2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Gendered Experience of Hansen's Disease in Literature and Public Discourse
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20K12936
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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 02010:Japanese literature-related
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| Research Institution | University of Hyogo (2021-2023)
Otemae University (2020) |
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Principal Investigator |
Tanaka Kathryn 兵庫県立大学, 国際商経学部, 准教授 (50740049)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | Japanese literature / Hansen's disease / Gender / Media Studies / Cultural Studies / Leprosy |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
I have given numerous presentations at international academic conferences and published several papers and book chapters that have contributed significantly to new understandings of the gendered experience of Hansen's disease in Japan. In addition, I have given several presentations and universities and high schools about my work. Finally, my book manuscript on Hansen's disease, gender, and Japanese literature is nearing completion. My work has brought new attention to this important topic and the results from this research project will continue to appear in print after the end of the grant.
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| Free Research Field |
Japanese literature
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
My work has highlighted how women's experience of Hansen's disease was different from men's, and how men's experiences have shaped public discourse and historical narratives. My work has recentered the multitude of ways women experienced Hansen's disease and its treatment in Japan.
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