A Media Study on the Educational Function of Japanese-Language Television Broadcasting in Hawaii

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K16865
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Japanese language education
• Research Institution: Tokyo Keizai University
• Principal Investigator: Shirato Matsunaga Tomoko (松永智子) 東京経済大学, コミュニケーション学部, 准教授 (60735801)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: ハワイ / 日本語テレビ / モビリティ / 放送史 / エスニシティ / 教育 / メディア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to describe the history of Japanese-language television broadcasting in Hawaii, U.S.A., which flourished in the 1980s, and to examine its educational function for viewers and communities based on fieldwork in the area. The first stage of the research was to write the history of broadcasting based on textual materials, such as newspapers and magazines, and on interviews with broadcasters. Next, the process of the reorganization of the Japanese-language TV medium with the spread of Internet communication and portable screens is described. The educational function of this medium was also examined using comparative media theory to study differences between the living room TV to the mobile screen carried by each individual.

Free Research Field

メディア史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

1980年代から現代までのハワイ日本語テレビ史に挑んだ本研究は、世代交代を含む日系コミュニティの変容と、インターネットの台頭に伴うメディア環境の激変という二重の変化が同時に進行していく過程を記述することになり、メディア史研究・エスニシティ研究双方に貢献するものである。観察した各視聴者のメディア実践は、グローバル化と情報化の進展する現代で、世代を超えた文化継承がいかになされるのかについて示唆を与える事例となっている。