2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
An Interdisciplinary Study on the US Cultural Diplomacy and Global Strategies
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19201050
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Area studies
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
NOTOJI Masako The University of Tokyo, 大学院・総合文化研究科, 教授 (70164712)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
FIJITA Fumiko 津田塾大学, 学芸学部, 教授 (50147005)
SHEILA Hones 東京大学, 大学院・総合文化研究科, 教授 (70206035)
YOSHIMI Syunya 東京大学, 大学院・情報学環・学際情報学府 (40201040)
TANIKAWA Kenji 早稲田大学, 政治経済学術院, 教授 (10361289)
TSUCHIYA Yuka 愛媛大学, 法文学部, 教授 (90263631)
YAGUCHI Yujin 東京大学, 大学院・総合文化研究科, 教授 (00271700)
UMEZAKI Toru フェリス女学院大学, 文学部, 准教授 (30401219)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | アメリカ / 世界戦略 / 文化外交 / 大衆文化 / プロパガンダ |
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| Research Abstract |
The primary objective of this research project was to gain a deeper, interdisciplinary understanding of the US cultural diplomacy during the Cold War era. Among the major findings of the 3-year project was a detailed examination of how the US State Department closely coordinated with private citizens and institutions, as well as corporate sector including the Hollywood film industry and airlines, in order to promote its cultural diplomacy in Japan and other areas in Asia. Special focus was placed, rather than on the narrowly defined political agenda, but on the intentions and actions of those directly involved in planning and implementing cultural diplomacy and the process of adjustment and counter-reactions that developed through such cultural contacts. As part of the project, a new analysis was made on the PR films the US government had made to celebrate the statehood of Alaska and Hawaii, both gaining their strategic importance for the US after World War II. In terms of the scope of the project, a historical study of the cultural hegemony over the Pacific region was thus an additional fruit of this research effort. Particularly the fieldwork in Saipan and the Republic of Palau has brought a powerfully fresh insight into the actualities of various cultural contacts ; how the multi-layered legacies of the Spanish, German, Japanese, and American occupations have left their indelible marks on the local cultures and identities.These postcolonial studies have contributed a longer historical perspective to the entire research project, bringing a more nuanced understanding of how cultural diplomacy may transcend its originally intended national interests and thereby shape new and diverse cultural forms and praxis in the long run.
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Research Products
(51 results)
