Institute of 20th Century Media –

Institute of 20th Century Media

Research Theme

This project seeks to advance media history and media studies from the twentieth century to the present through interdisciplinary and international collaboration across literary studies, history, cultural studies, and intellectual history. It aims to strengthen cooperation among academic researchers, independent scholars, and archival institutions such as libraries, archives, and museums. Particular emphasis is placed on the preservation, digitization, and public accessibility of media-cultural materials, as well as on developing new collaborative frameworks for research and archival practice. The project’s findings will be shared widely through international symposia and public forums as well as annual reports.

Research Director

TSUCHIYA, Reiko

Faculty of Political Science and Economics School of Political Science and Economics

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Project Members

Advisor

YAMAMOTO, Taketoshi

Researchers

ASANO, Toyomi Professor, School of Political Science and Economics, Faculty of Political Science and Economics
SHINDO, Yusuke Professor, School of Education, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences
SUZUKI, Takane Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences
TSUCHIYA, Reiko Professor, School of Political Science and Economics, Faculty of Political Science and Economics

Guest Researcher / Adjunct Researcher

KAWASAKI(SHIGA), Kenko
NAKAJIMA, Shimpei
UMEMURA, Suguru
YOSHIDA, Noriaki

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Research Keywords

Occupation-Era Studies, Propaganda and Information Studies,Psychological Warfare, Cultural and Intellectual History, Media History,Media and Communication Studies, Popular Culture Studies,Cold War Era Studies, Transwar Studies

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Research Summary

This project reexamines the formation and social functions of media, communication, and information culture from the twentieth century to the present through an interdisciplinary and transnational perspective. Based at the Waseda Institute of Political Economy, our previous research has focused on wartime propaganda, the study of censorship materials from Occupied Japan held in the Prange Collection, and the construction of magazine and media-information databases. We have also conducted comparative research on modernization, consumer culture, and public consciousness in Japan, China, and Korea.
The project approaches media not only as cultural representation, but also as information that shapes political, cultural, and social realities. In response to the growing complexity of global politics, it further considers questions of intelligence, information warfare, and the circulation of knowledge across borders.

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Contact

m20th[at]list.waseda.jp

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Comprehensive Research OrganizationWaseda University

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