2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Cultural practices against militarization: the compilation of regional geographies and the restoration of landscapes in Okinawa and Plestine
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15K12954
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Human geography
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| Research Institution | Osaka City University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Research Collaborator |
ISHIKI Katsumi 沖縄市役所, 総務部, 職員
IMANO Taizo 大阪市立大学, 大学院文学研究科都市文化研究センター, 特別研究員
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 占領 / 空間 / 沖縄 / パレスチナ / 政治地理学 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The compilation of regional geographies and the restoration of cultural landscapes play a political role of institutionalizing ‘regions’ and reconstructing regional identities. Based on these premises, this study attempts to elucidate the significance of the compilation and restoration as cultural practices against militaristic oppression from "the occupiers" by investigating the cases of Okinawa and Palestine. It also seeks possible measures for the rehabilitation of regions and ethno-national groups by various actors without evoking exclusive counter-nationalisms. The study demonstrates that there are recognizable possibilities for the rehabilitation. While activities for the compilation of micro-regional histories and landscape restoration in military base towns exemplify such cultural practices in Okinawa, the restoration activities for oral histories in and the counter-planning of village construction for destroyed Palestinian villages illustrate the Palestinian counterpart.
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| Free Research Field |
政治地理学
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