An Interdisciplinary Study of "the Power of Music" after the Great East Japan Earthquake

• Project/Area Number: 25580023
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Aesthetics and studies on art
• Research Institution: Kyushu University (2014-2016); Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (2013)
• Principal Investigator: NAKAMURA Mia 九州大学, 芸術工学研究院, 准教授 (20436695)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: 音楽の力 / 東日本大震災 / 社会学 / 音楽学 / 認知科学 / トラウマ / デザイン / アートマネジメント / 文化政策 / 「音楽の力」 / エスノグラフィー / 認知科学（脳神経科学） / 音楽 / 芸術

Outline of Final Research Achievements

With “the power of music”, various music activities have been undertaken in recovering from the disaster of the Great East Japan Earthquake. This study aims to reveal how people have brought out the potential of music in the midst of the disaster and recovery. The study consists of five phases: 1) examining the use of “the power of music”, 2) obtaining an overall picture of the musical activities after the earthquake, 3) conducting field research in the disaster area, 4) applying recent outcomes of cognitive science and trauma studies, and 5) proposing implications for cultural policy. Taking a sociological approach combined with recent findings of cognitive science and psychiatric studies, the study has provided theoretical explanations of the means the “power” of music is activated.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 「文化力」とは何か？ ―東日本大震災後の「音楽の力」に関する学際研究が示唆すること (2017)
  • Author(s): 中村美亜
  • Journal Title: 文化政策研究 Volume: 10 Pages: 24-43
  • NAID: 40021238644
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] 東日本大震災をめぐる「音楽の力」の諸相：未来の文化政策とアートマネジメントのための研究１ (2014)
  • Author(s): 中村 美亜
  • Journal Title: 芸術工学研究 Volume: 21 Pages: 13-49
  • NAID: 40020255849
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] 近年の社会学・認知科学的知見から浮かび上がるアートマネジメントの課題 (2016)
  • Author(s): 中村美亜
  • Organizer: 日本アートマネジメント学会九州部会
  • Place of Presentation: 久留米市市民活動センターみんくる
  • Year and Date: 2016-02-20
• [Presentation] Project Report: An Interdisciplinary Study of Music Activities after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake (2015)
  • Author(s): Mia Nakamura
  • Organizer: Symposium: Social Impact of Making Music
  • Place of Presentation: Handelsbeurs (Belgium, Ghent)
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-06
• [Presentation] The 2011 Japan Earthquake and Music: “The Power of Music” and Recovery Songs (2014)
  • Author(s): Mia Nakamura
  • Organizer: International Council for Traditional Music, Study Group on Music and Minorities
  • Place of Presentation: 国立民族学博物館
  • Year and Date: 2014-07-23
• [Presentation] 東日本大震災と音楽：アートマネジメントと音楽研究をつなぐ試み (2014)
  • Author(s): 中村 美亜
  • Organizer: 音楽学会西日本支部例会
  • Place of Presentation: 九州大学
  • Year and Date: 2014-06-12
• [Presentation] 震災と音楽―プロジェクトの概要と経過報告 (2013)
  • Author(s): 中村美亜
  • Organizer: 立教大学・震災関連研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 立教大学
• [Presentation] 「音楽の力」解明のための論点整理 (2013)
  • Author(s): 中村美亜
  • Organizer: 音楽情動研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 理化学研究所（埼玉県和光市）
• [Book] Handbook on Music and the Body (2016)
  • Author(s): Mia Nakamura
  • Total Pages: 24
  • Publisher: Music Sociology Meets Neuroscience
• [Book] Music and Minorities (2016)
  • Author(s): The 2011 Japan Earthquake and Music: Recovery Concerts, Recovery Songs, and 'the Power of Music
  • Total Pages: 15
  • Publisher: The National Museum of Ethnology
• [Remarks] Mia's Lab - 震災と音楽
  • URL: http://www.ad.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~mia