June 7, 2011
The 107th GCOE Seminar
1. “Singing/Speaking Gender: Vocal Ambiguity in Castrati and Onnagata”
Lecturer: Matjaž Matošec (Research Institute for History and Culture, Utrecht University)
2. “A study on the traditional industry in Kyoto using Large scale maps of Kyoto-city”
Lecturer: Akaishi (Kawasumi) Naomi (PD/Historical Geography Information Research Group/Kinugasa Research Organization)
3. “Development of the Fieldwork Assistance System using Mobile Devices”
Lecturer: Kirimura Takashi (PD/Historical Geography Information Research Group/Kinugasa Research Organization)
Time: June 7 (Tues.) 18:00-19:30 (6th Period)
Place: (Kinugasa) Ritsumeikan University Art Research Center Multipurpose Room (BKC) Please use the Internet (Power Live)
Free of charge (no reservation required)
* The general public may also participate in the seminar through the Internet.
* Those who wish to participate on the Internet, please contact tkiri@fc.ritsumei.ac.jp (Attn: Kirimura)
* GCOE research members and those who already have ID and passwords do not need to contact us.
* Starting in the afternoon on the day of the event, materials can be viewed at the following link (for a limited time):
http://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/archive01/jimu/GCOESeminar/haifu-index.html
To view presentation abstracts, please click on “more” below.
1. Matjaž Matošec, "Singing/Speaking Gender: Vocal Ambiguity in Castrati and Onnagata"
As paradigmatic examples of gender and vocal ambiguity, operatic castrati and kabuki onnagata provide two ideal case studies for a context-based investigation of the interconnection between the human voice and gender. Following the introduction of the binary conception of sex and gender to Europe and Japan, operatic castrati became extinct while onnagata stopped with the practise of living as onnagata in everyday life. Using these developments as a starting point, this presentation will outline my current research project which explores the complex interplay between the voice and various constructions of gender by tracing the changes in public perceptions of the operatic castrato and onnagata.
2. Akaishi (Kawasumi) Naomi, “A study on the traditional industry in Kyoto using Large scale maps of Kyoto-city”
“Large Scale Maps of Kyoto City,” which were shown at the Kyoto Prefectural Library and Archives last year, were created by private businesses in Showa 2 (1927). They gained attention not just for their knowledge of modern Kyoto but also for their useful information. The maps record the numbers of floors in buildings and their intended purposes, and have detailed content similar to today’s residential maps. This presentation focuses on the intended purposes of buildings involved in Kyoto’s traditional industries, and surveys the spatial attributes of their distribution.
3. Kirimura Takashi, “Development of the Fieldwork Assistance System using Mobile Devices”
Applications that can browse and edit GIS data on mobile devices have existed up until now. But few can manipulate multiple attributes, and thus they are not appropriate for fieldwork that required records of various attributes.
We have developed a fieldwork support system that manages GIS data on the web, allowing for editing via mobile devices such as smartphones. In this presentation, I will introduce the development process of this system, as well as demonstrate its actual manipulation.
