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The 155th International ARC Seminar will be held as a webinar on Wednesday,Novrmbr 19, from 18:30 JST.

The program is as follows:

Speakers: Kazushi Mukaiyama (Professor, College of Design and Art, Ritsumeikan University)

Topic: "Cultural heritage video mapping and Manga AI"

Date: Wednesday, November 19 , 2025, 18:30 - 20:00 JST

Participation: free of charge

Zoom webinar 　https://ritsumei-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/98502436897

Live streaming on YouTube　 https://www.youtube.com/@studioarc504

 The seminar has been changed to a seminar open to all.

Please invite anyone who is interested.

「メランコリー」─陰鬱な気分─は精神の領域であるとともに、文化的・社会的な現象として歴史にその意味を刻んできました。シンポジウムの前半では「メランコリー」を洞察した近代美学を確認し、「メランコリー」の政治的特性に焦点を当てます。後半は現代の表象としてアンゼルム・キーファーの作品を取り上げ、キーファーのリサーチ・アシスタントを務めたハンス・ディッケル氏の基調講演を中心に、現代美術と写真からメランコリーの現在を探求します。国際シンポジウム「芸術・思想におけるメランコリーの現在」.pdf

日時　2025年11月8日（土）
場所　立命館大学アート・リサーチセンター　多目的ルーム
共催　・立命館大学国際言語文化研究所
　　　・立命館大学アート・リサーチセンター
　　　・鹿島美術財団
　　　・JSPS科研費基盤研究(C)「風景と近代的メランコリーの美学」
　　　　（課題番号21K00139）代表：仲間裕子
後援　立命館大学産業社会学部
時間　9：30開会　17：30閉会

■9:45 -12:30　第一部　現代思想におけるメランコリー
杉山卓史 カントにおける「理性の他者」としてのメランコリー
柿木伸之 憂鬱と叛逆──ベンヤミンのメランコリーの詩学
―休憩―
石田圭子 アルベルト・シュペーアと廃墟の美学
三木順子 メランコリーの時間性：「到来しない原初」と「過ぎ去る未来」のパラドクス
＜ラウンド・テーブル＞ 
三木順子（司会）、杉山卓史、石田圭子、柿木伸之

■13:30 -17:30 第二部　現代美術と写真におけるメランコリー
＜アンゼルム・キーファーとメランコリー＞
基調講演 ハンス・ディッケル Melancholy in the work of Anselm Kiefer 
香川 檀 本の憂鬱----〈知〉と〈記憶〉をめぐるメランコリー
仲間裕子 「逆転のアルケオロジー」とメランコリー
―休憩― 
竹中悠美 イギリスの庭園写真におけるメランコリーとケア
住田翔子 現代日本の廃墟写真とメランコリー 
＜ラウンド・テーブル＞ 
竹中悠美（司会）、ハンス・ディッケル、 香川檀、仲間裕子、住田翔子

◇オンライン参加の方は下のURLより事前登録をしてください。
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◇お問い合わせ先：立命館大学国際言語文化研究所 genbun■st.ritsumei.ac.jp　（■を@に変えてください）

The 154th International ARC Seminar will be held as a webinar on Wednesday,October 29, from 18:30 JST.

The program is as follows:

Speakers: Yo OSHIMA （Professor, College of Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University）

Topic: "　Design in the Connected World　"

Date: Wednesday, October 29 , 2025, 18:30 - 20:00 JST

Participation: free of charge

Zoom webinar 　https://ritsumei-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/98502436897

Live streaming on YouTube　 https://www.youtube.com/@studioarc504

 The seminar has been changed to a seminar open to all.

Please invite anyone who is interested.

The 153rd International ARC Seminar will be held as a webinar on Wednesday,October 22, from 18:30 JST.

The program is as follows:

Speakers:　Oki　NAKAMURA（College of Arts And Design, Ritsumeikan University）

Topic: 　Archaeology × Design & Art: A Challenge

Date: Wednesday, October 22 , 2025, 18:30 - 20:00 JST

Participation: free of charge

Zoom webinar 　https://ritsumei-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/98502436897

Live streaming on YouTube　 https://www.youtube.com/@studioarc504

 The seminar has been changed to a seminar open to all.

Please invite anyone who is interested.

Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University / International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC) 

The international collaborative research project "Comprehensive Study of Arts and Culture within 'Ie' in East Asia", adopted by ARC-iJAC, will host a public workshop titled "Arts in the Home and Familial Succession in the Arts" in collaboration with the Institute for Art History at Freie Universität Berlin.

In the Sinitic cultural sphere of East Asia, the concept of Ie--encompassing dwelling, family, lineage, and family business--has long served as both a social and cultural framework. Within this context, the workshop will present and discuss nine research findings that explore specific case studies in painting, ceramics, tea ceremony, funerary practices, and the familial institutions that sustain these artistic traditions.

Organiser: Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University / International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC) 
Project: ʻComprehensive Study of Arts and Culture in the Context of 'Ie' in East Asia' (FY 2025 Adopted Joint Research Project) 
Date and Time: Saturday, 4 October, 2025. 10:40 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 
Venue: Conference Room, Hirai Kaichiro Memorial Library, Kinugasa Campus, Ritsumeikan University 
Language: Presentations in Japanese (with English translations documents available) and presentations in English (with Japanese translations documents available) 

 20251004FU-RU共同ワークショップ .pdf

We are pleased to announce the 3rd Joint Colloquium co-hosted by the Center for Japanese Studies (CJS), University of California, Berkeley, and the Art Research Center (ARC), Ritsumeikan University.

Date & Time: Wednesday, September 17, 2025, from 3:00 PM
Venue: East Asian Library, University of California, Berkeley

Organizer: Art Research Center (ARC), Ritsumeikan University; Center for Japanese Studies (CJS), University of California, Berkeley
Supported by: International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC), Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

(This is a closed event.)

Program

Day 1: Friday, August 1, 2024 10:30-17:30（tentative）
Day 2: Saturday, August 2, 2024 10:00-18:30（tentative）

Hybrid event (ARC, ZOOM, YouTube)

Please attend both days as long as time permits. Also, we will hold a WORKSHOP on August 2nd starting at 13:30. We hope you will participate. *Workshop (Kuzushiji Course, Video Archive Course)

ARC members will be informed of the ZOOM URL via e-mail.

Non-ARC members can participate von YouTube via the following link.（※一部配信出来ないプログラムもございます）

For inquiries, please contact the Office of the Art Research Center: arc-jimu@arc.ritsumei.ac.jp

Organizer: International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC), Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University and Program for Supporting Research Center Formation, Ritsumeikan University

ARC Days2025_プログラムEN.pdf

ARC and CCMTW Joint Meeting 2025
-Exploring Emerging Spatial Technologies in Digital Humanities Research and Education-

 The International Joint Meeting, Exploring Emerging Spatial Technologies in Digital Humanities Research and Education, will be held from July 29 to 31, 2025. The event will take place in a hybrid format--both on-site at  Ritsumeikan University and online. We would be pleased to have your participation if you are interested. To join the event, please submit your information using the form below by July 25.

【Program】

The Ritsumeikan University Saturday Seminar Series for July 2025 is organized by the Art Research Center (ARC), Ritsumeikan University.

3430th Session (Planning: Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University)

Date: July 19 (Sat), 2025 10:00-11:30 JST
Venue: Suekawa Memorial Hall, Kinugasa Campus, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto (this event will not be streamed live; a video recording will be made available for a limited time after the event)

Topic:平成と令和の復元⾸⾥城について:復元根拠の変遷 (The Restored Shuri Castle of the Heisei and Reiwa eras [1990s-2020s]: Changes in the Basis for Restoration)
Speaker: IYORI Tsutomu  (Emeritus Professor, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University)

Participation is free of charge. Advance registration is required.
　＞＞Register here.

Abstract：
はじめに　首里城の「城」とは中国都市「城市」の京城・皇城（王府城）・宮城のうちの「王府城」相当
1. 琉球の三山グスクの中の首里城：琉球国の明朝入貢と冊封
2. 中山王府城としての首里城略史
［以下、本題の復元根拠の概要の説明に入る］
3. 首里城を詳しく観察した人々：明清朝派遣中山王冊封使たち
4. 首里城跡発掘調査(1985-2018)があきらかにした遺構
5. 戦前指定の国宝建造物「沖縄神社拝殿」関係の現存資料
6. 平成の首里城復元の根拠
7. 令和の再建時に登場した新たな根拠と学術上の課題
おわりに　滅失文化財とその復元の諸課題

In commemoration of the 155th anniversary of the founding of Ritsumeikan and the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Academy, we are pleased to announce the upcoming symposium 'Visualizing Art and Technology through Future Research Design: A Transdisciplinary Challenge in Digital Public Humanities,' organized by the Ritsumeikan Advanced Research Academy (RARA) and co-organized by the Art Research Center (ARC). The event will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025.

As technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace--particularly with significant advances in generative AI and XR (extended reality technologies that blend the physical and digital worlds)--fundamental questions have reemerged: What does it mean to be human? Where does creativity originate? As technology grows more sophisticated, there is a renewed appreciation for the embodied experiences and values of art and design, leading to new forms of cross-disciplinary collaborations on a global scale.

The Ritsumeikan Advanced Research Academy (RARA) is dedicated to fostering "nodes" of connection that bridge the sciences, humanities, and the arts--generating new knowledge through interdisciplinary dialogue inside and outside the university.

In order to share and deepen knowledge, this symposium is held to explore how art and technology can visualize and expand human wisdom, experiences, places, and the very process of research itself.

Featured speakers include Prof. Ryo Akama (College of Letters), Director of the Art Research Center (ARC); ARC-affiliated faculty members Prof. Takanobu Nishiura and Prof. Satoshi Tanaka (College of Information Science and Engineering); and Dr. Monika Bincsik, Diane and Arthur Abbey Curator for Japanese Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Visiting Senior Researcher at the ARC.

We warmly invite you to join us for this interdisciplinary discussion.

Date: Saturday, July 12, 2025, 13:00-17:40 (doors open at 12:30)

Venue: Learning Infinity Hall, 2F, Building H, Osaka Ibaraki Campus (OIC), Ritsumeikan University + Online Livestream

Capacity: 200 on-site participants / 500 online participants

Details & Registration (free) → https://rararits250712.peatix.com (in Japanese)

This event will be held in Japanese.

Co-organizers: Art Research Center (ARC); Asia-Japan Research Institute; Committee for Establishment of the College of Art and Design, Ritsumeikan University