2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The representations of the Russo-Japanese war in Japan in the 1900s : A comparative study of woodblock prints and photographs

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21720058
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Study of the arts/History of the arts/Arts in general
Research Institution	Waseda University
Principal Investigator	KOGO Eriko Waseda University, 教育・総合科学学術院, 講師 (80454015)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2010
Keywords	美術史 / 芸術諸学 / 表象文化史 / 戦争と文化 / 日本近代史 / 戦争の表象 / 錦絵写真
Research Abstract	The purpose of this study is to examine the representations of the Russo-Japanese war (1904-1905), by comparing the production and consumption aspects of woodblock prints and photographs about this war. This study deepens our understanding of these little-known representations. Both the woodblock prints survived from the pre-modern age and the photographs growing in the modern society are developed and changed reflecting the mass gazes and the technology expansion at the war. Simultaneously, this study reveals a multilayered relationship between woodblock prints and photographs.

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