Synthetic Studies on the Representation of Trauma in the 20th Century European Literature

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24652056
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Literature in English
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: TSUSHIMA Michiko 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 准教授 (90312785)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HORI Mariko 青山学院大学, 経営学部, 教授 (50190228) ; TAJIRI Yoshiki 東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 教授 (20251746)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: トラウマ / サミュエル・ベケット / ２０世紀ヨーロッパ文学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We analyzed how trauma is represented in the 20th Century European Literature, from various angles (novels, theatre, thought), focusing on the works of Samuel Beckett. We also invited researchers from other countries and held symposiums on Beckett and the representation of trauma. Through these research activities we could develop the international research network based in Japan. We made preparations for the publication of a collection of essays entitled Samuel Beckett and Trauma in order to publicize the result of this research.

Free Research Field

人文学