Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0342514

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0342514

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Local Culture/Global Space: Japanese Minority Sexualities and the Internet. After English (43%), Japanese (9%)is the most used language on the Internet. No study has addressed the specific ways in which Japanese language use affects Internet communication or how the Internet is being used by minoritised groups and individuals. The project will examine Internet use by minority sexualities in Japan in order to ascertain how individuals and communities who fall outside the 'mainstream' of society interact with this new technology. The project will contribute to our understanding of how the Internet, a supposedly global medium, also facilitates the emergence of very local subcultures. The project will result in a series of conference presentations, journal papers and a book.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 22-05-2003

End Date: 21-05-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $214,849.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Japanese | Communication And Media Studies | Cultural Theory | Cultural Studies |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding other countries | Other social development and community services |

Other Keywords

Communication Across Languages and Cultures | Communication And Media Studies | Cultural Studies | Cultural Theory | Japanese | Other social development and community services | Understanding other countries

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