2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Interdisciplinary Study on Transhumanism as a Metaphor in 19th Century American Literature
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26370348
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Literature in English
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| Research Institution | Notre Dame Seishin University |
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Principal Investigator |
Nakamura Yoshio ノートルダム清心女子大学, 文学部, 准教授 (00361931)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 英米文学 / オートマトン / 怪物 / サイボーグ / ポストヒューマン |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research examines how the advancement of technology influenced 19th century American writers and contributed to the deconstruction of binary opposition between male and female, organic and inorganic substances, and nature and art residing in their works. Focusing on transhumanistic images, specifically cyborgs and organic automata, arising from their binary loss, the study considers the relationship between technology and human beings, and offers alternative readings of various works.
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| Free Research Field |
英米文学
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