Research in Women's Manga: Glocalization and the Possibilities for Expression of Subjectivity

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24320047
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Study of the arts/History of the arts/Arts in general
• Research Institution: Chikushi Jogakuen University
• Principal Investigator: OGI Fusami 筑紫女学園大学, 文学部, 教授 (80289595)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): BERNDT Jaqueline 京都精華大学, マンガ学部, 教授 (00241159) ; NAKAGAKI Kotaro 大東文化大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (80350396) ; YOSHIHARA Yukari 筑波大学, 人文社会科学研究科, 准教授 (70249621) ; NAGAIKE Kazumi 大分大学, 学内共同利用施設等, 准教授 (90394992) ; SUGAWA Akiko 横浜国立大学, 教育人間科学部, 准教授 (90408980)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 国際交流 / 女性 / アジア / マンガ / コミックス / 表象文化 / グローバル / グローカル

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research in Women’s Manga addresses the nature, scope and significance of the “Glocalization” of the unique female expression. We thus seek to evince the diverse expressiveness which the medium of Manga has helped create. This will elucidate social and historical aspects of the Asian localization wave of Manga. In particular, we focus on female participants new to the field of comics. The Women’s Research MANGA Project gave three annual conferences in Asia. These featured local female artists with the help of local associations. They also included scholars and artists from different cultures. These activities suggested the potentiality of a cross-media arena derived from manga culture. This extended the perspective to manga itself. Manga has contributed to the development of a new female perspective and a different form of communication for each locality's culture. Glocalization has enabled this extended perspective, which will enhance the globalization of the medium.

Free Research Field

比較文学･文化