Articulating Anger: Investigating Strong Negative Emotions in Contemporary Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22K13532
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Basic Section 08010:Sociology-related
Research Institution	Tsuda University
Principal Investigator	HAMBLETON ALEXANDRA・MAY 津田塾大学, 学芸学部, 准教授 (60789866)
Project Period (FY)	2022-04-01 – 2026-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000) Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2022: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywords	Japan / gender / emotion / transgression / anger / social change
Outline of Research at the Start	1. Reveal where and how anger appears in contemporary Japanese life. 2. Create a theoretical framework through which to understand strong negative emotions in Japan. 3. Contribute to the understanding of negative emotions that is currently of great interest in the field of gender studies.
Outline of Annual Research Achievements	2022 research achievements include a paper on Sanrio's Aggressive Retsuko. The paper is currently under review. I also planned to present on my work at AAS, however had to change plans due to the death of the panel chair. The panel became a memorial roundtable instead. Data collection has been going well, with articles, books, and videos about anger collected. Enthnographic work has taken more time, but I have begun collecting detailed notes of ethnographic encounters and considering how they fit into the current situation in Japan. This year I plan to continue with interviews and further ethnography.
Current Status of Research Progress	Current Status of Research Progress 2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned. Reason Plans are proceeding as expected.
Strategy for Future Research Activity	In 2023 I will conduct interviews and fieldwork with those outlined in my original research plan and begin writing the next paper and chapter based on my findings.