Literature at the Grass Roots in the Global Age
| Project/Area Number |
26370318
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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 | Hiroshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
OIKE MACHIKO 広島大学, ダイバーシティ研究センター, 教授 (90313395)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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| Keywords | 文学 / アフリカ |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The researcher examined Memory Boook written in Uganda as an example of literature at the grass roots in the global age. Memory Book is a workbook written in some parts of Africa by parents living with HIV for their children about their family history. Most of the writers are peasant widows who have barely finished primary school. They attend workshops hosted by NGOs and help each other to write.
The researcher has found out that Memory Book can be calssified into three categories. The first is the ones which describe daily lives in the rual area in simple and plaine words. The agony of AIDS is not their main theme; rather, family lives, farming, church, and social gatherings are. The second is the ones in which deep themes such as the agony of AIDS and conflicts among family members are traceable, though not described in vivid details. The third is the ones which present the agony and anguish eloquently. The wtiers with more than 10 years of education write the third type.
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Report
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Research Products
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