2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Comparative Study of Picture Book Adaptation of Folktales in Japan and the U.S.
Project/Area Number |
19K13121
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Review Section |
Basic Section 02030:English literature and literature in the English language-related
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Research Institution | Kyoto Kacho University (2020-2023) Jin-ai University (2019) |
Principal Investigator |
Kakimoto Mayo 京都華頂大学, 現代家政学部現代家政学科, 准教授 (40759081)
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Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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Keywords | 昔話 / 絵本 / 再話 / ディズニー / 映画 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Today, folktales are often passed on to children through picture books, and among these, retellings by Disney have had a significant impact on the representation and story understanding of Japanese folktale picture books. With the aim of elucidating how the transmission of folktales and picture books in Japan has been transformed by the influx of Disney productions, this study analyzed (1) the release of movies and picture book adaptations in the United States, (2) the release of movies and the development of picture books in Japan, and (3) evaluations of Disney picture books in Japan.
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Free Research Field |
児童文学史
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究では、これまで映画の副産物として看過されてきたディズニー絵本を、学術研究の俎上に載せることに分野開拓的な意義がある。また、絵本史や児童文化史に対する貢献はもちろんのこと、絵本を日常的に子どもたちと読む保育や幼児教育の現場でも本研究の成果が活用可能である。今日子どもとそのメディアの規制については盛んに議論されるが、本研究は昔話とその表現の変遷を実証的に捉えなおしたもので、こうした議論を検討する一助として大きな社会的意義を有する。
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