2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A study on the commodification of Imperial Family from a viewpoint of historical sociology
| Project/Area Number |
23730501
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Sociology
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| Research Institution | Yamaguchi University (2012)
Otani University (2011) |
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Principal Investigator |
MIGITA Hiroki 山口大学, 時間学研究所, 講師 (60566397)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | ナショナリズム |
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| Research Abstract |
In this study, I approached two questions from a sociological viewpoint. First, why and how were Imperial souvenir produced and consumed in large quantities in modern Japan? Second, how did mass-produced souvenirs related to the formation of people’s national identities?Through this study, I elucidated two points.
First, since Taisho era, various industries have produced various Imperial souvenirs in a disorderly way obeying the capitalistic thought.
Second, these souvenirs inspired people’s mentalities not as “nation” but as “consumers”.
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