ฅCultural Exchange Across National Frontiers - Clarté Influences on Cultural Figures in Japan and Korea
This reserch seeks to investigate the social influence of culture and its potential in the construction of a peaceful society by considering the case of artistic and cultural movements that were initiated by H.Barbusse in France after the World War 1 and were disseminated to Japan and Korea then in quite different social circumstances. The author introduces "the Clarté movement" and the activities of Japanese and Korean literary figures who tried to succeed the spirit of H.Barbusse who endeavored to build a transnational network of peace-oriented cooperation through cultural exchange.