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2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Literary Geographies of Folklore

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 20K12954
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 02030:English literature and literature in the English language-related
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

THURGILL James  東京大学, 教養学部, 特任准教授 (20783210)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
KeywordsLiterary Geography / Human Geography / Folklore / Place / Narrative / Spatiality / Space / Identity
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project produced multiple outputs. The successes of the project include: 1x co-authored book, 8x published articles in journals, 2x co-authored articles published, 6x book chapters have been published. I also have 1x encyclopaedia entry accepted and in press with Springer Press. Another 1x co-authored article has been written and is under review, 1x monograph has been commissioned with University of Wales Press due for submission autumn 2024. I edited a themed section of 'Literary Geographies' journal containing 10x contributions, and have launched a book series with University of Wales Press, co-edited with Sheila Hones.
I've given 12 presentations in total, including 7 invited lectures. I also organised 2x conference sessions organised and chaired at Royal Geographical Society Annual Conference.

Free Research Field

Human geography

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

The research conducted has been paramount to understanding more precisely the connections between people, folk narratives, and place. The project has produced valuable information about the way local, regional and national identities are created through literary-geographical processes.

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Published: 2025-01-30  

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