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Postwar Memorialization Discourses in Defeated Communities: An International Comparative Study

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24520726
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Historical studies in general
Research InstitutionShizuoka University

Principal Investigator

Sheftall M.G.  静岡大学, 情報学部, 教授 (90334953)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 西村 明  東京大学, 大学院人文社会系研究科(文学部), 准教授 (00381145)
SAALER Sven  上智大学, 国際教養学部, 教授 (70401205)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) TOMONAGA Masao  長崎大学, 原爆後遺症医療研究所, 名誉教授 (40100854)
Research Collaborator TANAKA Terumi  日本原水爆被害者団体協議会, 代表委員
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
KeywordsWar memory / Public space / Collective memory / Total War / Historical Narratives / Hibakusha / Hiroshima / Nagasaki / 敗北と記憶 / 戦災と記憶 / 戦争記憶言説空間 / 戦争記念設備 / Defeat and memory / War damage and memory / War memory discourse / War memory facilities / 戦争記憶 / 戦争博物館 / パールハーバー / 特攻隊員の遺書・遺品 / war memory / memorialization / defeat and war memory / war monuments / war graves / war museums / era of total war
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This is an "ongoing progress" report on research on war memory in modern cultures begun in (24520726) continuing in my present Kakenhi project (18K00908), starting in April 2018. From 2012 to 2015, I focused on the commemoration of defeat and other war trauma in European and American public space (museums, cemeteries, etc.). While I collected a huge amount of data and experience during this earlier stage of research, I experienced great difficulty in concretizing these results toward publication. As a result, since May 2016, continuing my theme of war/defeat on cultures and individuals in the modern era, I have used the remainder of the Kakenhi travel budget to interview Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombing survivors and observe the memorialization activities of hibakusha groups. This change to hibakusha research, building on knowledge and insights I acquired in the earlier research stage, shows great promise for producing world class results which will be widely publicized.

Report

(7 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (19 results)

All 2016 2015 2014 Other

All Presentation (8 results) (of which Invited: 6 results) Book (4 results) Remarks (7 results)

  • [Presentation] 1945: Japan's Imperial Apocalypse and Aftermath - A theoretical and historical examination of the origins and evolution of modern Japanese cultural space2015

    • Author(s)
      M.G. Sheftall
    • Organizer
      上智大学
    • Place of Presentation
      上智大学(東京都千代田区)
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-12
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Public lecture on significance of kamikaze tokko exhibit at USS Missouri Museum2015

    • Author(s)
      M.G. Sheftall
    • Organizer
      戦艦ミズーリ博物館
    • Place of Presentation
      戦艦ミズーリ博物館(米国ハワイ州ホノルル市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-04-11
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] "Narratives for Armageddon: Japanese establishment rhetoric during the final months of the Asia-Pacific War"2014

    • Author(s)
      M.G. Sheftall
    • Organizer
      The Eighteenth Asian Studies Conference Japan
    • Place of Presentation
      上智大学 (東京都千代田区)
    • Year and Date
      2014-06-21
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 1945: Japan's Imperial Apocalypse and Aftermath - A theoretical and historical examination of the origins and evolution of modern Japanese cultural space2014

    • Author(s)
      M.G. Sheftall
    • Organizer
      2014 Summer Studies in Japanese Culture
    • Place of Presentation
      上智大学(東京都千代田区)
    • Year and Date
      2014-06-20
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 1945:Japan's Imperial Apocalypse and Aftermath -- A theoretical and historical examination of the origins and evolution of modern Japanese cultural space

    • Author(s)
      M.G.シェフタル
    • Organizer
      2013 Summer Studies in Japanese Culture, Sophia University
    • Place of Presentation
      上智大学(東京都)
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 「近現代」panel (discussant)

    • Author(s)
      M.G. シェフタル
    • Organizer
      「転換期の伊勢神宮」
    • Place of Presentation
      国際日本文化研究センター(京都府)
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 「文化論」から見る戦後日本の戦争記憶言説空間

    • Author(s)
      M.G. シェフタル
    • Organizer
      共同研究会「日本文化形成と戦争の記憶」
    • Place of Presentation
      国際日本文化研究センター (京都府)
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 1945: Japan’s Imperial Apocalypse and Aftermath - A theoretical and historical examination of the origins and evolution of modern Japanese cultural space

    • Author(s)
      M.G. シェフタル
    • Organizer
      2012 Summer Studies in Japanese Culture, Sophia University [上智大学]
    • Place of Presentation
      上智大学(東京都)
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] Japan's Demographic Revival2016

    • Author(s)
      Nagy, S.R. (ed)
    • Total Pages
      410
    • Publisher
      World Scientific
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Book] End of Empire: 100 Days in 1945 that Changed Asia and the World2016

    • Author(s)
      Chandler, D., Cribb, R., and Narangoa, L. (eds)
    • Total Pages
      346
    • Publisher
      NIAS Press
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Book] The Pacific War: Aftermaths, Remembrance and Culture2015

    • Author(s)
      Twomay, C. and Koh, E. (eds)
    • Total Pages
      300
    • Publisher
      Routledge
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Twomey, C. and Koh, E. (eds)2014

    • Author(s)
      The Pacific War: Aftermaths, Remembrance and Culture
    • Total Pages
      300
    • Publisher
      Routledge
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] How Japan's youth see the kamikaze pilots of WW2

    • URL

      http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39351262

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] New Exhibit at USS Missouri

    • URL

      http://historichawaii.org/2015/04/09/new-exhibit-at-uss-missouri-unveils-artifacts-from-japan/

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] USS Missouri hosts kamikaze artifacts

    • URL

      http://okinawa.stripes.com/news/uss-missouri-hosts-kamikaze-artifacts-never-seen-outside-japan

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Japan-U.S. effort dodges controversy, wins praise

    • URL

      http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2015/05/03/issues/japan-u-s-effort-tell-suicide-pilots-stories-dodges-controversy-wins-praise/#.VzKdpT8qYks

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] "Remembering the Kamikaze"

    • URL

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVMbdKlykpI

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Battleship Missouri Opens New Exhibit

    • URL

      https://ussmissouri.org/press/press-releases/battleship-missouri-opens-new-exhibit-of-kamikaze-artifacts/

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 南九州市は2017年のユネスコ世界記憶遺産登録を目指しています

    • URL

      http://www.city.minamikyushu.lg.jp/cgi-bin/hpViewContent.cgi?pID=20150511192910&pLang=ja

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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Published: 2013-05-31   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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