2022 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Disorder and the Japanese Revolution: A Global Intellectual History
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19K23101
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
ガデミ アミン 大阪大学, 大学院人文学研究科(言語文化学専攻), 講師 (30844815)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-08-30 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | counter-enlightenment |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
This academic year, I advanced my theoretical work on the idea of "history of the spirit" and the comparative dimensions of "counter-enlightenment" and on the problem of Christianity in the intellectual environment of Kumamoto; I gave presentations on these topics to help spur my thinking and research. I also followed a few research leads into the 1880s and dug more deeply into the history of women and terrorism in the political and social disorder of the "revolutionary era"; though empirically rather distant, these themes flow thematically from my original interest in the 1870s. Finally, I successfully submitted an article on the "history of the present" using interdisciplinary research methods and concepts that similarly arise from my work on the 1870s; publication is forthcoming.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
New findings have pulled my research in new directions, especially into the long legacy of the 1870s disruptions in Kumamoto across the next century. I have not presented these research findings yet. This opening of new dimensions of research (together with my relocation to a new workplace) has slowed the research process down (which is not necessarily a bad thing, of course).
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
I will visit archives abroad to dig more deeply into the history of the Western Academy of Kumamoto, and I hope to draft a stand-alone article on this topic within the next twelve months. I will also work more on the theoretical dimensions of the concept of "Counter-Enlightenment" and give two presentations at international conferences on this theme. If possible, I would like to write a theoretical article on this topic as well in preparation for my full book manuscript. I plan to branch out into using visual images and artwork as historical sources. And I intend to draw from new findings to expand my research into the long intellectual legacy of the Shinpuren into the postwar era.
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| Causes of Carryover |
I have not been able to go abroad for source-gathering yet; I intend to visit the United States for archival research next year.
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