Since the start of our Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Global COE (Center of Excellence) Program “Digital Humanities Center for Japanese Arts and Cultures” at Ritsumeikan University in June 2007, we have been conducting education and research, aiming at creating a new type of the humanities that fully utilize information technologies so that we could bridge the gap between Japanese Studies in Japan and abroad, as well as lead the humanities in the future.
　　　Welcoming distinguished scholars in various fields of digital humanities from all over the world as guest speakers, we sincerely hope that our 1^st International Symposium on Digital Humanities for Japanese Arts and Cultures (DH-JAC2009) will provide us with a great opportunity not only to look back and reflect on our activities in the past two years, but also to find a path to take for the future of the Center. Please join us on this important occasion.

＞　DH-JAC2009 ( Japanese )

-Sponsored/organized by: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Global COE (Center of Excellence) Program “Digital Humanities Center for Japanese Arts and Cultures,” RitsumeikanUniversity

-Date: February 27 (Fri.) and 28 (Sat.), 2009

-Place: Igakukan Second Hall, Kinugasa Campus, Ritsumeikan University

-Admission (Seating Capacity 300; First come, first served): Admission is free if you register in advance by following the instructions below. *Participation without advanced registration will cost you 1000 yen is also free. 
 

How to register in advance (between December 1 (Mon.), 2008 and Febuary 25 (Wed.), 2009): Please send an e-mail message that includes the following information of yours to us at: arc-info@st.ritsumei.ac.jp, with its subject titled “DH-JAC2009 Registration.”  　　　-Name 　　　-Affiliation 　　　-E-mail address 　　　-Do you wish to attend the reception? Y/N *For detailed information about the reception, see  below. Upon completion of the registration, we will send you a return message.

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Day 1: February 27 (Fri.), 2009

■ “What is Digital Humanities?: Its Present and Future”

Coordinators and Moderators: Kozaburo Hachimura and Keiji Yano

 

Part 1

Speakers:

Prof. Kawashima, Masao (Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Ritsumeikan University; Director of the Center; and Leader of Kyoto Culture Research Group）

Prof. Akama, Ryo (Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Ritsumeikan University; Leader of Japanese Culture Research Group)

Prof. Yano, Keiji (Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Ritsumeikan University; Leader of Historical Geographic Information Systems Research Group)

Prof. Hachimura, Kozaburo (Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University; Vice-Director of the Center; and Leader of Digital Archiving Technology Research Group)

Prof. Inaba, Mitsuyuki (Professor, Graduate School of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University; Leader of Web Technology Research Group)

 

Part 2

Guest Speakers:

Dr. Aoyagi, Masanori (Director, National Museum of Western Art)

Prof. Neil Fraistat (Professor, University of Maryland, USA)

Dr. Ian Gregory (Senior Lecturer, Lancaster University, UK)

Prof. Richard Beacham (Professor, King’s College London, UK)

Prof. Eero Hyvönen (Professor, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland)

 

Part 3

Discussion

 

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Day 2: February 28 (Sat.) 2009

■ Reports on Research Results by Young Researchers, Participants of the International Training Program

Presenters:

Dr. Ishigami, Aki (Postdoctoral Fellow, Kinugasa Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University）

Dr. Ōtsuki, Satoshi (Postdoctoral Fellow, Kinugasa Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University）

Dr. Mizuta,Tetsuo (Postdoctoral Fellow, Ritsumeikan-Global Innovation Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University）

Tsuruta, Seiya (Graduate Student, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University; Research Assistant of the Center)

Ōya, Atsuko (Graduate Student, Graduate School of Letters, Ritsumeikan University; Research Assistant of the Center)

Ōno, Sin (Graduate Student, Graduate School of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University; Research Assistant of the Center)

 

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■ “Innovation of Image Database and Museum Networks: Globalization and Networking of Studies of Japanese Cultures and Arts”

Coordinator: Ryo Akama

 

Part 1

Guest Speakers:

Prof. Josef Kreiner (Special Professor, Hosei University; Professor Emeritus, University of Bonn, Germany)

Dr. Helena Honcoopová (Director of the Collection of Oriental Art, National Gallery in Prague)

Dr. Rosina Buckland (British Museum, UK)

Dr. Sarah Thompson (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA)

Mr. Abraham Schroeder (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA)

 

Part 2

Discussion 

 

 

After the completion of the first day’s program, we will have a reception for all the guests and participants of the Symposium.

 

　Time and Date: 6:30-8:30PM, February 27 (Fri.), 2009

　Place: Tawawa-Nijo (a restaurant) on the 7^th Floor, Suzaku Campus, Ritsumeikan University (http://www.kyo-tawawa.co.jp/shop/shop-nijyo.html)

   Reception fee: 2000 yen for non-student participants; and 1000 yen for students (please bring your Student ID).　　　　　

　　※ Please pay your reception fee at the entrance of the restaurant Tawawa-Nijo.

　　※ As the restaurant has no parking space available for cars and bicycles, please use public transportation to attend the reception.

 



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How to contact us:

Global COE Head Office

Office of Humanities and Social Sciences Research

Division of Research

Ritsumeikan University

 

56-1 Toji-in Kita-machi

Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8577 Japan

Phone: ＋ 81-75-465-8476  （9:00AM-5:30PM JST）

FAX: ＋81-75-465-8342

E-mail: arc-info@st.ritsumei.ac.jp

（c/o: Kurata）