表題番号:2014A-054 日付:2015/04/08
研究課題アメリカにおける東アジア武術の受容と普及・変容過程に関する研究
研究者所属(当時) 資格 氏名
(代表者) 国際学術院 国際教養学部 教授 モラスキー マイケル
(連携研究者) 一橋大学社会学研究科 教授 坂上康博
研究成果概要
This grant was used to build the foundation for a multi-year research project that explores the representation, reception, and transformation of Asian martial arts in the United States. Research activities and accomplishments are summarized below:

1) Archival research to collect both scholarly studies in English andJapanese as well as cinematic works (primarily Hong Kong films) that will serve as the background for this study.

2) Reading and viewing collected materials.

3) Fieldwork in the U.S., consisting of interviews with martial arts instructors, students, and in the case of children, their parents. Both children's and adult's classes were observed, and contacts were established for additional fieldwork in the future.

4) Discussions with my co-researcher, Prof. Sakaue Yasuihiro, a specialist of sports history and the sociology of sports about our current research as well as about future directions for expanding this project by incorporating other scholars.

5) Submitted a proposal to present a paper at the first international conference, Martial Arts Studies, to be held at Cardiff University (Wales) in June 2015. The proposal was accepted.

6) Submitted a grant proposal to expand and pursue this research during the coming year with an international, interdisciplinary group of scholars working on martial arts studies. Results of the selection process will be announced in July 2015.