2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A study of the Transition of Images of Irish Emigrants and their Social Backgrounds
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18K00401
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 02030:English literature and literature in the English language-related
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| Research Institution | Seinan Gakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2018-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | アイルランド文学 / 移民 / ジェイムズ・ジョイス / アイルランド史 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study examines how the figure of emigrants from the early 20th century to the present in Irish fiction has changed since the late 20th century, and what social factors have influenced the imagination of Irish writers from a historical perspective. The reality of Irish emigrants ranges from those who emigrated at a time when they were seeking a new land to escape the hardships of their life, to those who voluntarily left their homeland to gain a more affluent life. As Irish society matured, emigrants have become more life-size, and the attitudes of Irish writers towards emigrants have also changed. In this study, we read contemporary Irish writers' dispassionate perspectives on negative history and relate them to social issues in the twenty-first century.
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| Free Research Field |
英語圏文学
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
アイルランド人作家はローカルな題材をグローバルなものへと変容させることで世界文学としての地位を築き始めたと評価される一方で、いまだに英国との関係やカトリック教会による支配といったものを題材とし、そういった社会の閉鎖的な側面が生み出した「移民」といったテーマにこだわり続けているとの批判もある。本研究ではアイルランド研究にありがちな、感傷的な歴史理解を排除したうえで、アイルランドが抱える負の歴史に正面から向きあう現代作家の姿勢に目を向け、現代の作家が描く移民像の変遷を読み解くことで、作家の歴史認識と20世紀後半以降のアイルランド社会との関連性を明らかにした。
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