表題番号：2021C-315
日付：2022/03/27
研究課題Roles of Japanese Peruvian literary and cultural production in times of neoliberal precarity: on representation of essential “inconvenient” workers
| 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 | 間藤 茂子 |
- 研究成果概要
- The purpose of this study was to explore the socio-political roles of Japanese Peruvian literary and cultural works which depict the precarious and exploitative conditions that Peruvian migrants face in Japan. I started to analyze two short stories about undocumented Peruvian migrant workers authored by Luis Fernando Arriola Ayala, as well as two reggaeton songs by Los Kalibres, group composed of dekasegi workers’ children. However, I could not produce a paper on a comparative analysis. What I accomplished during this year was the following. I reexamined my previous study on another short story by Arriola Ayala and presented it at a seminar series organized by the National University of Asuncion (Paraguay) and the Embassy of Paraguay in Japan. I also analyzed a poem about a Japanese Peruvian dekasegi woman who works like a machine at a factory in Japan, hoping that she will find a better life, through Lauren Berlant’s notion of “cruel optimism,” and presented it at a conference. Also, three different media sources (public in general) interviewed me about my recent book publication.