2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research on Representation of Crisis in Contemporary Society and the Mechanism of Monster CreationResearch on Representation of Crisis in Contemporary Society and the Mechanism of Monster Creation
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19710221
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Gender
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| Research Institution | International Christian University |
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Principal Investigator |
IKOMA Natsumi 国際基督教大学, 教養学部, 上級准教授 (60365525)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2010
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| Keywords | 思想 / 学際的研究 / 境界 / 怪物 / 他者 / 現代文学理論 / 劇場型犯罪 / メディア研究 / テロリズム |
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| Research Abstract |
The research reveals, through the analyses of both media and literary representation of modern crises, gender and the concept of nation-state, of national identity are inseparably bound. The images of criminals are often connected to transgressed gender norms. The crime narrative describes the accused as the transgressor and thus punishes them. It has a function to cut off the transgressor from the rest of the society. It also has a function to retain the already fragile norms of the society and the ever more fragile concept of national identity intact.
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Research Products
(6 results)
