2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Manifest Destiny and Planetary Imagination of 21st century
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26284043
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Partial Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Literature in English
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| Research Institution | Seikei University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
巽 孝之 慶應義塾大学, 文学部(三田), 教授 (30155098)
舌津 智之 立教大学, 文学部, 教授 (40262216)
日比野 啓 成蹊大学, 文学部, 教授 (40302830)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | マニフェスト・デスティニー / 惑星思考 / 環大西洋 / 環太平洋 / 情動 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We have examined the cultural/political implications of Manifest Destiny, a concept that became the driving force behind expansionist nationalism in mid-nineteenth-century America. Moreover, an in-depth analysis has clarified the ways in which the concept served as an affective narrative controlling its psychological impact in the fields of fiction, political discourse, and popular culture. As a result, our research has uncovered new clues for re-interpreting US expansionism in a global context. Our renewed understanding of the political unconscious of Victorian America has led us to a unique perspective in which we look at the earth as a globe, proving that our approaches will contribute to the analysis of contemporary global situations. In March 2018 we held a symposium where we finally redefined the concept of planetary symbiosis in the twenty-first century, and we are planning to publish a related collection of articles in March 2019.
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| Free Research Field |
アメリカ研究 精神分析批評
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