Sociolgical research of relationship between Masses and Intellectual in postwar Japan focused on 'Kamigata Manzai'

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16H07247
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Nihon University
• Principal Investigator: GOTOH Mio 日本大学, 文理学部, 助手 (60779932)
• Research Collaborator: MARUYAMA Tomomi 法政大学, 大学院, 大学院生
• Project Period (FY): 2016-08-26 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 上方漫才 / ラジオ放送 / 知識人 / 占領期 / 戦間期

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research focus on Kamigata Manzai and analyzes the local identity of it from 1930’s to 1970’s, then analyzes the relationship between masses and Intellectuals in modern Japan.
The main result of this research are the following three points. Firstly，new usage suggestion of broadcast document archives and thereby tries to extraction the originality of broadcast stations around japan. Secondly, explore the compatibility with radio and Manzai, and formative process of the modern Manzai. Thirdly, finds reality that intellectuals met masses through radio and magazins.

Free Research Field

歴史社会学、知識人論、大衆文化論