2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Rethinking European history under Queer History

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20510259
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Gender
Research Institution	Fukuoka University
Principal Investigator	HOSHINO Haruhiko Fukuoka University, 人文学部, 教授 (00219172)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	女性学 / 男性学 / クィア / スタディーズ
Research Abstract	I analyzed the constructed process of 'masculinity' and the historical function of 'homosexuality' in Modern German history. Analysis showed that it was important that the history interpreted by heterosexual was rethought with other points of view.Then, Transtalating the book, Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History, London, 2001 from English into Japanese, I found that the charactaristics reflected each times-ancient times, medieval age, modern times. Then, The Japan Association for Queer Studies(JAQS) and Japanese Society of Gender Identity Disorder which I participated in 2009 showed me the new knowladge from not only history but also sociology, clinical psychology and psychiatry about sexuality. As a result, it was cleared that we should analyze the social and potlitical process which constructed 'homosexuality'. 'Homosexuality' itself didn't have a problem.On the basis of these researches, I could understand how was 'sexuality', in other words, 'relationship' or 'systems of discrimination' constructed in the context of European histroy.