The integration of nation in Swizerland in the 20th century und politics of culture. Based on the discourses on Zurich playhouse

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25284063
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: European literature
• Research Institution: Nagasaki University
• Principal Investigator: HAYANAGI Kazunori 長崎大学, 多文化社会学部, 教授 (70332856)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): ICHIKAWA Akira 大阪大学, 文学研究科, 名誉教授 (00151465) ; MASUMOTO Hiroko 神戸大学, 人文学研究科, 教授 (10199713) ; NAKAMURA Yasuko 名古屋大学, 文学研究科, 教授 (70262483)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 亡命 / 演劇 / スイス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study answers the question: Why the Zurich playhouse Switzerland in the era of the Nazis (1933-1945) could continue to play the dramas, which were burnt in Germany, with the exile artist. The key concept is a Swiss-specific cultural movement called "spiritual defense." In the early stages the movement had a xenophobic nature, but around 1939 it highlighted the concept of "unity in diversity" as the “heart” of the Swiss. The logic of the concept that includes various cultural trends in the framework of diversity has enabled the performance and acceptance of exile literature.

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