2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A Comparative Study of 'Nationalism' and 'Essentialism' in Archaeological Representation
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15320079
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Historical studies in general
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| Research Institution | Waseda University (2005)
Jichi Medical University (2003-2004) |
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Principal Investigator |
YOGO Takuma Waseda University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Associate Professor (00288052)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OGAWA Hidefumi Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Dept.of Philippine Studies, Associate Professor (20214025)
TANIGAWA Akio Waseda University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Professor (40163620)
TERASAKI Shuichiro Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Associate Professor (90287946)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2005
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| Keywords | Archaeology / Representation / Nation-state / Boundary / Colonialism / Postcolonialism / East Asia / Southeast Asia / Latin America |
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| Research Abstract |
1. Collecting data and Analyses:
(1) All investigators collected and referenced published matters and studies deal with the archaeological data such 'essentialism' or 'nationalism', additionally, analyzed the discourses of the past in their fields.
(2) TANIGAWA and TAKANASHI, O (Amami museum) organized their Nansei Shoto area materials, and revealed many archaeological problems caused by the boundary recognitions of past researchers. (3) SASAKI, M (Waseda University Honjo Senior High School) connected with korean experts, and clarified Japan-Korea differences of historical perception about past people and technology exchanges. (4) YOGO and OGAWA made firsthand observations about ideas of cultural policies and the status of archaeological sites as tourism resources in southeast asia (Philippines, Indonesia). (5) TERASAKI conducted field surveys in Honduras and Guatemala, As a result, demonstrated the close connection between rights of indigenous peoples and values of cultural heritages.
2. Workshops:
The collaboration workshops were held 11 times in Tokyo, Amami-oshima, Fukuoka, and Manila (Philippines). The topic of the workshops were about such as "Afterimage of Wildness-Ideological Magnetic Field on the Past", "Symbol of Indigenous Cultural Heritage/Resource in Central America", "Recent Criticized Points in Japanese Archaeology", "Archaeological methodology and representational activity", "Cultural heritage and Archaeology in Modern Japan", "Differences of Historical Consciousness between Ryukyu and Amami", "Remarkable Transition of JOMON Period Images" and "Reconsideration the Relationship between Modern Philippines Archaeology and National Identity".
Then investigators analyzed local characteristics and problems in archaeological activities, and make suggestions on how to offer solutions on issues concerning in their fields.
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Research Products
(19 results)
