2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Archipelago Speaks Back: Pacific Islander Art and Resistance between Oceania, Japan, and Postcolonial Metropoles
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19K01210
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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 04030:Cultural anthropology and folklore-related
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | contemporary art / 現代アート / climate change / 気候変動 / decolonization / 脱植民地化 / Pacific Islands / 太平洋諸島 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This project surveyed how young Pacific Islander and other Indigenous artists have been making a difference in both Japan and in Pacific Island nations of Micronesia, researching how these artists respond to colonialism, militarism, and climate change. The project also conducted local workshops in Pacific Islander, Ainu, and Okinawan communities with artists to learn about local creative industries as leveraged against an international art market and historical/environmental contexts. Resulting in several publications and the curation of a major art exhibit, the project laid the groundwork for future research and public engagement in Japan.
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| Free Research Field |
Pacific Islands Studies
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
This research fostered cross-regional dialogues among Indigenous communities, capturing the responses of Islander youth to climate change and imperial legacies, while conveying messages to former colonial metropoles. The project documented emerging global artists and culminated in an art exhibition.
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