Research Projects

Apr, 2008 - Mar, 2011

"Visionary Japan" : Representations and Counter-Representations of Japan in Literature and Arts

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Grant number
20320046
Japan Grant Number (JGN)
JP20320046
Grant type
Competitive

This research project aimed at a comprehensive approach to the idea of "Visionary Japan" or "images of Jpana," generated, formed, and ceveloped in conjunction with the influences of British and American Literature and culture. It also examined some related aspects of Japanese literary history. This project, based theoretically upon the ideasof trans-cultural "representation" and "contact zone" within the context of colonial/post-colonial criticism, explored and revealed how the shaping process of "visionary Japan" has been highly complicated. The literary and cultural discourses on the "visionary Japan" were analyzed through multiple view points which revealed the continuing process of producingthe images of "visionary Japan". "Visionary Jpan" has been produced and consumed individually through such a comprehensive process.

Link information
KAKEN
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-20320046
ID information
  • Grant number : 20320046
  • Japan Grant Number (JGN) : JP20320046