The study of the representations of "region" and "development" in Japanese contemporary literature.

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26870514
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sociology; Japanese literature
• Research Institution: Shizuoka University (2015-2017); Miyazaki Municipal University (2014)
• Principal Investigator: Watanabe Eri 静岡大学, 人文社会科学部, 准教授 (50633567)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 日本文学 / 中上健次 / 地域 / 開発 / 崎山多美 / 干刈あがた

Outline of Final Research Achievements

After the Great East Japan Earthquake and nuclear accident, the problem of "regional development" is being reconsidered.　I have pursued this important subject in Japanese contemporary literature research, and considered the representations of "region" and "development" archaeologically. With a focus on urban and rural structures, and the central and the periphery in modern times, along with the differences and changes that have occurred in the transition from imperialism/colonialism to the Cold War regime, I have presented part of the historical context of the representations of "region" and "development" in three authors’ literature ,Kenji Nakagami, Agata Hikari, and Tami Sakiyama.

Free Research Field

日本近現代文学