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［イベント情報］May 8, 2024(Wed)
The 132th International ARC Seminar will be held as a webinar on Wednesday, May 8, from 18:00 JST.
It is co-hosted by the Art Research Center (ARC), SOAS Centre for Translation Studies, and the Japan Research Centre (JRC), SOAS University of London.
The program is as follows:
1. Speaker: Dr. Monika HINKEL (Lecturer in the Arts of Japan, Department of History of Art and Archaeology, SOAS University of London)
Topic: Contemporary Interpretations of Ukiyo-e
2. Speaker: Prof. Yumi TAKENAKA (Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, Ritsumeikan University)
Topic: To be announced
Date: Wednesday, May 8, 18:00 - 19:30 JST
Participation: online via Zoom, free of charge (no reservation required)
［イベント情報］April 24, 2024(Wed)The 131th International ARC Seminar will be held as a webinar on Wednesday, April 24, from 18:00 JST.
The program is as follows:
Speaker: Christophe MARQUET (Head of École française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO) Kyoto)
Topic: Hiroshige's fan prints: new discoveries in France
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 18:00 - 19:30 JST
Participation: online via Zoom, free of charge (no reservation required)
［イベント情報］April 19, 2024(Fri)Date: 19 Apr 2024 (Fri), 16:30 - 17:45
Venue (in person): Conference Hall, Ground Floor, Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University & online via ZOOM
Online: ZOOM (→click here to register)
Title: Egypt's Efforts towards Achieving UN SDGs
Speaker: Prof. Mona Gamal Eldin Ibrahim
Mona Gamal Eldin Ibrahim is Professor of Environmental Engineering, Dean of School of Energy Resources, Environmental, and Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering (EECE), Egypt - Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), and Head of the E-JUST Sustainable Development Committee.
Abstract:
The session will talk about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) mentioning Egypt's vision 2030 and the done efforts achieving the SDGs. AGENDA 2063 is Africa's master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future within a 50 year period. Egypt launched many initiatives to improve the citizens' life before and after COVID 19. The session will also cover E-JUST Achievements including the conducted research work towards SDGs.
Organizer: Department of Geography, College of Letters, Ritsumeikan University
Supported by: Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage (DMUCH) & the Art Research Center (ARC), Ritsumeikan University
Contact: Prof. Keiji Yano,Geography Department; yano@lt.ritsumei.ac.jp
［イベント情報］April 17, 2024(Wed)The 130th International ARC Seminar will be held as a webinar on Wednesday, April 17, from 18:00 JST.
It is co-hosted by SOAS Centre for Translation Studies, the Japan Research Centre (JRC), SOAS University of London, and Ritsumeikan Center for Game Studies (RCGS).
The program is as follows:
1. Speaker: Dr. Ali ALAVI (Lecturer in Middle Eastern and Iranian Studies, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics & Co-Director of Centre for Iranian Studies, SOAS University of London)
Topic: Beyond Orientalism: The Evolution of Game Studies in Iran's Digital Realm
Abstract
Dr Ali Alavi's talk explores the evolution of Game Studies in Iran within the digital realm from the late 1990s to the present. It investigates the development trajectory of game studies in Iran and its cultural significance in countering Western orientalist discourse within video games. By examining the growth of game studies in Iran, his talk aims to shed light on how Iran has navigated the digital space to establish its unique voice in the global gaming landscape. Moreover, Ali's research emphasises the importance of language, translation solutions, history and culture in professional video game localisation in Iran.
About the speaker
Dr Ali Alavi is Lecturer in Middle Eastern and Iranian Studies at School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, SOAS, University of London. His ongoing research ventures span a diverse array of subjects, including Iranian Studies, Orientalism and Otherness, and the impact of cultures on global politics within the Middle Eastern milieu. His academic interests are centred on the Global South, with the aim of exploring the intricate cultural and historical ties that bind Asia, Africa, and the Middle East together.
2. Speaker: Juhyung SHIN (Senior Researcher, Kinugasa Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University)
Topic: Exploring Serious Games in South Korea
Abstract
This presentation will focus on the situation related to serious games in South Korea, exploring the diverse applications and impacts of digital games in education, training, health, and politics. The presentation will also explore the social repercussions of serious games, the distance between games and reality, and the possibilities of combining the strengths of both analog and digital form of game experience through case studies. The lecture will also explore the possibilities of how to combine the strengths of analog and digital games by exploring the distance between games and reality.
About the speaker
Dr Shin Juhyung is a Senior Researcher at the Kinugasa Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University. She was born in Seoul, Korea, and graduated from the Doctoral Program of the Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences at Ritsumeikan University in 2020, with a Ph.D. specializing in game studies and area studies. From a sociocultural perspective, she is an expert in serious games in Korea. She received the 10th FOST Newcomer Award from the Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology Fusion and the Young Scientist Incentive Award from the Japan Society for Digital Game Studies in 2021.
Date: Wednesday, April 17, 18:00 - 19:30 JST
Participation: online via Zoom, free of charge (no reservation required)
*This webinar is open to everyone, and non-ARC members are also invited to participate via YouTube.
［イベント情報］March 25, 2024(Mon)
On March 25, 2024, the International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC), Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University, and the Research Center for Chinese Cultural Metaverse in Taiwan (CCMTW), National Chengchi University will be holding the International Joint Workshop Practices and Challenges of Integrating GIS, VR, Metaversein Digital Humanities Research.
This workshop will be held in English in a hybrid format.
Date and Time: March 25 (Mon), 2024, 10:00-16:50 (JST) / 9:00-15:50 (TST)
Please click →here for program.
Program
Read more>>10:00 Opening Remarks (Prof. Chih-Ming CHEN and Prof. Ryo AKAMA) CCMTW Session 10:10 - 10:55 Taiwanese civilians in Hong Kong after World War II - An example of metaverse digital curation using Gather Town and Omeka S. (Ms. Wei Yuan FAN) 10:55 - 11:40 Preservation of Changhua Roundhouse in Taiwan - An example of metaverse digital curation using Curation Cosmos and Omeka S. (Dr. Ming-Chaun LI) 11:40 - 12:25 Reapproaching Hong Kong's Experience during WWII from the Spatial History Perspective (Prof. Chi Man KWONG) 12:25 - 14:00 Lunch Break ARC Session 14:00 - 14:30 Virtual Kyoto: from GIS, VR and AR to Metaverse. (Prof. Keiji YANO) 14:30 - 15:00 Audience Participation VR, Aesthetic Assessment in Minecraft, and Roblox content for English Education. (Prof. Ruck THAWONMAS) 15:00 - 15:10 Break 15:10 - 15:40 Metaverse as an Archiving Environment for Cultural Resources (Prof. Koichi HOSOI and Mr. Yuzu MINASE) 15:40 - 16:10 ARC Showcase:
→ Three-Dimensional Archiving of Local Historical Embankments Named "Saruo" for Educational Purposes within a Metaverse Platform (Prof. Hiroyuki YAMAUCHI)
→ Construction of an Open WebGIS for Archaeological Sites in Kyoto and Its Potential (Mr. Mikiharu TAKEUCHI)
→ Consensus-Building Tool Utilizing Urban Three-Dimensional Models (Mr. Moeki INOUE)
16:10 - 16:40 Discussion Session: Our future collaboration 16:40 - 16:50 Closing Remarks (Prof. Shi-Chi Mike LAN and Prof. Keiji YANO) The 13th Forum for Knowledge, Arts, and Culture in Digital Humanities will be held online on Saturday, March 23, 2024.
We are now accepting →registrations to join the event as a participant. This event also serves as a conference for young researchers of the ARC-iJAC.
About the Forum for Knowledge, Arts, and Culture in Digital Humanities:
Along with the rapid development of the digital and information environment in recent years, we are seeing more and more cross-disciplinary research in academic fields with an awareness of "information" and "digital". This trend is gaining momentum in higher education and research activities as well, and educational programs and course activities related to this trend are being enhanced.
The need for opportunities for academic exchange among undergraduate and graduate students and young researchers studying in such programs under new research themes in line with the times is ever increasing.
For this reason, the Forum for Knowledge, Arts, and Culture in Digital Humanities was established in 2011 as a place for presentation and exchange, with a focus on graduate students and young researchers interested in information and knowledge research in arts, culture, and other related fields in mind. 11 research meetings have been held to date.
This meeting is positioned as a place where participants can mutually discover new research themes and methods through human exchange in different fields, and we also welcome exploratory and adventurous presentations that are slightly different from conventional conference presentations.
■ Date: March 23 (Sat), 2024, from 13:00 JST
■ Hybrid format:
Venue: Ritsumeikan University Osaka Umeda Campus
Osaka Fukoku Seimei Building, 2-4 Komatsubarachō, Kita Ward, Osaka, 530-0018 (https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/osakaumedacampus/access/)
Online: Via ZOOMOrganizer: The Forum for Knowledge, Arts, and Culture in Digital Humanities
Facilitators: Ryo Akama (Ritsumeikan University), Mamiko Sakata (Doshisha University), Naoki Takubo (Kindai University), Takehiko Murakawa (Wakayama University)
Co-organizers: The Kansai Division of the Art Documentation Society and the Kansai Division of the Japan Society of Information and Knowledge
In cooperation with: International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC), Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University.
■ Registration method:
Please register via the <registration form for participants>. (Deadline: Wednesday, March 20, 2024)
※ There is no participation fee.※A get-together is planned to be held after the research presentations (face-to-face only). We would like to make it a place for exchange beyond the boundaries of universities and research fields, so please feel free to join us. The venue, participation fee, etc. will be announced shortly.
Read more>>［イベント情報］February 24, 2024(Sat)Day 1: Friday, February 23, 11:00 -17:40 JST (tentative)
Day 2: Saturday, February 24, 10:30:00 -17:00 JST (tentative)Hybrid event (ARC & online via Zoom)
Presentations marked with ★ are available via YouTube live stream.
Organised by: International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC) & Digital Humanities Center for Japanese Arts and Cultures "Program for Supporting Research Center Formation", Ritsumeikan University
Click here for the program.
［イベント情報］February 23, 2024(Fri)Day 1: Friday, February 23, 11:00 -17:40 JST (tentative)
Day 2: Saturday, February 24, 10:30:00 -17:00 JST (tentative)Hybrid event (ARC & online via Zoom)
Presentations marked with ★ are available via YouTube live stream.
Organised by: International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC) & Digital Humanities Center for Japanese Arts and Cultures "Program for Supporting Research Center Formation", Ritsumeikan University
Click here for the program.
［イベント情報］February 21, 2024(Wed)
Organized by the SOAS Japan Research Centre, Professor Ryo Akama (College of Letters/Director of the ARC) will give a lecture on The End of Actor Prints (役者絵): How did the Meiji era's actor prints disappear? in London on February 21, 2024.
The event is open to the public, and held both in person and online. → Register here.Date: 21 February 2024
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm (GMT)
Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings, SOAS University of London
Room: Khalili Lecture Theatre (KLT)About this event:
With the ongoing boom of Hokusai and the growing popularity of Kuniyoshi and Yoshitoshi, Ukiyo-e has received unprecedented attention in Japan.
In terms of research, the growth of online Ukiyo-e databases has released the field from the monopoly of art historians and has made it a research resource for various fields of Japanese studies. As a result, the number of research themes dealing with Ukiyo-e has expanded remarkably, and the number of researchers looking into prints of actors has increased, which have traditionally received less attention than prints of beauties and landscape prints.
Despite the increased interest in history of actor prints, there seems to be no study that mentions how or why actor prints disappeared in the late Meiji to Taisho eras. This period is an important turning point not only in the history of prints, but also in the history of theatre and the diversification of media. This presentation will discuss how and why actor prints disappeared during the Meiji and Taisho periods.
Organiser: SOAS Japan Research Centre (JRC)
Contact email: centres@soas.ac.ukRegister here: https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/end-actor-prints-yizhehui-how-did-meiji-eras-actor-prints-disappear
［イベント情報］January 17, 2024(Wed)The 129th International ARC Seminar will be held as a webinar on Wednesday, January 17, from 18:00 JST.
The program is as follows:
Speaker: Tomoyuki NAKAO (Senior specialist for museums support, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan)
Topic: Issues and Prospects in Digital Transformations in Museums
Date: Wednesday, January 17, 18:00 - 19:30 JST
Participation: online via Zoom, free of charge (no reservation required)
*This webinar is open to everyone, and non-ARC members are also invited to participate via YouTube.
