2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Cultural Study on Representations of East Asian Regions in English Literature
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19520218
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
ヨーロッパ語系文学
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
ISE Yoshio Osaka University, 大学院・言語文化研究科, 教授 (80223048)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 英文学 / オリエンタリズム研究 |
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| Research Abstract |
By surveying British Empire's policies towards languages and cultures in India and its surrounding areas, and by analyzing Anglo-Indian novels, I revealed the nature of English people's perception of different cultures. I also revealed the influence of modern science towards racism and White-oriented worldviews in the 19^<th> century.
By comparing British India with Meiji Japan, I researched into the modernization of Japan under the influence of "the discourses of the West".
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Research Products
(7 results)
