Race, War, and Medicine: The Transdisciplinary Bridge between Asian American Literary Studies and Health/Medical Humanities

• Project/Area Number: 23K00403
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02030:English literature and literature in the English language-related
• Research Institution: University of the Ryukyus
• Principal Investigator: 加瀬 保子 琉球大学, 国際地域創造学部, 准教授 (70724722)
• Project Period (FY): 2023-04-01 – 2027-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: Health Humanities / Medical Humanities / Asian American Writing / Biopolitics / War

Outline of Research at the Start

In order to create a transdisciplinary synthesis between Asian American literary studies and health/medical humanities to understand the illicit intimacy between war and medicine, I collect, read, and analyze Asian American writings on war and medicine and historical materials about this issue.