2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
An Anthropological Study of Trust Activity in Founding Museum in Britain
| Project/Area Number |
19720235
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Cultural anthropology/Folklore
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| Research Institution | Hannan University |
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Principal Investigator |
SHIOJI Yuko Hannan University, 国際コミュニケーション学部, 教授 (70351674)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 文化人類学 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study focused on researching the Court Barn Museum in the Cotswolds, Britain. The museum presents English culture of arts and crafts and it has the trustees committing in management of the museum and the volunteers involving reception works and educational programs. It was investigated that the activities and networking based on the "charity" spirit such as the process of founding museum and the people who were involved : trustees' fund raising by their social network and volunteers' activities made the museum possible to represent their self-culture.
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