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2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A Historical Significance of Representations of America in Japanese Girls' Culture

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 17K02086
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Gender
Research InstitutionKeio University

Principal Investigator

Hisayo Ogushi  慶應義塾大学, 文学部(三田), 教授 (70327683)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Keywords少女文化 / 少女マンガ / アメリカ表象 / アメリカ女性文学 / 文化受容 / 外国表象 / 大衆文化 / サブカルチャー
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The objective of this research project is to trace the lineage of cultural acceptance of American culture within Japanese shojo culture from the Meiji period until the 1970s, during and after the democratization of Japan following World War II. The research aims to demonstrate the extent to which Japanese shojo culture incorporates representations and images of America, thereby highlighting its significance as a cultural device in Japanese history, despite its frequent dismissal as a trivial and fleeting phenomenon. The scholarly outputs of this project comprise academic articles that have been published in both domestic and international media, as well as presentations at both domestic and international conferences. In 2021, a monograph titled "The Unstoppable Girls: The Power of Shojo Manga Imagination" was published as a result of this project.

Free Research Field

アメリカ文学研究 ジェンダー研究

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、昨今ソフトパワーとなっている日本のアニメやマンガの中でも、これまでそれほど着目されて来なかった少女マンガを歴史的にたどることにより、その文化的役割について考察したものである。1960年代から90年代の作品を中心に、当時文化の主流とはみなされていなかった少女マンガというジャンルの意義を再考する本研究は、サブカルチャー研究と外国文学研究を交差させ、広い意味での文化研究に資するものと考える。

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Published: 2024-01-30  

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