Gender and Empire through the British Empire Exhibiitons during inter-war Britain

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26870552
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Gender; History of Europe and America
• Research Institution: Reitaku University
• Principal Investigator: SATO MAYUKA 麗澤大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (60433877)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: イギリス / ジェンダー史 / 大英帝国博覧会

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research reveals that representations of British women were used as means to present British superiority as the "mother" country of the British Empire. In 1918, women, who were partly granted the vote and acquired citizenship, got involved in the transnational women's movement. However, those "modern" women were also utilized as the representations to display the prestige of the British Empire as the "civilized country".

Free Research Field

ジェンダー史