| 研究実績の概要 |
The proposed research project examines the emergence and establishment of the category of “women’s literature” in modern Japan. The project investigates the backdrop of the expanding world of commercial literary publishing and journalism, and the various ways Japanese women negotiated the gendered categorization of “women writers” (joryu sakka) to carve out creative space in the male-dominant literary world. This project expands the narrative of women’s writing in modern Japan by considering the global connections through the study of translation culture and the emerging notion of world literature (sekai bungaku), which empowered women to envision alternative literary communities beyond national borders. This research also extends to the contemporary boom in Japanese women’s writings in the global market in the 21st century.
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| 現在までの達成度 (区分) |
現在までの達成度 (区分)
3: やや遅れている
理由
I had planned to spend two weeks in August at the Columbia University Library in New York to research the global circulation of the New Woman discourse for the book manuscript. Due to pandemic related travel restrictions, I was not able to travel to the U.S., and instead continued my research in Japan.
In the Waseda University archives, I mainly researched Meiji and Taisho period women’s magazines and literary journals such as Jogaku zasshi, Seito, and Nyonin geijutsu. I also extensively read the works of authors and translators such as Wakamatsu Shizuko, Shimizu Shikin, Higuchi Ichiyo, Yosano Akiko, Tamura Toshiko, and Hiratsuka Raicho.
Finally, after travel restrictions eased, I was able to travel to the U.S. to present my research in a panel at the Association of Asian Studies conference in March 2022.
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| 今後の研究の推進方策 |
I will be spending one year in the U.S. during my sabbatical, from August 2022 to July 2023. From August to May, I will be affiliated with the Harvard-Yenching Institute as Visiting Scholar, then will continue to conduct research at Harvard University until July. During this time, I plan to catch up on the research that was suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic, and make solid progress on my book manuscript.
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