东亚灾害人文学的构想——以日本的灾害文化为例

Abstract:Modern society is being adversely affected by serial invasions，such as large-scale natural disasters triggered by climate change，environmental destruction on a global scale，and infectious disease outbreaks that threaten humankind. Thus，we are exposed to “Persistent Disruptive Stressors”（PDSs），which constitute a powerful force that drives re-creation，as advocated by Norio Okada，a comprehensive disaster management scholar.East Asian countries are geographically contiguous，have close historical ties，and share similar climatic conditions，resulting in a similarity among natural disaster characteristics. This human-economic relationship is also evident in the current pandemic and responses thereto. Moreover，since East Asian nations have a number of social issues in common，such as low birth rates，aging of societies，and population decline，it is possible to comprehensively understand these East Asian characteristics as common PDSs.The purpose of this study is to outline and propose a direction for establishment of “East Asian disaster humanities” by examining “disaster culture” in Japan. This study will look at extant research in disaster culture and will examine instances of Japan’s traditional disaster culture as well as modern efforts made to create a new one.

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