2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

General study on Nuclear Technology and Its Literary Representations

Research Project

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Project/Area Number	26284038
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Allocation Type	Partial Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Japanese literature
Research Institution	Hiroshima University
Principal Investigator	KAWAGUCHI TAKAYUKI 広島大学, 教育学研究科(研究院), 准教授 (30512579)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	中谷いずみ奈良教育大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (10366544) 野坂昭雄山口大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (20331936) 楠田剛士宮崎公立大学, 人文学部, 助教 (20611677) ゴーマンマイケル広島市立大学, 国際学部, 准教授 (20625892) 高榮蘭日本大学, 文理学部, 准教授 (30579107) 中野和典福岡大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (40455176) 松永京子神戸市外国語大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (50612529) 高野吾朗佐賀大学, 医学部, 准教授 (60404167) 山本昭宏神戸市外国語大学, 外国語学部, 講師 (70644996) 齋藤一筑波大学, 人文社会科学研究科(系), 准教授 (20302341)
Research Collaborator	OKAMURA Yukinori 原爆の図丸木美術館, 学芸員 LEE Wenju 淡江大学, 助理教授 SERIF Ann オバーリン大学, 教授
Project Period (FY)	2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Keywords	原爆文学 / 核表象 / 冷戦 / 表象システム / アメリカ / 東アジア
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Our project’s main aim was to reconsider, in a multifaceted manner and against the background of our understanding of the global history in the (post-)Cold-War era, various literary/non-literary images of atomic bombs and nuclear energy. The following is the three major achievements of our three-year project:(1)We were able to make a substantial exploration of the intricate relationships between nukes and such mass media as nationwide/regional literary journals, manga, and diverse films.(2)We were able to analyze the important links between the so-called “A-bomb literature” and different social/cultural discourses such as anti-nuke ones, anti-war ones, the ones regarding the peaceful use of nukes, the ones strongly related to the scientific value of nukes, and the ones particularly concerning the pollution of our bodies and environment.(3)We were able to establish a massive database readily available for further inquiries into our present-day unsolved issues.
Free Research Field	日本文学、近代日本文学、近代日本文化史