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Turning the Tables on Humanity
https://doi.org/10.34577/00004860
https://doi.org/10.34577/000048608838086d-397d-423a-97e9-b8f3cd9a13ce
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Turning the Tables on Humanity (638.9 kB)
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| Item type | 紀要論文 / Departmental Bulletin Paper(1) | |||||
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| 公開日 | 2021-04-23 | |||||
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| タイトル | Turning the Tables on Humanity | |||||
| 言語 | en | |||||
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| 資源タイプ識別子 | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 | |||||
| 資源タイプ | departmental bulletin paper | |||||
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| ID登録 | 10.34577/00004860 | |||||
| ID登録タイプ | JaLC | |||||
| 著者 |
Kitaoji, Sara
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| 内容記述タイプ | Abstract | |||||
| 内容記述 | What do we mean by “progress”? And does our incessant pursuit of progress harm our relationship with nature and our fellow creatures, both human and non-human animals, on this planet? This paper explores these questions through an analysis of “Chūmon no ōi ryōriten” (“The Restaurant of Many Orders,” 1924), a short story by Miyazawa Kenji. Written in the modern literary genre of dōwa, this humorous tale features two arrogant young gentlemen from Tokyo who get more than they bargained for when they go hunting deep in the mountains. Despite its initial rejection by the literary establishment, “Chūmon no ōi ryōriten” was rediscovered after World War II, perhaps owing to the resonance of its themes as Japan was seeking to reconfigure its place in the global community. Focusing on the metaphors of food and consumption, I explore this story’s parody of Japan’s “progress” in the early twentieth century, including its critique of the ideological tensions between traditional values and capitalist imperatives, modernization/Westernization as a form of cultural capital, the links between meat and militarization, and the impact of urbanization on the planet. Its “eat or be eaten” theme also bears fruitful comparison with works by the Brothers Grimm, Lewis Carroll, and Richard Connell. What distinguishes “Chūmon no ōi ryōriten,” however, is its lack of a human-centric focus, as the reader is not led to identify with the human protagonists but, rather, becomes attuned to the voices and interconnectedness of the natural world. By questioning the modern myth of progress and positing a more sustainable, holistic, and compassionate relationship for humanity with nature, this story continues to resonate with some of the most pressing ecological, social, political, and ethical concerns of our time. |
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| 言語 | en | |||||
| 書誌情報 |
ja : 人文科学研究 : キリスト教と文化 号 52, p. 123-146, 発行日 2020-12-15 |
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| 出版者 | 国際基督教大学 | |||||
| 言語 | ja | |||||
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| 収録物識別子 | 24346861 | |||||
