Digital Scholarship in History and the Humanities
Theme | Digital Scholarship in History and the Humanities |
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Date | September 12, 2016 |
Venue | The University of Tokyo |
Description | This symposium was co-hosted by the Japanese Association for Digital Humanities (JADH) and the National Museum of Japanese History (Center for Integrated Studies of Cultural and Research Resources). The symposium highlighted three lectures on the possibilities of digitalization in the humanities and important issues surrounding information management of scholarship in the digital environment. The abstract of the keynote lecture is available at the website of JADH <http://conf2016.jadh.org/keynote/>. For the complete program and proceedings of the conference: For more information on Integrated Studies of Cultural and Research Resources: (Japanese) http://www.metaresource.jp/ |
Program Highlights | Keynote Lecture: Academic Assets and Digital Archives Making Database of City Life from Genre Paintings - Persons' Database of 16th Century Rakuchu-rakugai-zu Byobu (Scenes In and Around Kyoto Screens) Chaired by Makoto Goto, Associate Professor, National Museum of Japanese History |
Exploring the Siebold Collection of Museum Fünf Kontinente
Theme | Exploring the Siebold Collection of Museum Fünf Kontinente |
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Date | July 30, 2016 |
Venue | National Museum of Japanese History |
Description | The symposium was held in relation to the special exhibition of Rekihaku, Revisiting Siebold’s Japan Museum. Based on the achievements of International Collaborative Research on Japan-related Documents and Artifacts Overseas of the National Institutes for the Humanities (Study of the Siebold Family Collection and Other Materials Collected in Japan and Taken Overseas in the Nineteenth Century, Hiroshi Kurushima → Kaori Hidaka), the exhibition presented the Siebold Collection of Museum Fünf Kontinente in Munich and brought back to life the Japan exhibitions Siebold held in Europe. The symposium featured reports by the researchers who took part in the international collaborative project. The symposium along with the exhibition was to offer further insights into Siebold’s contribution as the first full-scale introduction of Japan and as a milestone in the development of ethnology museums, commemorating the 150th anniversary of Siebold’s death. Special exhibition, Revisiting Siebold’s Japan Museum: http://www.rekihaku.ac.jp/english/exhibitions/project/old/160712/index.html |
Program Highlights | Opening Remarks:
Introductory Speech:
Keynote Speech:
Reports: The Siebold Incident and the Ino Map of Japan: From the Perspective of Siebold Sculpture Works in the Siebold Collection Siebold Collection in Munich as Observed through Ceramics Moderator: Junichi Okubo, Professor, National Museum of Japanese History |
The Interaction between the Japanese Archipelago and the Korean Peninsula in the Formation States
Theme | The Interaction between the Japanese Archipelago and the Korean Peninsula in the Formation States |
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Date | March 5-6, 2016 |
Venue | National Museum of Japanese History |
Description | This symposium was jointly organized with Daehan Cultural Property Research Center. The symposium featured presentations by researchers from museums, universities and research institutes in Korea and Japan. During the Kofun Period in the Japanese Archipelago and the Three Kingdoms Period in the Korean Peninsula, there were frequent interactions between the royal authority and local communities. The presentations followed by commentaries and discussions provided valuable insights into the interaction between the Japanese Archipelago and the Korean Peninsula in the formation states. For the full program of the symposium, please refer to our Japanese page: |