2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Representations of America in Modern Irish Literature
| Project/Area Number |
19K13107
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 02030:English literature and literature in the English language-related
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| Research Institution | Okayama University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | Irish Literature / Irish Studies / Irish-American History / Transatlantic Studies / Atlantic History |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The aim of this project was to investigate how Irish writers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have engaged (or have been obliged to engage) with America and its place within Irish culture, society, and politics. A primary goal was to use archival sources to develop our understanding of how these writers represented America in their works. Although pandemic-related restrictions on data collection during the grant period (2019-2023) resulted in research output being limited to specific sources (the archives of John McGahern, James Joyce, and Brian Friel), work on the McGahern archive in particular has already produced three conference presentations, two peer-reviewed articles, and shows considerable promise for future publications. Overall, this project has developed and disseminated important lines of inquiry concerning representations of America in Irish literature through international peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.
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| Free Research Field |
Irish Literature
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
This project has deepened our knowledge of Irish literary responses to America and Americanisation, presented new scholarly findings and insights based on archival sources, and furthered critical discussions about interculturalism and the representation of other cultures.
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