An Interdisciplinary Study on the US Cultural Diplomacy and Global Strategies

美国文化外交与全球战略的跨学科研究

基本信息

批准号：
19201050
负责人：
NOTOJI Masako
金额：
$ 17.89万
依托单位：
The University of Tokyo
依托单位国家：
日本
项目类别：
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
财政年份：
2007
资助国家：
日本
起止时间：
2007 至 2009
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

The primary objective of this research project was to gain a deeper, interdisciplinary understanding of the US cultural diplomacy during the Cold War era. Among the major findings of the 3-year project was a detailed examination of how the US State Department closely coordinated with private citizens and institutions, as well as corporate sector including the Hollywood film industry and airlines, in order to promote its cultural diplomacy in Japan and other areas in Asia. Special focus was placed, rather than on the narrowly defined political agenda, but on the intentions and actions of those directly involved in planning and implementing cultural diplomacy and the process of adjustment and counter-reactions that developed through such cultural contacts. As part of the project, a new analysis was made on the PR films the US government had made to celebrate the statehood of Alaska and Hawaii, both gaining their strategic importance for the US after World War II. In terms of the scope of the project, a historical study of the cultural hegemony over the Pacific region was thus an additional fruit of this research effort. Particularly the fieldwork in Saipan and the Republic of Palau has brought a powerfully fresh insight into the actualities of various cultural contacts ; how the multi-layered legacies of the Spanish, German, Japanese, and American occupations have left their indelible marks on the local cultures and identities.These postcolonial studies have contributed a longer historical perspective to the entire research project, bringing a more nuanced understanding of how cultural diplomacy may transcend its originally intended national interests and thereby shape new and diverse cultural forms and praxis in the long run.

该研究项目的主要目的是在冷战时期对美国文化外交有更深入的跨学科理解。这项为期3年项目的主要发现之一是对美国国务院如何与私人公民和机构以及包括好莱坞电影业和航空公司在内的公司部门进行密切协调的详细检查，以促进其在日本的文化外交和亚洲的其他地区。将特别的重点放在了狭义的政治议程上，而不是直接参与计划和实施文化外交的人的意图和行动，以及通过这种文化接触而发展的调整和反应的过程。作为该项目的一部分，对美国政府为庆祝阿拉斯加和夏威夷的国家而进行的公关电影进行了新的分析，两者都在第二次世界大战后对美国具有战略意义。因此，就项目的范围而言，对太平洋地区文化霸权的历史研究是这项研究工作的额外成果。尤其是塞班岛和帕劳共和国的实地调查为各种文化接触的现实带来了充分的新见解。西班牙，德国，日本和美国职业的多层遗产如何在当地的文化和身份上留下了不可磨灭的印记。这些后殖民研究为整个研究项目做出了更长的历史观点，使人们对从长远来看，文化外交如何超越其最初的国家利益，从而塑造新的和多样化的文化形式和实践。