Diverging national and digital war commemoration in the Philippines

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24K20995
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Basic Section 80010:Area studies-related
Research Institution	Hiroshima University
Principal Investigator	Candelaria John・Lee・Pamplona 広島大学, 人間社会科学研究科(国), 助教 (40980305)
Project Period (FY)	2024-04-01 – 2026-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Keywords	War memory / Memorialization / Asia-Pacific War / War memorials / Digital Platforms
Outline of Research at the Start	The study explores Asia-Pacific War commemoration in the Philippines, contrasting official narratives and memorial sites with user-generated digital content. It examines how digital platforms enable diverse interpretations and memory activism, allowing for diverse interpretations of war memories that diverge from government-led commemorations.