Studies of The USA as a Multicultural Society-in terms of Literature and Films

本研究的主题如下。(1)考察美国文学和电影，透视19世纪末20世纪初“美国文化”形式下的虚构建构，了解当时生活的“真实”或“真实”的美国人。(2)确定文学作品如哈里特·比彻·斯托的《汤姆叔叔的小屋》与流行文化如吉姆·克劳和说唱表演与埃德温·波特早期导演的电影如《汤姆叔叔的小屋》、《美国消防员的一生》和《火车大劫案》之间的建设性关系。(3)比较19世纪经典文学，如纳撒尼尔·霍桑和赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的小说，与流行文化，如畅销小说，流行戏剧和街头表演的关系。我尤其试图通过对纳撒尼尔·霍桑创作活动的阐释，来关注他潜藏的那个时代的“政治意图”。(4)对好莱坞“白人至上”故事传统与被称为“美国电影之父”的d·w·格里菲思导演的代表作《国家的诞生》的对比研究。在拍摄第一部有声电影《爵士歌手》（Jazz Singer）时，我试图研究将犹太人变成白人的过程与爵士乐作为音乐的流行之间的关系。(6)黑色电影的性别研究，关注“最蓝的眼睛，金发和白皙的皮肤”的“银幕美女”。

The main themes of this study are below.(1) To investigate American literature and films in the USA, and see through the fictionalized constructions in the form of "American culture" during later 19th and early 20th in order to know the "true" or " real " American People who lived those days.(2) To make sure the constructive relations among literature such as Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, and popular culture such as Jim Crow and minstrel show, and early films directed by Edwin Porter such as Uncle Tom's Cabin, Life of an American Fireman and The Great Train Robbery.(3) Compare the 19th canon literature such as novels by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville, in relation with popular culture such as best-seller novels, popular dramas and street performances. Especially, I tried to shed light upon the creative activities of Nathaniel Hawthorne, in order to put focus on his hidden "political intention" of his age.(4) The study of parallelism between "white supremacy" story tradition in Hollywood and the master piece, The Birth of Nation, directed by D. W. Grifith, the so-called "Father of American Films."(5) Taking up the first talkie film, Jazz Singer, I tried to investigate the relationship between the process of turning the Jews into white people, and the popularity of Jazz as music.(6) The gender study of Film Noir, focusing on "screen beauty" with "bluest eye and blond and white skin."