2020 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Disability as Theology in Victorian Children's Literature
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20K12957
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
パズディオーラ ジョン・パトリック 東京大学, 大学総合教育研究センター, 特任講師 (30869095)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | 19th Century Literature / British Literature / Children’s Literature / Disability / Theology / Illness |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The project has progressed in line with its three objectives for FY2020.
(1) Identify key primary sources: the principal investigator (PI) read key texts by the authors under study, focusing particularly on Robert Louis Stevenson. Additionally, he found and purchased important first editions of letter collections, diaries, and other source materials. This has helped determine the precise choice of texts to be analyzed in FY2021.
(2) Identify key secondary sources: funding was used to purchase key critical texts in the area of children’s literature studies, disability studies, and theology. These texts were used in the development of two peer reviewed articles and some appear in the reference lists.
(3) Presentation of preliminary research: Since restrictions owing to the COVID-19 pandemic prevented travel to conferences, PI submitted the initial research to peer reviewed journals, with two articles on which PI is lead author accepted for publication.
At the conclusion of FY2020, PI hired a part-time assistant for the second stage of the project. Additionally, PI completed the major editing on an academic anthology for Scottish Literature International; proofreading and submission of the final manuscript is planned for FY2021.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
Overall, progress is going rather smoothly. Unfortunately, the major conference where PI will present his research has been twice postponed because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, PI focused on writing two articles, being the sole author on one and lead author on the other. Funds which had been budgeted for travel were reallocated to more quickly purchase the necessary texts and materials to develop these articles. The co-authored article has completed the peer review and editing/revision process; publication is imminent. The sole authored article has also been accepted for publication and is undergoing peer review. This puts the project well ahead of schedule for publication. FY2020 also operated under budget, with surplus funds still available.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
It seems as if travel will continue to be restricted for FY2021, preventing travel to international conferences and key archives. Funds will thus be reallocated accordingly for materials and personnel, until such time as domestic or international travel is available. However, PI is preparing an abstract for submission to an online conference and has a paper accepted for a conference in FY2022. Any necessary archival materials will be ordered online as high-quality PDF scans where possible. PI is also developing additional articles, focused both on the results of the research and their pedagogical implications. One article will be co-authored with Dr James Thurgill (The University of Tokyo); the others will be sole authored by PI. FY2021 will also see the development of the concept for the monograph proposal to be completed in FY2022. Despite the unavoidable setbacks of the pandemic, the project shows every evidence of progressing smoothly and efficiently.
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| Causes of Carryover |
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, funds allocated for travel to international conferences were reallocated for article costs and personnel remuneration. But the cost for additional books and materials and the accelerated recruitment of a part-time assistant were simply not as expensive as international travel. Therefore, the remainder will be used next year. It currently remains allocated for materials and personnel. In particular, it may be used for additional personnel support and purchase of high-quality PDF scans of archival material, as needed.
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