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The 14th Forum for Knowledge, Arts, and Culture in Digital Humanities will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
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, and 13 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 22 (Sat), 2025, from 12:30 noon JST
■ Hybrid format
Venue: Future Plaza Conferece Room, Ritsumeikan University Osaka Ibaraki Campus
(https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/futureplaza/conferencehall/)Online via ZOOM.
■ Program & presentation abstracts: Please click →here (in Japanese).
■ Register as a participant: Please register via →Google Forms. (Deadline: Wednesday, March 19, 2025)
※ 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.
Organizer: 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), Ryosuke Yamanishi (Kansai 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.
Inquiries: kacimeeting+2025■gmail.com (please change "■" to "@")
■ Related links:
We are pleased to announce the Call for Manuscript Submissions for the Art Research Center's journal ART RESEARCH vol.26-1
As an academic journal specializing in arts and culture, the purpose of ART RESEARCH is to widely publicize the results of the research projects and activities conducted by the Art Research Center (ARC), Ritsumeikan University, and its partner institutions and collaborative researchers.
Since its establishment in 1998, the Art Research Center (ARC) has been selected for several national grants as a center of excellence for research in culture, art, and information science. From FY2019, the center assumed the role as the International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art & Culture (ARC-iJAC) upon its accreditation by the MEXT as an International Joint Usage/Research Center. The ARC is highly regarded as a leading hub for the digital archiving of Japanese art and culture.
Our online journal will be published several times a year, and at the end of the fiscal year, a print booklet compiling all contributions will be distributed.
We look forward to receiving your manuscript.
Journal title: ART RESEARCH, vol. 26
Format: A4 size, two columns for both horizontal and vertical writing
Publication dates: Three times per year (vol. 26-1 late July 2025, vol. 26-2 early November 2025, vol. 26-3 late February 2026) (tentative)
Contents: Research papers and research notes related to culture, art, and information science (research reports, introduction of materials, technical notes, etc.). Those that match the theme of a research project related to the Art Research Center are particularly welcome.【Eligibility for Submission】
Members of Ritsumeikan University (including graduate students) and other, researchers participating in research projects conducted by the Art Research Center (ARC) and who have been approved by the Editorial Board are eligible to submit manuscripts for publication. Undergraduate students are not allowed to submit manuscripts on their own.
【Manuscript Submission Guidelines】
Manuscript Submission Guidelines
How to apply
Only complete manuscripts will be accepted.
Please send us your manuscript and the required information via e-mail by the due date.
The manuscripts will be reviewed by the Editorial Board and notifications of acceptance / rejection will be sent upon review.
Application documents
1. Manuscript
2. Indication of the type of manuscript (e.g. research paper, research note)
3. Address and telephone number
Contact journal@st.ritsumei.ac.jp
※Please state "Art Research Manuscript Submission" in the subject line
Deadlines
[vol. 26-1] April 20 (Sun), 2025, 24:00 JST
[vol. 26-2] June 13 (Sun), 2025, 24:00 JST
[vol. 26-3] October 26 (Sun), 2025, 24:00 JST
※Should you have any difficulties submitting your work via e-mail, please contact the Art Research Center office in advance.
※For manuscripts other than research papers and research notes, please contact the Art Research Center office.
※Please note that your personal information will not be used for any purpose other than the editing of Art Research.
Schedule
[vol. 26-1]
April 20 (Sun), 2025 Deadline for manuscript submission
Late April 2025 Notice of acceptance/ rejection
April -- June 2025 Peer review, rewriting and proofreading
※2 peer reviewers
Late July 2025 Online publication of journal
[vol. 26-2]
June 13 (Sun), 2025 Deadline for manuscript submission
Mid-July 2025 Notice of acceptance/ rejection
August -- Mid-October 2025 Peer review, rewriting and proofreading
※2 peer reviewers
Early November 2025 Online publication of journal
[vol. 26-3]
October 26 (Sun), 2025 Deadline for manuscript submission
Early November 2025 Notice of acceptance/ rejection
Early November 2025 -- Mid-February 2026 Peer review, rewriting and proofreading
※2 peer reviewers
February 2026 Online publication of journal (scheduled)
Late March 2026 Publication of print booklet (scheduled)
【Other remarks】
Please contact us if you would like to receive back issues of the journal. If you wish to receive them by post, please understand that you will bear the postage.
For more information, please contact:
Art Research Center Office
TEL: +81-75-466-3411 ( ext. 511-2931)
FAX: +81-75-466-3415 (ext. 511-2935)
E-mail: journal@st.ritsumei.ac.jp
* Please state "Journal Inquiry" in the subject line.
［イベント情報］February 22, 2025(Sat)Day 1: Friday, February 21, 10:00 -16:50 JST (tentative)
Day 2: Saturday, February 22, 10:00 -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, 2025(Fri)Day 1: Friday, February 21, 10:00 -16:50 JST (tentative)
Day 2: Saturday, February 22, 10:00 -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 19, 2025(Wed)A special session of the International ARC Seminar under the theme of "The online publication of the ARC's Japanese old maps, including the British Library Map Collection" will be held as a webinar on Wednesday, February 19, 18:00-20:00 JST.
About this seminar:
Since the 2000s, historical GIS, which combines historical geography and geographic information science, has been rapidly developing in Japan and around the world as part of digital humanities. However, most of the geospatial data in Japan, such as modern maps and ledgers, has not been digitized and is not available in GIS format. In order to develop historical GIS, it is essential to digitize paper-based geospatial data, convert it to GIS format, and make it publicly available. Furthermore, in order to make it available to people who are not GIS experts, such as museum curators and educators, it is necessary to provide an easy-to-use framework for online searching and GIS analysis.This seminar will introduce the development of 1) the 'ARC Map Portal Database', which is a platform for old Japanese maps, 2) the Japanese version of "Map Warper," and 3) "Old Japanese Maps Online." With these components, users will be able to search for and select old maps, share geo-referenced maps, and create detailed maps on a variety of topics.
In order to create the ARC Map Portal Database, we will digitize old maps held by institutions in Japan and overseas, make them publicly available, and publish them on Japan Search. The maps will be standardized with bilingual metadata in Japanese and English to facilitate searching. Map Warper in Japan will make the maps available for non-commercial use, and will introduce crowdsourced georeferencing to improve the accuracy of the maps.
In this seminar, we will report on the digitization and publication of nearly 400 old Japanese maps held by the British Library, which has one of the world's largest map collections, and we will hear about the content from Dr Xia-Kang Ziyi of Oxford University.
The program is as follows:
Moderator: Dr. Travis Seifman (Associate Professor, Kinugasa Research Organization/ARC Research Manager)
18:00-18:45
Speaker: Dr. Xia-Kang Ziyi (Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford)
Topic: "Pre-modern Japanese Maps at the British Library: Past and Present"18:45-19:15
Speaker: Prof. Yano Keiji (Geography Department, College of Letters, Ritsumeikan University/ARC Deputy Director)
Topic: "Online Construction of Japanese Old Maps"19:15-20:00 Q&A, Demonstration
About the speakers:
Dr. Xia-Kang Ziyi (Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford)
Xia-Kang recently completed her DPhil in Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford, and her thesis examines the agency of the Tsushima domain in Tokugawa Japan-Chosŏn Korea relations. She is interested in diplomacy and cross-cultural interactions in early modern East Asia, as well as the political authorities of Tokugawa Japan. In early 2023, Xia-Kang worked with Tom Harper, the Curator of Antiquarian Mapping of the British Library, on the doctoral placement project 'Pre-1900 Japanese-produced maps in the British Library'. She now teaches at Oxford.Prof. Keiji Yano (Geography Department and Art Research, Ritsumeikan University)
Keiji Yano (B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (D.Sc.)) has been Professor of Human Geography and Geographic Information Science at the Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan since April 2002. Before joining Ritsumeikan in 1992, he was at the Tokyo Metropolitan University as Assistant Professor of Geography, where he also earned his Master and PhD degrees in Geography. His professional roles include being Member of Science Council of Japan (https://www.scj.go.jp/en/index.html), The president of the Human Geographical Society of Japan (http://hgsj.org/english/), the Councilor of the Association of Japanese Geographers(https://www.ajg.or.jp/en/), and the past president of GIS Association of Japan (https://www.gisa-japan.org/english/index.html). His research interests are grouped around the use of Geographical Information Systems and quantitative methods in urban analysis. This includes information integration within GIS, geodemographics, geodesign, spatial interaction models, urban modelling, virtual cities, digital humanities, history of quantitative geography, and history of GIS.
Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 18:00 - 20:00 JST
Participation: online via Zoom, free of charge (affiliated parties only, no reservation required)
*This webinar is open to everyone, and non-ARC members are invited to participate via YouTube.
［イベント情報］January 15, 2025(Wed)The 145th International ARC Seminar will be held as a webinar on Wednesday, January 15, from 18:00 JST.
The program is as follows:
Speakers: Kiichi SUGANUMA (JSPS Post-doctoral Fellow, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University)
Topic: 'The Possibilities of Digital Collection in Western Medieval-Renaissance Study'
Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 18:00 - 19:30 JST
Participation: online via Zoom, free of charge (affiliated parties only, no reservation required)
*This webinar is open to everyone, and non-ARC members are invited to participate via YouTube.
［イベント情報］January 8, 2025(Wed)The 144th International ARC Seminar will be held as a webinar on Wednesday, January 8, from 18:00 JST.
The program is as follows:
Speakers:
Naomi KAWASUMI (Professor, Area Studies Program, College of Letters, Ritsumeikan University)
Masahiro KATO (Professor, Area Studies Program, College of Letters, Ritsumeikan University)Topic: 'The Society and Landscape of 1950s Okinawa as seen in Photographs'
Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 18:00 - 19:30 JST
Participation: online via Zoom, free of charge (affiliated parties only, no reservation required)
*This webinar is open to everyone, and non-ARC members are invited to participate via YouTube.
［イベント情報］December 25, 2024(Wed)The 143rd International ARC Seminar will be held as a webinar on Wednesday, December 25, from 18:00 JST.
The program is as follows:
Speakers:
Takashi NUMAGUCHI (Associate Professor, Department of Musicology, Tokyo University of the Arts)
Chiaki SAWADA (Associate Professor, Department of Performance & Composition, Kunitachi College of Music)
Akemi TSUKADA (Librarian, Kunitachi College of Music Library)Topic: 'The Collection of Early Printed Music of Beethoven in the Kunitachi College of Music Library: The Significance and Pleasure of Chamber Music'
Date: Wednesday, December 25, 18:00 - 19:30 JST
Participation: online via Zoom, free of charge (affiliated parties only, no reservation required)
［イベント情報］December 11, 2024(Wed)The 142nd International ARC Seminar will be held as a webinar on Wednesday, December 11, from 18:00 JST.
The program is as follows:
Speaker: Dr. Akiko YANO (Mitsubishi Corporation Curator (Japanese Collections), Department of Asia, British Museum)
Topic: 'Creative Collaborations: Salons and Networks in Kyoto and Osaka, 1780-1880'
Date: Wednesday, December 11, 18:00 - 19:30 JST
Participation: online via Zoom, free of charge (affiliated parties only, no reservation required)
*This webinar is open to everyone, and non-ARC members are invited to participate via YouTube.
［イベント情報］November 27, 2024(Wed)The 141th International ARC Seminar will be held as a webinar on Wednesday, November 27, from 18:00 JST.
The program is as follows:
Speaker: Eiji ARAKAKI (City History Editorial Team, Cultural Division, Nanjo City Board of Education)
Topic: 沖縄県南城市におけるデジタルアーカイブ事業 (The Digital Archiving Project in Nanjo City, Okinawa)
Date: Wednesday, November 27, 18:00 - 19:30 JST
Participation: online via Zoom, free of charge (affiliated parties only, no reservation required)
*This webinar is open to everyone, and non-ARC members are invited to participate via YouTube.
