Constructing the History of Screen Culture: Understanding Ubiquitous Screens in the Multi-Media Environment

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26770075
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Art at large
• Research Institution: Aichi University (2016); Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (2014-2015)
• Principal Investigator: Okubo Ryo 愛知大学, 文学部, 助教 (60713279)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: メディア論 / 文化社会学 / 映像学 / 映像文化史 / スクリーン / メディア考古学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The outcomes of this research project are as follows: (1) Revealing the details of projection devices and projection forms of nineteenth-century Japanese screen culture based on historical research; (2) publishing books such as “Archaeology of Screens in Early Modern Japan”; (3) holding an exhibition and a screening and publishing an exhibition catalogue in order to open these research achievements to a broader audience; (4) constructing the “history of screen culture” instead of individual media history, such as film history or television history; (5) and suggesting methodology for the study of various screens within the recent media environment.

Free Research Field

メディア研究