日本のアフリカ史研究のいまとこれから .

A Brief Analysis of the Current Trends and Future Path in African Historical Studies in Japan.

African historical studies have been a minor branch of African studies in Japan up until the beginning of this century. However, things have been rapidly changing in the recent years, as the younger generations of researchers have been publishing notable works, especially in the field of global history. It has been paramount for the Japanese historians to research African history by using sources not only from Europe and the United States but also Africa. Additionally, historical sources, whether written or unwritten, have been diversified, and research projects based on new methodologies have also been applied. Presently, it is anticipated that historical studies as a transnational discipline will develop and become more thorough in accordance with the global trends in African historical studies. Under these conditions, the Japanese (or Japanbased) historians are required to make contributions to the enrichment of African historical studies in the world, not only by improving their research by using more sophisticated empirical analytical methods, but also by providing new or alternative images of African history through the Japanese, and more broadly the Asian points of view and sources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

今世紀初頭まで，日本のアフリカ研究におけるアフリカ史研究の占める位置は決して大きなものではなかっ た。しかし近年，特にグローバル・ヒストリーの領域を中心に，若い世代の優れた研究が数多く発表されるよ うになり，状況は急速に変わりつつある。日本のアフリカ史学界においても，欧米のみならず現地の史料を参 照した実証的な歴史研究がおこなわれることは，もはや常識となった。文字・非文字に関わらず史料の多様化 が進み，新しい方法論を用いた研究も登場しつつある。今後はさらにトランスナショナルな視点からの歴史研 究が発展していくことが見込まれる。その中で，「日本のアフリカ史研究」が世界のアフリカ史学界に貢献す るためには，歴史学的方法論に基づく実証研究の精度を高めていくとともに，日本やアジアの視点及び史料を 通した新しいアフリカ史像の提示を積極的におこなっていくことも重要となるであろう. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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