2022 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Global Literature from German Artist Residencies Abroad
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22K00444
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
ケプラータサキ シュテファン 東京大学, 大学院人文社会系研究科(文学部), 准教授 (20765680)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| Keywords | Artist residencies / Global literature / German literature / Cultural policies / Cultural funding |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The research project “Global Literature from German Artist Residencies Abroad” started in 2022 with a 2-day conference held at Freie Universitaet Berlin and Literarisches Colloquium Berlin. Its title was “Writing in Residence: Globale Literaturproduktion in deutschen Residenzprogrammen.” Ten researchers from the fields of literary studies and cultural politics presented papers on the political mission of artist residencies, on the relation between foreign policy and the funding of individual artists as well as on several residency programs such as Villa Massimo, Villa Aurora, and Villa Kamogawa. In addition, four literary writers, one critic and one cultural manager shared their residency experiences at round tables. Very productive debates from that conference were continued in the process of preparing a major publication on the topic. This publication is scheduled for the book series “Word Literatures” with De Gruyter Publishing and covers additional topics such as the German residency programs in Bangalore and Istanbul. Also, the PI published a full lengths article on the kind of literature that emerged from the residency program in Los Angeles, Villa Aurora. This article tells the literary history of Villa Aurora and identifies main subjects and topoi of a large body of texts related to stays at that residence.
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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
The research process has developed as expected. The relevant partners in Berlin and Los Angeles were more than supportive of the PI’s work. The home institution allowed for sufficient research time. Currently, a broad overview of literature from German artist residencies has been established, although limited to the main programs, that is federal ones which have been established for longer than ten years.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
Next steps will include a focus on contemporary German literature (fiction, poetry, travelogues) regarding Italy and Japan as far as the production of the relevant texts is connected to the programs of Villa Massimo and Villa Kamogawa. Background interviews will be conducted with alumni of these programs such as Doris Doerrie and Kevin Vennemann. On the matter of Villa Tarabya in Istanbul, contact will be made with a Berlin-based German-Turkish writer who has personal experience with that program.
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