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Digital Humanities Center for Japanese Arts and CulturesKeiji YANO [email protected] HACHIMURA [email protected] AKAMA [email protected] INABA [email protected] Suzuki [email protected]
Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
International Conference of Digital Archives and Digital Humanities 2009
1-2 December 2009National Taiwan UniversityTaipei, Taiwan
Purposes
1. To introduce the Digital Humanities Center for Japanese Arts and Cultures, Ritsumeikan University
2. To discuss some issues, and prospects on Digital Humanities for Japanese arts and cultures
Outline
1. Background of “Digital Humanities Center for Japanese Arts and Cultures” (DH-JAC)
2. Introduction of DH-JAC1. Education
2. Research
3. Issues and Prospects on DH-JAC in Japan
4. Conclusions
Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University The 21st Century COE program in 2002-06 (6 million USD)
Kyoto Art Entertainment Innovation ResearchGlobal COE program in 2007-11 (9 million USD)
Digital Humanities Center for Japanese Arts and Cultures
Open research
Digital Humanities Center for Japanese Art and Culture
1998 2002 2007 2012Art Research Center 21st Century ＣＯＥ Global ＣＯＥ
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Research Projects ForJapanese Arts & Cultures
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Kyoto Art Entertainment Innovation Research
Global Education
Digital Humanities Course at King’s College
Digital Humanities 2007
・Digital Archive・GIS
Digital Humanities
Supported by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
People at DH-JAC• 23 Professors
– Graduate Schools of Letters, Engineering, Policy Science and CoreEthics & Frontier Sciences
• 14 Postdoctoral Fellows (full-time)• 17 Ph.D. Students
– 10 Fully funded scholarships
• 4 Research Associates• 24 Visiting Professors (7) and Scholars (17)• 14 Collaborative Professors• 9 Administrators As of December 2009
Missions of DH-JAC1) To seek a deeper study of the humanities based on a Digital
Humanities program whose subjects are Japanese arts and cultures, centered on the historical city of Kyoto.
the most advanced information technologies, such as digital archives, databases, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Web 2.0.
2) To promote talented researchers who can carry the responsibilities of Digital Humanities education and research in Japan, while maintaining close ties with similar programs in various foreign countries.
being aware of trends in Japanese studies overseas, while possessing a good command of the information in the digital archives.
3) To create a new system of cultural exchanges among talented researchers and to make the results of research available throughout the world.
a global hub for education and research.
What is Digital Humanities (DH)?• DH is also broadly known as humanities computing within the
humanities (human science).• DH makes extensive use of information technology. • DH involves investigation of knowledge, analysis, synthesis and
presentation of knowledge through the use of computational media.
• By definition, the field of DH is technical-driven given its elaborate use of computing, and is also distinctly interdisciplinary through the application of computational media and information technology.
• DH is expected to create a new knowledge base within the humanities (including history, philosophy, linguistics, literature, arts, music, etc).
Educational mission of DH-JAC
We will not only train young scholars to make the best possible use of databases, archives and the Web, but also encourage them to participate in research projects already underway at universities, research centers and museums overseas and to present their research at international scholarly conferences.
New Types of Japanese Researchers at DH-JAC
1) The ability to produce research and demonstrate leadership in international settings.
2) Awareness that IT is essential for raising the level of current research.
3) Understanding the value of research materials scattered around the world and the ability to compile information into digital archives.
4) IT skills so that opportunities are made available for cooperation among researchers.
5) The ability to conduct serious research in the area of Japanese culture through close collaboration with humanities researchers.
DH-JAC Education Program
Basic Course Advanced Course
Courses (about Japanese culture inoverseas)
2 credits 4 credits
Seminar report: Seminar report:More than 4 times More than 6 timesAttendance: Attendance: Irregular holding (no credit)2 times / year 2 times / year
Workshop / Symposium Report / Internship / Report / Internship / Participation:More than 2 times More than 3 times
Forum / Internship Attendance (except report): Attendance (except report):More than 5 times More than 5 times
More than 2 times(At least one presentation by foreignlanguage)
GCOE office will make adecision of corresponding fields
2 years(maximum 3 years)Japanese Culture DH diploma(Advanced Course)
Requirements for completion
Academic conference (domestic/international)
NoteSection1 Section2
Japanese culture DH seminar Holding Every Tuesday
Basic DH seminarSeminar
Courses (about Digital Humanities) 6 credits 8 creditsCourses for Graduate SchoolCourse
Limited for the one whichGCOE office admitted
Limited for the one whichGCOE office admitted
Event/Internship etc
Submit the short essay and pass of examination (*If the fieldcorresponds, you can replace it in a master's/ doctoral dissertation.
Limitation years for completion 2 years
Diploma Japanese Culture DH diploma(Basic Course)
Thesis / Essay
Certification of Digital Humanities for Japanese Arts and Cultures
Hands-on training at over 20 research projects at Art Research Center
Research Groups & Collaborative Institutions
• Kyoto Culture Group • Japanese Culture Group• Historical GIS Group• Digital Archiving Technology
Group• WEB Technology Group
■ Representative Institutes Overseas School of Oriental and African Studies
(SOAS), University of LondonSainsbury Institute for the Study of
Japanese Arts and CulturesBritish MuseumMuseum of Fine Arts, BostonHonolulu Academy of ArtsCentre Europeen d'Etudes Japonaises
d'Alsace (CEEJA)Institute for Medieval Japanese
Studies, Columbia UniversityNew York UniversityUniversity of AlbertaBeijing Center for Japanese Studies
Research Topics in DH-JAC
1. Comprehensive archive of folding screens diagrams in and around Kyoto and transitions in urban customs
2. Digitization of Classical Theater Archives3. Compiling a Comprehensive Chronological Table of Kabuki and
Bunraku Theater 4. Various Digital Data Archives
Show bills, Kabuki music scripts reference systems, Actor prints, Ledgers
5. Website Management of Information about Classical Theater Showings
6. Digital archive project in collaboration with western museums and art galleries of Japanese art, especially woodblock prints and images
7. Development of Virtual Kyoto8. Digital Archiving of Intangible Cultural Properties9. Constructing 3D Metaverse for Japanese Arts and Cultures
Digital Archives for Japanese Woodblock Prints: Their Global Linkage
• To improve prints’ statistical research• To find new theories in the research field• To find new materials
http://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/db/arcnishikie/default.htm
V&A NMS
004-0031 100-5763Theatre Museum
Several examples printed around the same time and in different editions
Several panels from the same composition and multiple prints from the same series
Virtual Kyoto: Integration of Digital Contents of Japanese Arts and Cultures on 4D-GIS with a Time Dimension
Virtual Kyoto is a virtual time-space created on a computer for the purpose of investigating the past, present and future of the historical city of Kyoto. Using the cutting-edge technologies in GIS and VR, we built Virtual Kyoto, a 4D-GIS that comprisesa series of 3D-GIS at different points in time.
Virtual Kyoto is an infrastructure to place various digitally archived materials associated with the city, and to disseminate Kyoto’s subtle and sophisticated forms of cultures and arts to the world over the Internet. http://www.geo.lt.ritsumei.ac.jp/webgis/ritscoe.
• Virtual reconstruction of Kabuki and Noh Theater• Motion Capture and animation for Kabuki and Noh performance
An animation through the eyes of Noh actor
Virtual performance of Noh by a CG character
Motion capture of Noh performance
CG character
Kita Noh theaterat Nishi-Honganjitemple. National treasure.
Digitization and Analysis of Traditional Dance Body Movement by using Motion Capture Technology
Collaborative Web Technologies for Japanese Arts and Cultures
Issues and Prospects of DH-JAC1. Humanities scholars in Japan, who tend to work domestically within
their academic societies, shall partake in global academic environments, including a Web-based one.
2. While humanities scholars tend to see the Web and information technology as mere tools, they also have to realize that using these tools may give rise to new perspectives and paradigms.
3. Japanese humanities researchers should realize that the Internet is now advancing into the age of Web 2.0, meaning that the environment of the Web is becoming ever more crucial for humanities research. This pattern of research is common in Europe and the United States, and as a high-level institute for research and education we need to work in a similar way, in order to ensure the future development of research.
4. Not only humanities scholars who are handling Japanese language but also other East Asian languages have been experiencing some difficulties in encoding texts or sharing textual resources on the Web. This is because an international standard of character encoding, Unicode, has limitations to represent characters in those languages.
Conclusions: challenges
• We need to work closely with researchers in information technologies, much closer than before when information technologies had been used as a mere tool, with more active participation from both sides.
• We are now concentrating on fostering young researchers as well as facilitating various research environments, including global networks for education and research, all of which will benefit many young researchers to become the next generation of academic leaders in Japanese studies.
Further information
Introduction movies of DH-JAC on Webhttp://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/lib/GCOE/guideline_e.html
Please join us as a PhD student!
When to Apply: Jan. 8th (Fri.) – Jan. 18th (Mon.), 2010
Notification of Results: Jan. 26th (Fri.), 2010
Date of Interviews: Feb. 13th (Sat.), 2010
Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University
Minami-za theater in Edo era
