コロナ禍以降の日本地域社会に見られる文學 - 愛媛県松山市での俳句創作活動を中心に -

Abstract

In this paper, I present my field survey in Matsuyama, Ehime, to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted local communities and how these effects have been reflected in literature. The city of Matsuyama is the hometown of Shiki Masaoka, who laid the foundation of modern haiku. The region is called ‘Matsuyama, the capital of Haiku’ because many people are engaged in haiku creation, In Matsuyama, ‘haku post boxes’ are set throughout the city, and anyone can easily create and submit haiku work. The haiku works submitted to the haiku post boxes are opened every three months, and approximately 30 selected works, including three specially selected ones, are exhibited. In this study, I classify the works selected from 2019 to 2023 into seven categories and analyzed the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on these haiku works. There was no significant difference in the number of keywords before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, but the examination of the haiku works reveals considerable differences in the emotions depicted in the haiku works, even when the authors use the same keywords. Also, since the present paper analyzes the haiku works created by amateurs, it clearly shows the direct influence of society on the works, and this is expected to broaden the scope of subsequent research on literature.