OSDE Annual Meeting 2024
A regular meeting of the project's contributors and participants was held with the following details.
Date: 2024/10/20
Contents: Progress report, discussion, seminar for fostering young researchers
Academic Meeting on the Arts of Living with Others in Socio-Cultural Diversity
Purpose of the Meeting
In this Academic Meeting, researchers from both Japan and Indonesia will discuss the issues relating to coexistence with various others (including religious and ethnic minorities and people with disabilities). For this purpose, relationship between majority and minority groups in the context of social and cultural diversity in Indonesia, Japan, and other regions would be discussed from anthropological- and/or multi-disciplinary perspectives. In addition, we would also explore the role of physical(bodily)practices and/or embodiment, such as performing arts, etc. in the process.
Date: August 26 & 27, 2024
Venue: Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional(BRIN) Office in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
Program：
August 26
14:00-14:05 Opening Remarks/Introduction (by Ikuya TOKORO)
14:05-14:35 Najib Bruhani(BRIN) & Prabowo Setyabudi (BRIN) "Religious Diversity in Indonesia: National and Regional Composition ".
14:35-15:05 RannyRastati(BRIN) "Modesty Meets Fantasy: The Rise of Hijab Cosplay in Indonesia".
(Coffee Break)
15:20-15:50 Ako MASHINO（Tokyo University of the Arts）"Different Brothers: Encountering Religious Others in Muslim-Balinese Performing Arts ”.
15:50-16:20 Asa Ito (Tokyo Institute of Technology) " Thinking with Disability rather than Thinking about it”.
16:20-17:30 Discussions
17:30-17:35 Closing Remarks
18:00-20:00 Reception Dinner
August 27
11:00-12:00 Lunch:The Senang Hati Foundation（NPO）
12:30-14:00 Bathing and temple visit
15:00-16:00 Travel by car
16:00-18:00 Dance show "Ruwa Bineda"/Workshop
The World of Seiji Mouri: Tattoos make up in Film and TV series
■ Date/Time
2024-05-01 10:30 ~ 2024-07-28 17:00
■ Details
Seiji Mouri, now 94 years old and a resident of Kyoto, has been working as an actor and tattoo artist at Toei's Kyoto Studio for over 40 years.
He has worked on many Toei and NET films, including “Showa Zankyo Den” (from the fourth film onward), “Hibotan Bakuto,” “Jinginaki Tatakai（Battles Without Honor and Humanity）,” and the “Kin-san of Toyama” series.
By means of a technique and special paints that Mr. Mouri has developed independently,
He has painted tattoos on more than 150 stars, including Ken Takakura, Kouji Tsuruta, Junko Fuji, Hideki Takahashi, Hiroki Matsukata, Ken Matsudaira, Reiko Takashima, and more than 2000 actors in total.
This exhibition will be divided into two phases, displaying Mr. Mouri's tattoo drafts, as well as photographs, scripts, posters, and pamphlets from the collections of Toei Company, TOEI Kyoto Studio Park and Film Library, Yoshimi Yamamoto, and others, along with film and TV drama footage.
■ Organized by
Executive Committee of “The World of Seiji Mouri: Tattoos make up in Film and TV series”
■ Sponsored by
JSPS Academic Knowledge Co-Creation Program (2023-2028) Overcoming Social Division and achieving Diversity through Embodiment ,Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA)Core Project (Anthropology)
"Rwanda before and after the genocide – Looking at the changes in the country together"
30 years ago, Rwanda experienced a genocide caused by ethnic conflict. Since the end of the genocide, Rwanda has made great progress, and the event is gradually becoming a thing of the past. Now that the generation born after the genocide accounts for two-thirds of the population, it is necessary to look back on the event, learn from the past, and look to the future.
In this lecture, we will invite Mr. and Mrs. Rudasingwa of Mulindi Japan One Love Project, who have been making prosthetic limbs and promoting support for people with disabilities in Rwanda, Africa, since 1997, to look back on the background and past of the genocide from the perspective of a genocide survivor who has seen the changes, and a Japanese person who has also seen the changes, and consider what can be done to achieve peace.
Currently, conflicts are occurring all over the world, but by re-learning the genocide not as something that happened in a faraway country, but as something that could happen close to us, we would like to approach the issue of overcoming social divisions and realizing diversity through physicality.
Program
14:30~14:40 Opening remarks
Shojiro Kotegawa (Kokugakuin University)
14:40~15:40 Lecture
Mr. and Mrs. Rudasinghewa
15:40~15:50 Comment
Miwako Tanaka(East Japan International University)
15:50~16:30 Q&A
Moderator: Ran Muratsu (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
Sponsorship：Topic-Setting Program“Overcoming Social Division and Achieving Diversity through Embodiment”
Joint sponsorship：ILCAA Core Project (Anthropology) “Anthropological Inquiry of Sociality: Dynamics of Tolerance/Intolerance in Transcultural Contexts”
ILCAA Joint Research Project “Anthropology of Embodiment: Anthropological Study of Things” The 5th meeting
Program
2024/7/7
13:00–14:30 Masayoshi SOMEYA（Hokkaido University）"The cognitive capacity of non-neural organisms: some lessons learned from the controversies surrounding their mind and embodiment"
14:40–16:10 Yuko IWASE (Tokyo Metropolitan University )"The cognitive capacity of non-neural organisms: some lessons learned from the controversies surrounding their mind and embodiment"
16:20–17:50 Morie KANEKO(Kyoto University)"Tools and techniques of body for community road constructions in Southwestern Ethiopia (tentative)"
18:00–20:00 Reception meeting
Organizing：JSPS Academic Knowledge Co-Creation Program (2023-2028) Overcoming Social Division and achieving Diversity through Embodiment
2024/1/5-6 Futures of AcademicResearch and Art
■Day 1 (Jan. 5th Fri. 2024) 14:00–17:30 *ONSITE ONLY
Venue: Commons Café (Room 203), Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Workshop “Multimodal Anthropologies across the Pacific”
Driven by recent technological changes, including the widespread use of the Internet, advancements and miniaturization of recording equipment, and the simplification of expression using digital tools, as well as theoretical backgrounds emphasizing people's lived experiences in anthropology, visual anthropology/multimodal anthropology has been expanding its scope. Against this backdrop, this event aims to showcase and discuss various practices and initiatives carried out on different continents.
Scholars of multimodal anthropology from the US, Singapore, and Japan will present their endeavors within their respective fields and areas of practice, such as filmmaking, performance, drone shooting, and art-based workshops. Through these showcases and discussions, we aim to foster new creations and critical thinking.
Titles for Presentation
1. Pero Fukuda (PhD Candidate, Ritsumeikan University)
“Violencing, Musicking, Emotioning”
2. Jacob Nussbaum (Interdisciplinary Artist, Musician and PhD candidate, University of Pennsylvania)
“Performance Interventions: Multimodality as Embodied Method”
3. Ran Muratsu (Assistant Professor, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
“Capturing the Uncanny: Anthropological Research and Creative Collaboration”
4. Alissa Jordan (Associate Director, Center for Experimental Ethnography, University of Pennsylvania)
“Seeing Our Bodies Healed: Collaborative Vision States in Film and Sound in a Haitian courtyard”
5. Shu Fujita (Research Associate, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
“Letting Images Connect: A Multimodal Method for Anthropological Thinking”
6. Leniqueca Welcome (Assistant Professor, George Washington University)
“Collage as a Practice of World-Building: Archive, Relation, Speculation”
7. Midori Miyamori (MA Student, Tokyo University of the Arts)
“About Instant Acting”
8. Alexandra Sastrawati (PhD Candidate, Princeton University / Young NUS Fellow, National University of Singapore)
“Ethics of Proximity: A Visual-Lyric Autoethnography”
9. Pablo Aguilera Del Castillo (PhD Candidate, University of Pennsylvania)
“Multimodal Cartographies: Excavating the Mexican Landscape through Emerging Visual Media”
10. Maki Kitagawa (Project Researcher, The University of Tokyo)
“Vision in Multimodality : Thinking through Drone, Snowmobile and Hunter’s Sensibility in Japanese Mountain”
Commentator: Deborah Thomas (R. Jean Brownlee Professor, Director, Center for Experimental Ethnography, University of Pennsylvania)
■Day2 (Jan. 6th Sat. 2024) 13:00–18:00 *HYBRID (Onsite＋Online)
Venue: Room 303, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Symposium “Futures of Academic Research and Art”
The realm of academic inquiry not limited by the confines of traditional academic texts as pioneered by visual anthropology/multimodal anthropology, art-based research, and similar approaches, has played a pivotal role in broadening scholarly horizons and rethinking the nature of knowledge. In recent years, these methods have expanded beyond visual media, encompassing works utilizing contemporary art techniques, interactive website creation, VR exhibitions, and various other approaches, thus opening up novel dimensions of thought. Nevertheless, challenges persist in these emerging fields, such as insufficient platforms for exchanging methodologies and ideas, as well as limited space for critique within academia.
Against this backdrop, this symposium aims to facilitate discussions on the experiences of those who have spearheaded collaboration between academia and the arts within the academic sphere. Through such exchanges, we aim to explore both the challenges and possibilities for the future, envisioning the development of advanced organizations and platforms that embody a new holistic form of knowledge.
Program
13:00 Opening
13:10 Introduction
13:20 Presentation 1
“TRAJECTORIA – Expanding the Range Limitations of Scholarship in Audiovisual Practice”
Itsushi Kawase (Associate Professor, National Museum of Ethnology)
13:50 Presentation 2
“Art, Research and ‘Investigative Aesthetics’: Arts-Based Research in the Digital Media Age”
Yoshitaka Mōri (Professor, Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts)
14:20 Presentation 3
“Multi-Modal Ethnography at the University of Pennsylvania – Merging Creative Arts and Scholarship”
Deborah Thomas (R. Jean Brownlee Professor, Director, Center for Experimental Ethnography, University of Pennsylvania)
14:50 Break (15 min.)
15:05 Presentation 4
“Multimodal Anthropology Using Serious Games: Toward a Collaboration of Business, Education, and Anthropology”
Sayaka Ogawa (Professor, Ritsumeikan University)
15:35 Presentation 5
“Art-based research Activities in Japan”
Masayuki Okahara (Emeritus Professor, Keio University)
16:05 Presentation 6
“A Large-scale Arts Festival in Taiwan: Experiences and Endeavors”
Chihiro Minato (Director, Institute for Anthropology of Art and Design, Tama Art University)
16:35 Break (15 min.)
16:50 General Discussion
17:50 Closing
Chair: Ran Muratsu (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
Discussion Moderator: Pero Fukuda (Ritsumeikan University)
For details, please see here.
http://www.aa.tufs.ac.jp/documents/projects/30104.pdf
(The following is the same for both days)
Language: English
Admission: Free
Pre-registration is required.
For registration, please see here.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10zBXZZ0vWSa0sL3_OgYQJYXUcIsdUzM6vbg7VJjzYKQ/viewform?ts=6555b05b&edit_requested=true
2024/2/11 The 1st Symposium on “Overcoming social division and achieving diversity through embodiment.”
Program (tentative)
14:00–14:20 Ikuya TOKORO (ILCAA) “Introduction”
14:20–14:50 Kojiro HIROSE (National Museum of Ethnology) “The Meaning of “Universal Museum”:Exploring the Significance of Art Appreciation through Tactile Culture.”
14:50–15:00 Break
15:00–15:30 Kosuke TAKAHASHI (Ritumeikan University) “Revisiting the Concept of Face and Body from a Psychological Perspective.”
15:30–16:00 Caitlin COKER (Hokkaido University) “Dance Village” -- what pulls us apart brings us together.
16:00–16:15 Break
16:15–16:25 Shojiro KOTEGAWA (Kokugakuin Univ.) “Comments 1”
16:25–16:35 Takanori OHISHI (TUFS) “Comments 2”
16:35–18:00 Discussion
18:30–20:30 Reception Meeting
Language: Japanese
Admission: Free
Pre-registration is required.
For registration, please see here.
https://forms.gle/qviW2deYjsKSoc936
Please contact: kao2020aa[at]gmail.com (please change [at] to ＠)
2023/11/12 The First academic meeting on "Overcoming social division and achieving diversity through embodiment" research project(JSPS)
13:00- 13:30 "Outline of the project" by Ikuya TOKORO(ILCAA)
13:30-17:30 Self-introduction by all members & Discussion on Research Plan of the project.
2023/11/25 Workshop: Let's try Balinese Kecak and Gamut (voice gamelan)!
We are pleased to welcome Balinese musician Mr. Ciaaattt to teach us Kecak and Vocal Gamelan (※). Let's join together, use our voices, and move our bodies to experience the music culture of Bali!
※ What is Voice Gamelan?
It's a vocal music where the sounds of Gamelan, a percussion ensemble, are expressed by layering human voices. It involves playing the various parts by either multi-track recording on your own or sharing the different roles among multiple people while weaving the song together.
For details, please see here.
https://anthropology.aa-ken.jp/activity/event/bali_ws2023.html
Language: Japanese
Admission: Free
Pre-registration is required. (First-come, first-served basis in case of high demand)
For registration, please see here.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXZ7mrdaKW0toEng07NmZArQM6xNSDdzZ3sG7h_FbzyWi-5A/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
-Please wear comfortable attire as you will be seated on the floor.
2023/12/1 Workshop: Let's try Balinese Kecak!
We are pleased to welcome Balinese musician Mr. Ciaaattt to teach us Kecak. Cak Cak Cak ♪ Let's make some noise, move our bodies, and have fun together!
For details, please see here. (In Japanese)
https://anthropology.aa-ken.jp/activity/event/bali_ws2023.html
Language: Japanese
Admission: Free
Pre-registration is required. (First-come, first-served basis in case of high demand)
For registration, please see here. (In Japanese)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6BItIyameI5mIH4-dkh7tXd2NPWXjm5FQGOJ5VNoHE2cVKw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
2023/12/3 Performce & Mini Lecture 'Let's enjoy Balinese Music and Musical Drama'
After enduring the pandemic, we are excited to bring you the fresh development of traditional Balinese music, 'Voice Gamelan.' It has gained prominence in Bali. This event is part of the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies' 150th-anniversary commemorative collaboration.
<< Sing, Dance, and Laugh Together! >>
We are delighted to welcome the Balinese entertainer, Mr. Ciaaattt, who will introduce his innovative performance art, 'Voice Gamelan(Gamut),' which reimagines the traditional Gamelan ensemble using a single voice. This form of entertainment, which found its roots in Ciaaattt's home during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bali, has attracted widespread attention. During this event, you will witness explanations and demonstrations of Voice Gamelan, as well as performances of Balinese music and musical dramas by the Japanese group Mametangan, in collaboration with Ciaaattt. It's a fusion of traditional art, entertainment, and contemporary culture - a delightful mix to savor!
For details, please see here (In Japanese).
https://anthropology.aa-ken.jp/activity/event/bali-music.html
Language: Japanese
Admission: Free
Pre-registration is required (First-come, first-served basis in case of high demand).
For registration, please see here (In Japanese).
https://forms.gle/YxxShUHokTSKn8ix8
2023/12/10 Workshop "Doing fieldwork on everyday life 2"
[Overview]
Anthropology has long considered the fieldwork, thinking through experiences in different cultures and places as essential. In this workshop, while rooted in such fieldwork methodologies, participants will conduct fieldwork on their own everyday lives through exercises. The aim is to gain new perspectives on everyday life and the world. On the first session, November 19th, after an introduction to anthropology and fieldwork, we will engage in several exercises to estrange familiar sensations and bodies in everyday life. Between the first and second session, participants will work on creating works on specific themes as extracurricular exercises. On the second session, December 10th, we will present and discuss our respective works and insights. Participants who have not previously experienced anthropology, fieldwork, or art are welcome to join.
※This event is an experimental project aimed at the creation of new field science methods. The content of the event will be utilized in the research of the organizers, and individual works are planned to be publicly showcased as collective art on a website
Language: Japanese
Eligibility: Those interested in fieldwork, anthropology, and art (Above 18 years old). Participants must be able to attend in-person on both days.
Capacity: 12 participants (first-come, first-served in case of a high number of applications).
Admission: Free
Pre-registration is required.
For registration, please see here.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1v9RjxQLG9AycccT2G8IneGlsGpfeCPX6IohyS25gSmA/edit
Contact: tufisco-office[at]tufs.ac.jp (TUFiSCo Office, please replace [at] with @)
2023/11/19 Workshop "Doing fieldwork on everyday life 1"
[Overview]
Anthropology has long consideredthe fieldwork, thinking through experiences in different cultures and places as essential. In this workshop, while rooted in such fieldwork methodologies, participants will conduct fieldwork on their own everyday lives through exercises. The aim is to gain new perspectives on everyday life and the world. On the first session, November 19th, after an introduction to anthropology and fieldwork, we will engage in several exercises to estrange familiar sensations and bodies in everyday life. Between the first and second session, participants will work on creating works on specific themes as extracurricular exercises. On the second session, December 10th, we will present and discuss our respective works and insights. Participants who have not previously experienced anthropology, fieldwork, or art are welcome to join.
※This event is an experimental project aimed at the creation of new field science methods. The content of the event will be utilized in the research of the organizers, and individual works are planned to be publicly showcased as collective art on a website
Language: Japanese
Eligibility: Those interested in fieldwork, anthropology, and art (Above 18 years old). Participants must be able to attend in-person on both days.
Capacity: 12 participants (first-come, first-served in case of a high number of applications).
Admission: Free
Pre-registration is required.
For registration, please see here.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1v9RjxQLG9AycccT2G8IneGlsGpfeCPX6IohyS25gSmA/edit
Contact: tufisco-office[at]tufs.ac.jp (TUFiSCo Office, please replace [at] with @)