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May 30, 2009

Yuzen Textile Designs (Printed on Paper) of "Annexation of Korea": A Symposium

Yuzen Textile Designs (Printed on Paper) of "Annexation of Korea": A Symposium

【Date】 May 30 (Sat.), 2009 13:00-15:00
【Place】 Academy Ritsumei 21 Museum Meeting Room, 2nd Fl.
【Sponsors】 Korea Center, Ritsumeikan University;
     Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Global COE (Center of  Excellence) Program Digital Humanities Center for Japanese Arts and Cultures, Ritsumeikan University; and
     Humanities Association, Ritsumeikan University
【Co-sponsor】 International Peace Museum, Ritsumeikan University 
【Admission】 Free

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May 25, 2009

Fund for Accelerating International Research Activities (Due May 29)

The Office of Graduate Studies announced this academic year’s Fund for Accelerating International Research Activities. If you are eligible, please apply for this fund.

【Eligibility】
1) Full-time doctoral student, except for those who are taking leaving of absence.
2) Planning to conduct research activities abroad for more than 30 days in AY 2009
     (April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010)
*Please see the Application Guideline for the detail of this fund.

【Number of Awards】 Maximum 50 Awards in AY 2009

【Application Procedures】
Please submit a prescribed 2009 Application Form with required documents to the office mentioned below.

Application Period: From May 25 (Mon.), 2009 to May 29 (Fri.), 2009
Announcement of the Application Results: late June
Submit the application to:
【Kinugasa】 Office of Graduate Studies on the 1st floor of Shogakkan Hall.
【BKC】 Office of Graduate Studies at the Learning Station, on the 1st floor of Prism House.

Please see the following website for more details: http://www.ritsumei.jp/grinfo/AIR-Fund2009.html
 

May 22, 2009

Incentive Scholarship for Global COE Program

The Office of Graduate Studies announced this academic year’s application for the Incentive Scholarship for Global COE Program.

Please refer to the guidelines below for more detail information.

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May 1, 2009

"The Center Grants for Young Researchers" and "The Center Grants for Young Researchers to Support Their Research Activities Abroad"

“The Center Grants for Young Researchers” and “The Center Grants for Young Researchers to Support Their Research Activities Abroad” are set to provide young researchers who are conducting research at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Global COE Program “Digital Humanities Center for Japanese Arts and Cultures,” Ritsumeikan University with focused supports. The young researchers here include the Center’s postdoctoral fellows and research assistants, except for RA III, as well as other researchers whom the Center’s Steering Committee exceptionally admits as such. Now we are accepting your application submission.

Please refer to the guidelines below for more detail information.

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May 1, 2009

GCOE Seminar in May, 2009

■Vol.50 : May 26 (Tue.), 2009 ※ This Lecture has been called off.

1.Xin Yin (PD / Digital Archiving Technology)
"Restoring 3D Digital Woodcut Shape for Reproducing Ancient Book"

2.Toledo Nolasco Alejandro (RAⅠ / Digital Archiving Technology / D1, Graduate School of Science and Engineering)
"Interactive Visual Analysis of Personal Names in Japanese Historical Diary"

3.Kingkarn Sookhanaphibarn (PD / Digital Archiving Technology)
"Digital museums in Second Life"


■Vol.49 : May 19 (Tue.), 2009
1.Chise Saito (RAⅠ / Japanese Culture / D1, Graduate School of Letters, Ritsumeikan University)
"A Report on the Italian Government’s Policy toward Digitizing Cultural Properties, and on the Current Conditions and Future Possibilities of Systematizing Japanese Art Collections in Italy"

2.Kiyofumi Kusui (PD / Japanese Culture)
"Construction and Problems about a Database of the Gaichi (Foreign Lands) Japanese Literature"

3.Shinya Maezaki (PD / Japanese Culture)
"Matsubayashi Tsurunosuke and St Ives: Creating a Digital Database of Historical Materials on Japanese Ceramics"

4.Takaaki Okamoto (PD / Japanese Culture)
"Digital Archiving for Yuzen Designs"

> More info (※ Japanese only)


■Vol.48 : May 12 (Tue.), 2009
1.liset turino (El Colegio de Mexico Master in Asia and Africa Studies)
"Sinners in the crossroad: parody and the subversion of authority in the oni kyōgen"

2.Hiroyuki Sekiguchi (Visiting Associate Professor, Kinugasa Research Organization / Digital Archiving technology)
  Takaaki Okamoto (PD / Japanese Culture)
"Participation Report in the 2009 Tokyo Workshop on Digital Humanities"

> More info (※ Japanese only)
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TIME : 18:00~19:30
PLACE : 【Kinugasa campus(KIC), Ritsumeikan University】 Art Research Center
【Biwako Kusatsu campus(BKC), Ritsumeikan University】 The Internet (Power Live)
ADMISSION : Free

※Participation through the Internet (PowerLive) is available. If you wish to do so, please contact Nishikawa at: nyoshi■fc.ritsumei.ac.jp (please replace ■ with @).

※ Handouts will be available from the afternoon of the day of the seminar at the following website (for a limited time only).
 http://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/dhjac/ppt/haihusiryo-index.html (※ Japanese only)
 

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