2021 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Retelling the Story: Contemporary Adaptations of Nineteenth-Century Disability Narratives
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20K12963
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| Research Institution | University of the Ryukyus |
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Principal Investigator |
長堂 まどか 琉球大学, 国際地域創造学部, 講師 (70842441)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | Life writing / Adaptation studies / Disability studies / Theatre |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
In early April, I conducted a semi-structured online interview with one of the recruited participants, Literary Manager at Lyric Theatre Belfast. Her job includes coordinating and directing the writing development programme to support new and early-career playwrights. In that capacity, she worked with Shirley-Anne Godfrey to develop the play, which is the focus of this project.
The analysis of the information gathered from the interview, together with the earlier conversation with Godfrey, was presented as a paper entitled "Beyond the Question of Authenticity: The Theatrical Adaptations of Nineteenth-century Disability Narratives" at the Victorians Institute Annual Conference in October.
Aside from the above, my research focused on gathering the literature that addresses the sociocultural issues of Irish theatre and performance.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
The project's progress continued being impacted during 2021, as in the previous year, by the COVID-19 pandemic. The following research components were delayed explicitly due to international travel restrictions: 1) conducting archival research at The British Library and The Library of Trinity College Dublin, and 2) analyzing the data I have collected and incorporating them into the manuscript. Furthermore, the researcher experienced unexpected changes in work patterns with the increased workload due to the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
During FY2022, the researcher will continue the further analysis of the data obtained in 2021, along with additional data collection at three institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The results will be integrated with the preliminary findings of this study and be presented at an international conference.
Currently, the findings of the study are planned to be presented online at The Midwest Victorian Studies Association Conference in May.
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| Causes of Carryover |
The key elements of the research project have not yet been initiated due to international travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
During FY2022, the researcher will 1) attend at least one international conference and present the main findings and 2) continue the further analysis of the data obtained in 2021. In addition, the researcher expects to conduct the planned research visit to the following institutions to collect and analyze data for the project: 1) the British Library, 2) the National Library of Scotland, and 3) the National Library of Ireland.
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