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132nd International ARC Seminar (Webinar) on Wednesday, May 8, from 18:00 JSTMay 8, 2024(Wed)
The 132nd 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), Ritsumeikan University; the Japan Research Centre (JRC), SOAS University of London; and SOAS Centre for Translation Studies.
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
About the speaker
Dr Monika Hinkel studied Japanese Studies, Oriental Art History and Political Science at Bonn University.
She wrote her PhD thesis on the topic of the Japanese print artist Toyohara Kunichika and the influence of bunmei kaika (civilisation and enlightenment) on his prints.
Her research interests are Woodblock prints of the Meiji era, especially the print artist Toyohara Kunichika.2. Speaker: Prof. Yumi TAKENAKA (Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, Ritsumeikan University)
Topic:「浮世としての家庭空間─勝川春章《婦女風俗十二ヶ月図》の構図をめぐる試論」(Domestic Space as an Ukiyo: An Essay on the Composition of Katsukawa Shunshō's "Scenes of Women's Lives in the Twelve Months")
Date: Wednesday, May 8, 18:00 - 19:30 JST
Participation: online via Zoom, free of charge (affiliated parties only, no reservation required)
*This is a closed event and YouTube livestream is not available.