Study of American Nuclear Literature and Native American Writers
| Project/Area Number |
25770111
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Literature in English
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| Research Institution | Kobe City University of Foreign Studies |
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Principal Investigator |
Matsunaga Kyoko 神戸市外国語大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (50612529)
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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 |
¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
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| Keywords | アメリカ文学 / 核文学 / 原爆 / 先住民文学 / 原爆文学 / 北米先住民 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In order to rework the literary framework of American nuclear literature into a wider and more diverse one, I examined Native (and non-Native) American literature dealing with concerns about atomic weapons and nuclear matters from postcolonial and ecocritical perspectives. Specifically, I analyzed the representation of nuclearism in America during the Cold War period through the works of Leslie Marmon Silko and Marilou Awiakta; issues of “censorship” in a non-fiction text by Peter Matthiessen; and representation of nuclear history in the music of Buffy Sainte-Marie. I also started to examine the representation of hibakusha bodies in works by Juliet Kono and Joy Kogawa and the depiction of the atomic bombs in short stories by Langston Hughes.
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Report
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Research Products
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