2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Post-9/11 British Fiction
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22720116
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Literature in English
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| Research Institution | Chukyo University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | イギリス文学 / テロ / 暴力表象 / 多文化主義 |
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| Research Abstract |
In this project, I detected two trends in post-9/11 British fiction: return to the belief in Western modernity and disillusionment with the New Left. Mythologisation of 9/11 predicated upon the Western belief in rationality is facilitated by the global disillusionment with the New Left. Interestingly, this provides an antithesis to Jurgen Habermas’ and Jacques Derrida’s debates on terror. The former’s belief in Western modernity is rather eclipsed by the latter’s more sophisticated discussion, whereas post-9/11 British fiction is marked by the revival of such beliefs in Western modernity.
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Research Products
(7 results)
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[Book] Fearful Symmetries2012
Author(s)
Riley Olstead, Katherine Bischoping, Gen'ichiro Itakura, et. al., I
Total Pages
70
Publisher
nter-Disciplinary
