著者
大西 洋一 ONISHI Yoichi
出版者
秋田大学教育推進総合センター
雑誌
秋田大学教養基礎教育研究年報 = ANNUAL RESEARCH REPORT ON GENERAL EDUCATION AKITA UNIVERSITY (ISSN:13449311)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.21, pp.45-54, 2019-03-26

This essay is a survey of cultural representations of the 1984-85 British Minersʼ Strike at the time of the 30th anniversary in 2014. This historical event provides useful documentary and fictional material for various kinds of representations and performances, ranging from a dramatic analysis of the industrial dispute to a dance theatre about mining labour. The twenty-first century representations of the Minersʼ Strike not only continue to prove its historical importance in contemporary British culture and politics but also offer new ways of fostering a sense of “solidarity” among people.
著者
大西 洋一 ONISHI Yoichi
出版者
秋田大学教育推進総合センター
雑誌
秋田大学教養基礎教育研究年報 (ISSN:13449311)
巻号頁・発行日
no.12, pp.35-48, 2010-06-10

This study is an attempt to analyze the narrative organization of Rebecca Brown's The Gifts of the Body, an example of American AlDS literature from the 1990s. Although it seems to be a simple collection of stories woven around a homecare aide and gay people with AlDS, she deliberately and elaborately organizes the stories into a coherent, artistic narrative. A close analysis of its narrative structure helps us understand why it has been received not merely as an AlDS novel, but also as a mainstream fiction that depicts the inevitable grief at a loved one's departure.