English Literature Education in Imperial Japan---with Focus on Taipei Imperial University, Keijo Imperial University and Tokyo Normal University

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24652057
• 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: YOSHIHARA Yukari 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 准教授 (70249621)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 英米文学 / アジア / 国際研究連携（台湾・韓国） / 高等教育 / 帝国大学 / ポストコロニアル批評 / 植民地主義 / ジェンダー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In order to investigate the history of English/American literature education and scholarship in East Asia under Japanese hegemony/colonization until 1945, archival researches were conducted at National Taiwan University (former Taipei Imperial University), Taiwan Normal University (former Taipei High School), National Seoul University (former Keijo Imperial University). Firm network with East Asian scholars of American/English literature who share similar perspectives and academic interests was established . This research project has also proved itself to be fundamental to gain wider perspectives for the future of American/English literature education/ scholarship in East Asia.

Free Research Field

英米文学