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［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.
［イベント情報］January 15, 2024(Mon)
Titled The Intangible Culture that Japan is proud of makes its World Debut, Ritsumeikan University's Research Report RADIANT Issue #20 introduces the digital archiving projects of Prof. Ryo Akama (College of Letters/Director of the ARC).
In particular, the report focuses on his research endeavors in digital archiving and preserving intangible Japanese cultural heritage, such as Japanese folk performing arts, for future generations.
On October 12, 2023, a group of Japan Foundation Fellows visited the Art Research Center (ARC).
Besides a tour of the ARC building and digital archiving facilities, a networking session with Ritsumeikan University graduate students and a career discussion with Dr. Travis Seifman (ARC Research Manager/Associate Professor, Kinugasa Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University), a former JF Fellow, were held.
>> Click here for the full report on the Japan Foundation website (in Japanese).
［イベント情報］December 20, 2023(Wed)The 128th International ARC Seminar will be held as a webinar on Wednesday, December 20, from 18:00 JST.
The program is as follows:
Speaker: Hiroyuki YAMAUCHI (Associate Research Professor, Kinugasa Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University)
Topic: Applications for geography education using Virtual Reality technologies and three-dimensional geospatial data: focusing on practices teaching terrains and historical sites
Date: Wednesday, December 20, 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］December 18, 2023(Mon)On December 18, 2023, Prof. Soo-chul Kim (Provost, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage) and Prof. Yi Kisung (Dept. of Archaeology, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage) visited the Art Research Center (ARC).
Besides a tour of the ARC building and facilities, discussions and an exchange of opinions on collaboration in digital humanities research and education took place with Prof. Keiji Yano (College of Letters/Deputy Director of the ARC).
［イベント情報］December 15, 2023(Fri)The Call for Applications for FY 2024 International Joint Research with Research Fund is open until January 22 (Mon), 2024, 12:00 noon (JST). Successful projects will receive research funds from the International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC), Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University.
Learn more about the application here.
Read more>>［イベント情報］December 1, 2023(Fri)
On December 1, 2023, Kazuko Kameda-Madar, Visiting Professor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (HUJI), was at the Art Research Center (ARC) and discussed about collaboration in digital humanities research with Prof. Ryo Akama (College of Letters/Director of the ARC) and Dr. Travis Seifman (Kinugasa Research Organization/Research Manager of the ARC).
［イベント情報］November 29, 2023(Wed)The 126th International ARC Seminar will be held as a webinar on Wednesday, November 29, from 18:00 JST.
The program is as follows:
Speaker: Timon Screech (Professor, Research Division, International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken))
Topic: New Light on Nikkō: Thoughts on the Dutch Lanterns at the Shrine-Mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu
Date: Wednesday, November 29, 18:00 - 19:30 JST
Participation: online via Zoom, free of charge (no reservation required)
［イベント情報］November 27, 2023(Mon)
The International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC),
Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University, presents:Training Course to Decipher Japanese Cursive Script (Kuzushiji) with the ARC Transcription Support and Archiving System
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We are pleased to announce that the Training Course for the ARC Transcription Support and Archiving System for Japanese Cursive Script (kuzushiji) with tutor guidance will be held in FY2023.
This training course will be conducted online using the ARC databases of early Japanese books, ukiyo-e, and old documents, as well as the ARC Kuzushiji Transcription Support and Archiving System, allowing participants to practice reading kuzushiji anytime, anywhere, and at their own pace. Features include an AI-enabled function to read kuzushiji and online guidance provided by experienced tutors.
Unlike one-off kuzushiji courses, you can improve your transcription skills while you read through the books and materials independently.
We welcome applications from beginners and intermediate-level participants and those who wish to support a project to transcribe a specific work or group of works.
Participation is free of charge.
This training course is supported by the Consortium for Global Japanese Studies FY2023.
If you would like to participate, please apply using the form below.
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Deadline: December 11 (Mon), 2023, 12:00 JST
[Details of the Training Course]
Period: December 20, 2023, to March 15, 2024
Language of Instruction: Japanese
Target:
1. Beginners to intermediate level users who wish to transcribe documents written in kuzushiji (capacity: 25 people).
2. Individuals and groups who would like to advance their own projects using the ARC Kuzushiji Transcription Support and Archiving System (individual correction is not provided, but consultation for difficult-to-read characters is available (capacity: 5 people).
[Schedule]
Dec 15: Notice of acceptance (tentative)
Dec 20: Overview of the training course and introduction to the system at 9:00 and 20:00 JST (online/video on demand available)
Jan, Feb: Mini training sessions shall be held as needed
Late March: Closing meeting
Inquiries:
Office of the International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC)
Art Research Center (ARC), Ritsumeikan University
E-mail: r-darc@st.ritsumei.ac.jp
Tel.: +81 75-465-8476 (ext. 2832)
［イベント情報］November 20, 2023(Mon)On November 20, 2023, Prof. Makoto Goto and Prof. Masakatsu Nagai of the National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU) visited the Art Research Center (ARC).
Besides a tour of the ARC building and facilities, discussions and an exchange of opinions on collaboration in digital humanities research took place with Prof. Ryo Akama (College of Letters/Director of the ARC) and Prof. Keiji Yano (College of Letters/Deputy Director of the ARC).
