2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Construction and Conflict of Chineseness in Wushu of Prewar China: by the Case of National Wushu Movement between Public and Private
| Project/Area Number |
26870636
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Sociology
Sports science
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| Research Institution | Matsuyama University (2016)
Waseda University (2014-2015) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Research Collaborator |
CHEN Baoqiang
CHUANG Chiajen
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 中国 / 武術 / 内容分析 / 近代化 / チャイニーズネス |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study researches the relationship between Wushu (Chinese martial arts) and “Chineseness” through content analysis of Wushu magazines from 1921 to 1941. The study concludes with the following points:
First, Wushu was reconstructed as a "high culture" equivalent to traditional Chinese art and as“a modern sports that created by China’s own” in 1921-30. Second, Wushu was reconstructed as “Chinese ethnic sports” and being given a unique cultural value and social role. Meanwhile, Wushu became the most representative “National culture” which embodies the long history and profound China philosophy in 1931-41.
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| Free Research Field |
武術史、歴史社会学
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