Cultural Interaction and Identity of Europe

我们调查了当代和历史上欧洲的多方面文化状况，欧洲在政治、经济和文化领域都经历了根本性的变革，欧元的引入就是一个缩影。根据欧洲各国的个人学术兴趣，我们进行了几项研究，共同寻求欧洲的身份：是什么使它在1989年以来因民族主义运动而引发的动荡局势中保持团结。我们举行了桥下彻教授主持的圈子间研究会议，2)西正彦教授的《约瑟夫·康拉德的小说中单一语言的使用》的公开演讲；3)小林满彦教授的《欧洲的文化权利和相关法律》的公开演讲。最后两位受邀演讲。作为法国和德国等特定国家的研究人员，形成分析欧洲文化问题的共同立场是一项具有挑战性的任务，我们相信这也是一个有意义的项目。

We have investigated multi-faceted cultural conditions of the present and historical Europe, which has been undergoing a radical transformation in the fields of politics, economics and culture as is epitomized by the introduction ofEuro currency. According to the individual academic interest in the countries of Europe, we conducted several researches in a common quest for the identity of Europe : what make it a unity in a turbulent situation sparred by the nationalistic movements since 1989.We held1) an inter-circle study meeting hosted by Prof. Hashimoto, who lectured on "The Neolithic Era and the Cult of Earth Goddess."2) a public lecture "The use ofa single language in the novels of Joseph Conrad" by Professor Masahiko Nishi.3) and a public lecture 'The right of culture and related laws in Europe" by Professor Man Kobayashi.The last two lecturers were invited.Being a researcher of a specific country like France and Germany, it was a challenging task to shape a common standing to analyze cultural issues in Europe and we believe it was also a rewarding project.