| Project/Area Number |
25370294
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Literature in English
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| Research Institution | Nagoya City University |
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Principal Investigator |
TANAKA Takako 名古屋市立大学, 人文社会系研究科, 名誉教授 (70197440)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
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| Keywords | フォークナー / 中上健次 / 大江健三郎 / 父権制 / ポストモダニズム / 世界文学 / 国家 / 漂流 / ポストモダン / マイノリティ / 語り / 世界性 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
World literature today takes into consideration the significance of crossing-over-the border, the relationship of minority to majority, and other racial, political, and economic issues shared in the global framework. This research re-evaluates William Faulkner as a writer of world literature through his influence on Japanese writers such as Kenzaburo Oe and Kenji Nakagami. Faulkner as a white American writer in the South belonged to majority towards the African-Americans, but minority against the North. Similarly, Oe and Nakagami, who are greatly influenced by Faulkner, respectively take a complicated position in patriarchal society in Japan. This study also examines Faulkner’s role as a cultural ambassador to Japan during the Cold War days, as an example of the tie between culture and politics.
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