2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Knowledge, Information, and Memories of Tsunamis: A Historical Inquiry
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24700925
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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/History of science and technology
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| Research Institution | Hiroshima Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
KIM Boumsoung 広島工業大学, 環境学部, 准教授 (30419337)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 津波 / 記憶と忘却 / STS |
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| Research Abstract |
This research focused on the tsunamis that have hit the northeastern coast of Japan and inquired into the problem of memories and obliviousness with respect to disasters. Firstly, in terms of the topics covered in newspapers, it could be said that there is a hierarchical structure in which local information might gradually fade out. Secondly, regarding the memories of scientists and knowledge, it might be shown that with changes in the hierarchies of scientific knowledge-making, former seismological studies that had primarily focused on local disasters were subsequently marginalized and forgotten.
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Research Products
(7 results)
