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A Study of the representation of the American Girl in American literature from 1850 to 1920

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25770117
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Literature in English
Research InstitutionMusashi University

Principal Investigator

Arai Keiko  武蔵大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (20557194)

Project Period (FY) 2015-03-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywordsアメリカ文学 / 女性像 / アメリカンガール / アメリカンガール像 / 英米文学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined the representation of “girl,” whose peculiarity has not been paid enough attention to in the study of gender in American literature. Focusing on the image of American girls in American literature from 1850 to 1920, this study investigated how the image of "girl" changed from the mid-19th century Victorian period to the turn of the century, which has not been studied much.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

“girl”というカテゴリーを軸に、世紀転換期前後のアメリカ文学における少女・女性表象を広く考察する本研究は、アメリカ文学における女性表象研究の発展に寄与し得る、意義のあるものと考えられる。さらに本研究では、小説における「アメリカンガール」表象を当時の文化状況全体の中で捉えていくことに加え、「アメリカ」という国家の問題と女性の社会進出という問題を交差させて論じることを目指しており、その研究結果は、文学研究のみならず、社会・文化研究としてのアメリカ研究の発展にも大いに寄与し得る。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2020 2018 2016

All Journal Article (1 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] “‘To be herself, or a Gerty Farish’: The Powerful Presence of the Sisterhood Union in The House of Mirth”2018

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Arai
    • Journal Title

      『武蔵大学人文学会雑誌』

      Volume: 第49巻第2号 Pages: 63-83

    • NAID

      120006491094

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 「ナサニエル・ホーソーンのアメリカンガール像」2020

    • Author(s)
      新井景子
    • Organizer
      中央大学人文科学研究所公開講演会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 「母の娘」の系譜―Nathaniel Hawthorneの「フェア・レディ」再考2016

    • Author(s)
      新井景子
    • Organizer
      日本アメリカ文学会第55回全国大会
    • Place of Presentation
      ノートルダム清心女子大学(岡山県・岡山市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-01
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] “’I am mother’s child’: Nation and Gender in The Scarlet Letter”2016

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Arai
    • Organizer
      The 21st Summer Meeting of the Nathaniel Hawthorne Society
    • Place of Presentation
      Stowe (The United States)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-04
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] “‘I am mother’s child’: Nation and Gender in The Scarlet Letter”2016

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Arai
    • Organizer
      The 21st Summer Meeting of the National Hawthorne Society
    • Place of Presentation
      ストウ・アメリカ
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 「『母の娘』の系譜―Nathaniel Hawthorneの『フェア・レディ』再考」2016

    • Author(s)
      新井景子
    • Organizer
      日本アメリカ文学会第55回全国大会
    • Place of Presentation
      ノートルダム清心女子大学(岡山県・岡山市)
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Something Complete and Great: The Centennial Study of My Antonia2018

    • Author(s)
      Holly Blackford (Ed.), Janis P. Stout, Caterina Bernardini, Diane Pranatt, Melissa J. Homestead, Sarah L. Young, Martin Woodside, Thomas Fahy, Monroe Street, Fangyuan Xi, Jim Cody, Keiko Arai, Dana Woodcock, Zachary Tavlin
    • Total Pages
      312
    • Publisher
      Fairleigh Dickinson UP
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-07-25   Modified: 2022-11-04  

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