Martial Arts Studies Research Network

武术研究网络

• 批准号: AH/N00292X/1
• 负责人: Paul Bowman
• 金额: $ 2.54万
• 依托单位: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FN00292X%2F1
• 关键词: Martial; Arts; Studies; Research; Network

Four decades after being kicked off by the 'kung fu craze' of the early 1970s, participation in martial arts in the Western world now rivals (and often exceeds) participation in traditional physical cultural practices connected with sport, health and exercise. Taekwondo and t'ai chi are as common in schools, college campuses and community centres as football and tennis; and Mixed Martial Arts are now globally bigger business than boxing. Yet, in the UK (and the English language in general), the academic study of martial arts remains in the shadows. This is so even though academics from a range of disciplines are contributing to diverse international scholarly fields via explorations of the many questions attached to martial arts, culture and society. Indeed, martial arts studies is demonstrably emerging, in diverse academic disciplines and across many geographical regions. Clusters of overlapping problematics are emerging within disciplines such as anthropology, cultural studies, ethnography, film studies, history, medicine, psychology, religious studies, sociology, and sports studies.However, as these studies have developed within discrete disciplines, researchers have rarely engaged in cross-disciplinary dialogue. In fact, in the UK (and across Anglophone academia), the proliferation of academic writing has outpaced academic events, and there is little face-to-face exchange of ideas and approaches. Yet, there is evidence of not only a national but also an international appetite for a research network to foster cross-disciplinary communication in the development of martial arts studies. As well as increasing publications, there are growing numbers of conferences and events internationally, yet very few events have ever taken place in the UK or in the English language. There are regular academic conferences on martial arts in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and all over Asia. Around the world, a growing number of degree programmes involve elements of martial arts studies, including some in the UK.Yet, despite this growing research context, there is little sense of community or network for the development of martial arts studies. To address this lack, the Principal Investigator has already organised an international interdisciplinary Martial Arts Studies conference (Cardiff University, June 2015). The call for papers attracted over 100 proposals, some 60 of which were accepted. Proposals came from the UK, Australia, Guam, North America, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, South America, Germany, Finland, and France, and represent fields as diverse as anthropology, cultural studies, ethnography, film studies, history, medicine, philosophy, psychology, religious studies, sociology, and sports studies. This wide national and disciplinary sweep is matched in a broad spectrum of work, spanning from theoretical to practical orientations. As well as pure academic work, there will be talks by surgeons, security experts, diplomats, and medical doctors involved in research into ways of incorporating elements of martial arts as therapy into NHS treatment for post-stroke rehabilitation and depression.The Martial Arts Studies Research Network will bring more researchers together in face to face events that advance the study of martial arts and ask what studying martial arts can contribute to knowledge more widely. Each event will engage with a cluster of questions around a specific theme, and will involve the participation of academics, researchers, practitioners, and professionals, in order to explore core social and cultural questions. In this way the research network will stimulate multi-disciplinary conversations that advance our understanding of martial arts in broader cultural contexts. Through these dialogues, the network will generate knowledge and lead the way in the development of martial arts studies that contributes to multiple areas.

自 20 世纪 70 年代初的“功夫热潮”掀起四十年后，西方世界对武术的参与程度现在可以与与运动、健康和锻炼相关的传统体育活动的参与程度相媲美（甚至常常超过）。跆拳道和太极拳在学校、大学校园和社区中心就像足球和网球一样常见；如今，综合格斗在全球范围内已成为比拳击更大的产业。然而，在英国（以及整个英语），武术的学术研究仍然处于阴影之中。尽管来自不同学科的学者通过探索与武术、文化和社会相关的许多问题，为不同的国际学术领域做出了贡献，但情况仍然如此。事实上，武术研究在不同的学科和许多地理区域中明显正在兴起。人类学、文化研究、民族志、电影研究、历史、医学、心理学、宗教研究、社会学和体育研究等学科中不断出现重叠的问题。然而，由于这些研究是在不同的学科内发展的，研究人员很少进行跨学科对话。事实上，在英国（以及整个英语学术界），学术写作的扩散速度已经超过了学术活动的速度，而且很少有面对面的思想和方法交流。然而，有证据表明，不仅国家而且国际都渴望建立一个研究网络，以促进武术研究发展中的跨学科交流。除了出版物不断增加之外，国际上的会议和活动也越来越多，但在英国或以英语举办的活动却很少。德国、波兰、捷克以及亚洲各地定期举办武术学术会议。在世界各地，越来越多的学位课程涉及武术研究的内容，包括英国的一些学位课程。然而，尽管研究环境不断发展，但武术研究发展的社区或网络却很少。为了解决这一不足，首席研究员已经组织了一次国际跨学科武术研究会议（卡迪夫大学，2015 年 6 月）。此次征文活动共收到 100 多份提案，其中约 60 份被接受。提案来自英国、澳大利亚、关岛、北美、中国、韩国、香港、日本、南美、德国、芬兰和法国，代表人类学、文化研究、民族志、电影研究、历史、医学、哲学、心理学、宗教研究、社会学和体育研究等多个领域。这种广泛的国家和学科扫描与从理论到实践方向的广泛工作相匹配。除了纯粹的学术工作外，外科医生、安全专家、外交官和参与研究如何将武术元素纳入 NHS 治疗中风后康复和抑郁症的治疗方法的医生也将发表演讲。武术研究网络将让更多的研究人员聚集在一起，参加面对面的活动，推动武术研究，并询问研究武术可以为更广泛的知识做出贡献。每场活动都将围绕特定主题提出一系列问题，并将吸引学者、研究人员、从业者和专业人士的参与，以探索核心的社会和文化问题。通过这种方式，研究网络将激发多学科对话，促进我们在更广泛的文化背景下对武术的理解。通过这些对话，该网络将产生知识并引领武术研究的发展，为多个领域做出贡献。

项目成果

The seven forms of lightsaber combat: hyper-reality and the invention of the martial arts

光剑战斗的七种形式：超现实和武术的发明

• DOI: 10.18573/j.2016.10067
• 发表时间: 2016
• 期刊: Martial Arts Studies
• 作者: Judkins B

Ancient wisdom, modern warrriors: the (re)invention of a Mesoamerican tradition in Xilam

古代智慧，现代战士：西拉姆中美洲传统的（重新）发明

• DOI: 10.18573/j.2016.10064
• 发表时间: 2016
• 期刊: Martial Arts Studies
• 作者: Jennings G

Mythologies of Martial Arts

武术神话

• 发表时间: 2016
• 作者: Bowman Paul

Applied linguistics, performance theory, and Muhammad Ali's Japanese failure

应用语言学、表演理论和穆罕默德·阿里在日本的失败

• DOI: 10.18573/j.2017.10095
• 发表时间: 2017
• 期刊: Martial Arts Studies
• 作者: Miracle J

Communicating martial arts knowledge: Conferring over a wealth of possibilities

传播武术知识：赋予丰富的可能性

• DOI: 10.18002/rama.v12i1.5127
• 发表时间: 2017
• 期刊: Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas
• 作者: Jennings G