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Shumi and the Sensible: The Cultivation of Taste in Modern Japanese Literature

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25KF0075
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section外国
Review Section Basic Section 02010:Japanese literature-related
Research InstitutionWaseda University

Principal Investigator

鳥羽 耕史  早稲田大学, 文学学術院, 教授 (90346586)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) VAN DER MEER ARNAUD  早稲田大学, 文学学術院, 外国人特別研究員
Project Period (FY) 2025-04-01 – 2027-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Outline of Research at the Start

This research project investigates the significance of the concept of shumi in literary fiction and discourse produced between 1890 and 1960s Japan. Much more than a mere translation for the foreign notion of Taste, the language of shumi became symbolic for an idealized image of a civilized Japanese nation-state. Through an examination of this language against the horizon of literary production, my research aims to uncover the application of shumi in various socio-historical contexts and the ways in which its usages benefited specific actors and institutions in modern Japan.

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Published: 2025-04-28   Modified: 2025-06-24  

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