizer: 日本アメリカ文学会関西支部例会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都産業大学(京都)
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-10
• [Presentation] Voices from Outside : The Case of Contemporary American Fiction (2011)
  • Author(s): Hikaru Fujii
  • Organizer: The Contemporary : An International Conference of Literature and the Arts
  • Place of Presentation: Nanyang Technology University(Singapore)
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-25
• [Presentation] Voices from Outside : The Case of Contemporary American Fiction (2011)
  • Author(s): 藤井光
  • Organizer: The Contemporary : An International Conference of Literature and the Arts
  • Place of Presentation: Nanyang Technology University (Singapore)
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-25
• [Presentation] The Land of the Freeways:ロサンゼルスとロード・ナラティヴ (2010)
  • Author(s): 藤井光
  • Organizer: 第20回日本アメリカ文学会北海道支部大会
  • Place of Presentation: 北星学園大学(札幌)
  • Year and Date: 2010-12-18
• [Presentation] 歴史に対する物語の作法:Daniel AlarconとLost city Radioをめぐって (2010)
  • Author(s): 藤井光
  • Organizer: 第55回日本英文学会北海道支部大会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道大学(札幌)
  • Year and Date: 2010-10-03
• [Book] ロスト・シティ・レディオ (2012)
  • Author(s): ダニエル・アラルコン(藤井光訳)
  • Total Pages: 347
  • Publisher: 新潮社
• [Book] 紙の民 (2011)
  • Author(s): サルバドール・プラセンシア(藤井光訳)
  • Total Pages: 284
  • Publisher: 白水社
• [Book] デニーロ・ゲーム (2011)
  • Author(s): ラウィ・ハージ(藤井光訳)
  • Total Pages: 291
  • Publisher: 白水社
• [Book] 奪い尽くされ、焼き尽くされ (2010)
  • Author(s): ウェルズ・タワー(藤井光訳)
  • Total Pages: 271
  • Publisher: 新潮社