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Contemporary Art in Japan and Cuteness in Japanese Popular Culture
No full textThis thesis is an art historical study focussing on contemporary Japan, and in particular the artists Murakami TakashL Mori Mariko, Aida Makoto, and Nara Yoshitomo. These artists represent a generation of artists born in the 1960s who use popular culture to their own ends. From the seminal exhibition 'Tokyo Pop' at Hiratsuka Museum of Art in 1996 which included all four artists, to Murakami's group exhibition 'Little Boy: The Arts of Japan's Exploding Subculture' which opened in April 2005, central to my research is an exploration of contemporary art's engagement with the pervasiveness of cuteness in Japanese culture.
Including key secondary material, which recognises cuteness as not merely something trivial but involving power play and gender role issues, this thesis undertakes an interdisciplinary analysis of cuteness in contemporary Japanese popular culture, and examines howcontemporary Japanese artists have responded, providing original research through interviews with Aida Makoto, Mori Mariko and Murakami Takashi. Themes examined include the deconstruction of the high and low in contemporary art; sh6jo (girl) culture and cuteness; the relation of cuteness and the erotic; the transformation of cuteness into the grotesque; cuteness and nostalgia; and virtual cuteness in Japanese science fiction animation, and computer games.
Director of Studies: Toshio Watanabe
Supervisors: David Ryan and Omuka Toshihar
Orígenes e influencia del Documento de Nara sobre autenticidad. Conversaciones con... Herb Stovel Num. 8 Año 5 (2019) julio-diciembre
No full textEste artículo analiza los orígenes, así como la influencia del Documento de Nara sobre autenticidad (Nara, Japón, 1994) en las actitudes y los enfoques de la conservación en el contexto particular de las operaciones del Comité del Patrimonio Mundial y más allá, en el mundo de la conservación.Andrus, Patrick W. and Rebecca H. Shrimpton (2002) “How to evaluate the integrity of a property”, in: How to apply the National Register criteria for evaluation, National Register Bulletin, VIII [https://www.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb15/].Dushkina, Natalia (1995) “Authenticity: towards the ecology of culture”, in: Knut Einar Larsen (ed.), Nara conference on authenticity - Conférence de Nara sur l’authenticité, Japan 1994, Proceedings, UNESCO World Heritage Centre/Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)/ICCROM/ICOMOS, Tapir Publishers, Trondheim, pp. 307-310.English Heritage (2001) Policy statement on restoration, reconstruction and speculative recreation of archaeological sites including ruins, photocopy, author’s files.ICOMOS (1996) Declaration of San Antonio, ICOMOS, San Antonio.Jokilehto, Jukka (1993) “Treatment and authenticity”, in: Bernard Feilden and Jukka Jokilehto (eds.), Management guidelines for World Cultural Heritage sites, ICCROM-UNESCO ICOMOS, Rome, pp. 59-75.Munjeri, Dawson (2001) “The notions of integrity and authenticity: the emerging patterns in Africa”, in: Galia Saouma-Forero (ed.), Authenticity and integrity in an African context. Expert meeting, Great Zimbabwe, 26/29 May, 2000, UNESCO, Paris, pp.-19.Nara document on authenticity (1994) “Nara document on authenticity”, in: Knut Einar Larsen (ed.), Nara conference on authenticity - Conférence de Nara sur l’authenticité, Japan 1994, Proceedings, UNESCO World Heritage Centre/Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)/ICCROM/ICOMOS, Tapir Publishers, Trondheim, pp. XXI-XXV.Saouma-Forero, Galia (ed.) (2001) Authenticity and integrity in an African context. Expert meeting, Great Zimbabwe, 26/29 May, 2000, UNESCO, Paris.Stovel, Herb (1995) “Working towards the Nara document”, in: Knut Einar Larsen (ed.), Nara conference on authenticity - Conférence de Nara sur l’authenticité, Japan 1994, Proceedings, UNESCO World Heritage Centre/Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)/ICCROM/ICOMOS, Tapir Publishers, Trondheim, pp. XXXIII-XXXIV.Stovel, Herb (1995) “Considerations in framing the authenticity question for conservation”, in: Knut Einar Larsen (ed.), Nara conference on authenticity - Conférence de Nara sur l’authenticité, Japan 1994, Proceedings, UNESCO World Heritage Centre/ Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)/ICCROM/ICOMOS, Tapir Publishers, Trondheim, pp. 393-398.Stovel, Herb (2001) “The Riga Charter on authenticity and historical reconstruction in relationship to cultural heritage, Riga, Latvia, October 2000”, Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites 4 (4): 241-244.Stovel, Herb (2003) “Annex 4”, in: The Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, version prepared by the Advisory Bodies (unpublished, March 2003).Tschudi-Madsen, Stefan (1985) “Principles in practice”, APT Bulletin 17 (3-4): 12-20.UNESCO-World Heritage Centre (1994) Report on the expert meeting on heritage canals (Canada, September 1994), WHC-94/ CONF-003/INF.10, World Heritage Centre, UNESCO.UNESCO (2005) Operational guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, World Heritage Centre, UNESCO, Paris.Venice Charter (1964) Venice Charter [https://www.icomos.org/charters/venice_e.pdf]
Origins and influence of the Nara document on authenticity. Conversaciones con... Herb Stovel Num. 8 Año 5 (2019) julio-diciembre
No full textThis paper examines the origins and influence of the Nara document on authenticity (Nara, Japan, 1994) on conservation attitudes and approaches in the particular context of the World Heritage Committee’s operations and beyond, into the workaday world of conservation.Andrus, Patrick W. and Rebecca H. Shrimpton (2002) “How to evaluate the integrity of a property”, in: How to apply the National Register criteria for evaluation, National Register Bulletin, VIII [https://www.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb15/].Dushkina, Natalia (1995) “Authenticity: towards the ecology of culture”, in: Knut Einar Larsen (ed.), Nara conference on authenticity - Conférence de Nara sur l’authenticité, Japan 1994, Proceedings, UNESCO World Heritage Centre/Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)/ICCROM/ICOMOS, Tapir Publishers, Trondheim, pp. 307-310.English Heritage (2001) Policy statement on restoration, reconstruction and speculative recreation of archaeological sites including ruins, photocopy, author’s files.ICOMOS (1996) Declaration of San Antonio, ICOMOS, San Antonio.Jokilehto, Jukka (1993) “Treatment and authenticity”, in: Bernard Feilden and Jukka Jokilehto (eds.), Management guidelines for World Cultural Heritage sites, ICCROM-UNESCO ICOMOS, Rome, pp. 59-75.Munjeri, Dawson (2001) “The notions of integrity and authenticity: the emerging patterns in Africa”, in: Galia Saouma-Forero (ed.), Authenticity and integrity in an African context. Expert meeting, Great Zimbabwe, 26/29 May, 2000, UNESCO, Paris, pp.-19.Nara document on authenticity (1994) “Nara document on authenticity”, in: Knut Einar Larsen (ed.), Nara conference on authenticity - Conférence de Nara sur l’authenticité, Japan 1994, Proceedings, UNESCO World Heritage Centre/Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)/ICCROM/ICOMOS, Tapir Publishers, Trondheim, pp. XXI-XXV.Saouma-Forero, Galia (ed.) (2001) Authenticity and integrity in an African context. Expert meeting, Great Zimbabwe, 26/29 May, 2000, UNESCO, Paris.Stovel, Herb (1995) “Working towards the Nara document”, in: Knut Einar Larsen (ed.), Nara conference on authenticity - Conférence de Nara sur l’authenticité, Japan 1994, Proceedings, UNESCO World Heritage Centre/Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)/ICCROM/ICOMOS, Tapir Publishers, Trondheim, pp. XXXIII-XXXIV.Stovel, Herb (1995) “Considerations in framing the authenticity question for conservation”, in: Knut Einar Larsen (ed.), Nara conference on authenticity - Conférence de Nara sur l’authenticité, Japan 1994, Proceedings, UNESCO World Heritage Centre/ Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)/ICCROM/ICOMOS, Tapir Publishers, Trondheim, pp. 393-398.Stovel, Herb (2001) “The Riga Charter on authenticity and historical reconstruction in relationship to cultural heritage, Riga, Latvia, October 2000”, Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites 4 (4): 241-244.Stovel, Herb (2003) “Annex 4”, in: The Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, version prepared by the Advisory Bodies (unpublished, March 2003).Tschudi-Madsen, Stefan (1985) “Principles in practice”, APT Bulletin 17 (3-4): 12-20.UNESCO-World Heritage Centre (1994) Report on the expert meeting on heritage canals (Canada, September 1994), WHC-94/ CONF-003/INF.10, World Heritage Centre, UNESCO.UNESCO (2005) Operational guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, World Heritage Centre, UNESCO, Paris.Venice Charter (1964) Venice Charter [https://www.icomos.org/charters/venice_e.pdf]
Document de Nara sur l’authenticité (1994). Conversaciones con... Herb Stovel Num. 8 Año 5 (2019) julio-diciembre
No full textDocumento de Nara
Documento de Nara sobre autenticidad (1994). Conversaciones con... Herb Stovel Num. 8 Año 5 (2019) julio-diciembre
No full textDocumento de Nara
The Nara document on authenticity (1994). Conversaciones con... Herb Stovel Num. 8 Año 5 (2019) julio-diciembre
No full textDocumento de Nara
The Comparative Study on hydro-Climatological Features in Nara and Kyoto Basins : Year Climatic analysis by Thornthwaite\u27s Method
No full textNara and Kyoto basins belong under Setouchi climate and they are closely bonded to each other. However, the abnormal climate in Nara has been "droughts" while one in Kyoto has been "heavy rains" and " floods". In this Study, especially taking notice of dry-wet climate between Nara and Kyoto, the author calculated potential evapo-transpiration by Thornthwaite\u27s method using meteorological data from 1954 to 2012 in Nara and Kyoto. Based on these result, water budget was computed and climatic classifications were analyzed year to year. It was proved by analysis that annual evapo-transpiration in Kyoto exceeds one in Nara and the maximum difference between Kyoto and Nara is 76.8 mm/yr. The annual water surplus in Kyoto is more than one in Nara and the maximum difference between Kyoto and Nara is 446.7 mm/yr. On the contrary, annual water deficit in Nara exceeds one in Kyoto and the maximum difference between Nara and Kyoto is 93.4 mm/yr. As a result of climatic classifications, Kyoto has warmer and wetter climate than Nara and most frequency of climate type in Nara is B2B2\u27 rb3\u27 (23.7%) and one of Kyoto is AB2\u27 rb3\u27 (18.6%). These are different from average climatic classification
The Comparative Study on hydro-Climatological Features in Nara and Kyoto Basins : Year Climatic analysis by Thornthwaite's Method
No full textNara and Kyoto basins belong under Setouchi climate and they are closely bonded to each other. However, the abnormal climate in Nara has been "droughts" while one in Kyoto has been "heavy rains" and " floods". In this Study, especially taking notice of dry-wet climate between Nara and Kyoto, the author calculated potential evapo-transpiration by Thornthwaite's method using meteorological data from 1954 to 2012 in Nara and Kyoto. Based on these result, water budget was computed and climatic classifications were analyzed year to year. It was proved by analysis that annual evapo-transpiration in Kyoto exceeds one in Nara and the maximum difference between Kyoto and Nara is 76.8 mm/yr. The annual water surplus in Kyoto is more than one in Nara and the maximum difference between Kyoto and Nara is 446.7 mm/yr. On the contrary, annual water deficit in Nara exceeds one in Kyoto and the maximum difference between Nara and Kyoto is 93.4 mm/yr. As a result of climatic classifications, Kyoto has warmer and wetter climate than Nara and most frequency of climate type in Nara is B2B2' rb3' (23.7%) and one of Kyoto is AB2' rb3' (18.6%). These are different from average climatic classification
Nara and beyond: implications on risk preparedness, recovery, and heritage management. Conversaciones con... Herb Stovel Num. 8 Año 5 (2019) julio-diciembre
No full textPlacing the Nara document on authenticity and Professor Herb Stovel’s contribution at its core, this article brings forward key considerations on risk preparedness, recovery, and heritage management. Stovel stressed that the field of cultural heritage needs to work closely with civic defense agencies to establish place of heritage in the chain of command for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. This would necessitate that risk management be integrated in the overall management system for heritage sites. By presenting several examples, the article further discusses how judgment on values and the credibility of information sources in specific cultural contexts as advocated by the Nara document have a strong implication for the holistic, sustainable, and resilient recovery of cultural heritage. Such an approach seeks to take into consideration multiple narratives of values, balancing these with considerations for vulnerability reduction to achieve optimum safety. It further stresses the need to move beyond the authenticity debate and consider sustainability and human development as key parameters for the recovery of cultural heritage. The article concludes with the author’s reminiscences of Prof. Herb Stovel based on his personal interaction during 2002-2011. His support for young heritage professionals through the creation of regional platforms like SANEYOCOP and his well-articulated views on the role of charters for guiding conservation practice are certainly valuable contributions that will continue to guide generations of heritage professionals.ICOMOS Australia (2013) Australia ICOMOS charter for places of cultural significance, The Burra Charter, ICOMOS Australia [https://australia.icomos.org/publications/charters/] (accessed on 6 October 2019).Jigyasu, Rohit (2001) “From natural to cultural disaster: consequences of the post-earthquake rehabilitation process on the cultural heritage in Marathwada region, India”, Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 34 (3): 237-242.Jigyasu, Rohit (2014) “Considerations on authenticity in post-disaster recovery of cultural heritage”, in: Gamini Wijesuriya and Jonathan Sweet (eds.), Revisiting authenticity in Asian context, ICCROM, Rome, pp. 207-218.Jigyasu, Rohit (2018) “Post disaster recovery of cultural heritage: challenges and opportunities”, in: Proceedings of the international conference on reconstruction: the challenges of World Heritage recovery, Warsaw, 6-8 May 2018, National Board of Poland, Warsaw, pp. 95-129.Nara document on authenticity (1994) Nara document on authenticity [https://www.icomos.org/charters/nara-e.pdf] (accessed on 6 October 2019).Ranjitkar, Rohit, Erich Theophile, and Liz Newman (2016) Seismic Strengthening of Historic Newar Buildings, Patan Darbar Earthquake Response Campaign, Documentation of work to date, Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust, pp. 64-98.Sen, Amartya (2006) Identity and violence: the illusion of destiny, Penguin India, Delhi.Stovel, Herb (1994) Risk preparedness: a management manual for World Cultural Heritage, ICCROM, Rome.Stovel, Herb (2008) “Origins and influence of the Nara document on authenticity”, APT Bulletin 39 (2/3): 9-17
PREVALENCE OF ANEMIA AND IMPROVEMENT OF EATING HABITS IN YAMATO-KOHGEN RURAL DISTRICTS OF NARA PREFECTURE
No full textThe prevalence of anemia and its transition during three years from 1986 in YAMATO-KOHGEN rural districts, Nara prefecture, were investigated. Subjects were the visitors who have undergone annual health examinations, aged from 40 to 69 years old. In 1986, the prevalence of anemia (male ; Hb＜13 g/dl, female ; Hb＜12 g/dl) were 7.0% (44/625) in males and 16.5% (150/911) in females. These prevalences are nearly same as those of the residents of Nara City and the whole Japanese population recently. Increasing with age, the prevalence increased in males (3.0% in the forties, 5.2% in the fifties and 13.8% in the sixties) and decreased in females (19.4%, 16.8% and 12.9% in each decade). Thin physique subjects showed lower mean hemoglobin levels than others. In the correlation between eating habits determined by questionnaire and anemia, it was suggested that younger females, who had the highest prevalence of anemia, had not eaten sufficiently, either in quantity or quality. From 1987, the author has enforced a screening test for anemia by the copper sulfate method and given a lead to persons with anemia about the improvement of daily eating habits on the day of health examination. But the prevalence of anemia in 1988 was not improved in comparison with that in 1986, that is 9.1% (61/669) in males and 21.1% (210/995) in females. Similar results were observed in the visitors to an annual health examination successively in the last three years. It was observed that the changes of anemic state from non anemia to anemia and from anemia to non anemia occurred mainly within the slightly anemic group. Despite the fact that the food situation has improved markedly in recent years and the prevalence of anemia has decreased as a general rule, we need to improve the matter of eating habits according one's situation, still more
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