日本文学研究と日本学

抄録

For many years, the dominant position of Japanese literary scholars maintained that any academic endeavors surrounding the field of Japanese literature could only be of merit domestically within Japan and could furthermore only be conducted by the Japanese. From the 1970s onward, however, a new notion of “Japanese Studies” emerged, challenged this outdated view and gained considerable traction. What's more, as of the 2000s, the closed and self-centered attitude of researchers in social sciences and humanities at large became the target of criticism for their disregard of any relationship with the outside world. In response to these pressures and trends, the Japanese scholars began to actively participate in workshops held overseas, which in turn resulted in collaborative efforts with foreign academics and the manner in which research is conducted shifted so as to engage foreign audiences. In addition to this form of internationalization, new currents and developments in the realm of comparative literature have likewise continued to shape Japanese literature studies into an increasingly open field. The following paper, which focuses on the aforementioned developments, will accordingly discuss the evolving state of Japanese literary studies.