2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Whiteness and Minstrel Imagination in William Faulkner's Fiction
| Project/Area Number |
25770108
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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 |
Literature in English
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| Research Institution | Kumamoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
Nagao Satoru 熊本大学, 文学部, 准教授 (80389519)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | ウィリアム・フォークナー / 白人性（ホワイトネス） / ミンストレル / アメリカ南部 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research is intended to explore the representation of whiteness in William Faulkner's fiction in the cultural context of minstrel performance. Focusing on the racial identity formations of both white and black characters, it argues how Faulkner portrayed the complex racial dynamics of the American South.
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| Free Research Field |
アメリカ文学
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