2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Depicted Images of Foreigners in the Modern Period : Japan, China, and the Western World.
| Project/Area Number |
16320041
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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 |
Literatures/Literary theories in other countries and areas
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKEDA Masaya Hokkaido Univ., Grad.School of Let., Prof., 大学院文学研究科, 教授 (40216908)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TODA Masahiro Kanazawa Univ., School of Let., Prof., 文学部, 教授 (50155496)
TACHIKAWA Kenji Univ.of Toyama, Faculty of Humanities, Prof., 人文学部, 教授 (20227086)
SUGIMOTO Toshihiko Kyoto Univ., Grad.School of Let., Prof., 大学院文学研究科, 教授 (30179163)
TAKENAKA Toru Osaka Univ., Grad.School of Let., Prof., 大学院文学研究科, 教授 (90163427)
SAITO Hiroki Univ.of Toyama, Faculty of Humanities, Asso.Prof., 人文学部, 助教授 (70361938)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2006
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| Keywords | alien / encounters / foreigner / orientalism |
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| Research Abstract |
In this research project, the focal point is to analyze the foreignness or exoticism depicted in the visual sources of Europe, China, and Japan, across the disciplinary boundaries. Through energetic debates, all the members concerned have jointly worked on considering the pictorial magazines and films of these areas. In doing so, we respectively considered from a multilateral standpoint how it means to be "foreign", or to be "exotic". First of all, we embarked on the analysis of the images of "foreigners", and then we gradually expanded our subjects. Finally, we reached the consideration of a wide range of visual images of "foreign subjects", including city, politics, institution, narrative, and scientific technology.
In this final report, our efforts amount to 8 theses, each of which is full of unconventional perspectives. Through our discussions, we become keenly aware of the significance of interdisciplinary analysis. The next step for our research has to come in this line. Furthermore, another subject for our further study should include the analysis of such international events as war in terms of international media coverage.
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