Team Research2024

The Formation and Transformation of the Cultural Commons

Unit

Power and Culture

In Japan from the 1980s onwards, the emergence of neo-liberalism turned public services into commodities. This change shook up the concept of “the public,” and exerted a profound influence on the values and systems that form the foundation of society. Its impact was particularly felt in the realm of culture, and as a result, the operation of cultural facilities and services are presently in transition. In terms of the intangible side of culture, too, there is an expansion in the scope of copyright protection and a chilling effect on expression, as seen for example in cases of defamation on the internet. In this context, attention is turning to the concept of the cultural commons as something that re-acknowledges the public and communal nature of culture. The cultural commons is maintained and developed through a process of sharing and re-creation. The framework here is one that assumes a public quality to cultural activity and its outcomes. This research project examines concrete examples of how the cultural commons is generated and transformed. It thereby hopes to contribute to the construction of a new academic discipline that examines the cultural commons.

センター研究者等	山田　奨治	国際日本文化研究センター・教授
〃	戦　暁梅	国際日本文化研究センター・教授
〃	片岡　真伊	国際日本文化研究センター・准教授
〃	松尾　有起	総合研究大学院大学・大学院生
共同研究員	朝倉　由希	公立小松大学国際文化交流学部・准教授
〃	岩井　茂樹	大阪大学日本語日本文化教育センター・教授
〃	大石　真澄	名古屋市立大学大学院人間文化研究科・講師
〃	岡本　健	近畿大学総合社会学部・教授
〃	鈴木　佳子	東北福祉大学図書館・職員
〃	武田　俊輔	法政大学社会学部 ・教授
〃	西川　開	筑波大学図書館情報メディア系・助教
〃	濱田　陽	帝京大学文学部・教授
〃	原田　禎夫	同志社大学経済学部・准教授