Open Talk “Digital Humanities as Methodological Commons”
The term “Digital Humanities” has been spreading internationally for about two decades. This endeavor, which aims to enhance humanities by applying digital technology, has been organizing large-scale international conferences annually around the world, and last year, it was finally held in Japan as well.
Digital Humanities serves as a platform where various fields within the humanities, each with differing methodologies, come together for discussions, collaboration, and co-creation. Even within relatively traditional disciplines like literature, philosophy, and history, the differences in methodologies are evident and reaching consensus can be challenging. The Digital Humanities community introduces the concept of “Methodological Commons,” focusing on the commonalities that arise when digital technology is employed as a medium, even when methodologies differ. This approach creates spaces for collaboration. These spaces extend beyond just academic papers and conference presentations, encompassing the gradual accumulation of knowledge through various media such as social media and blogs. By establishing a common ground for discussion, the differences in methodologies across various fields become a source of mutual inspiration, ultimately leading to the potential revitalization of methodologies within the realm of humanities.
In this talk, we aim to share with participants the nature of Digital Humanities, considering these trends, and collectively contemplate the future of humanities in light of these developments.
- Day & Time：September 26th, 2023 (Tuesday), 14:00-15:00
- Venue：Lab (2nd floor of WIHL)
- Language：Japanese
- Participation：Free
- Presented by the Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities, with support from the Waseda International House of Literature
Lecture
Nagasaki Kiyonori
Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Digital Humanities in Tokyo.
His main research interest is in the development of digital frameworks for collaboration in Buddhist studies. He is also engaging in investigation into the significance of digital methodology in Humanities and in promotion of DH activities in Japan. He has been participating in a number of Digital Humanities projects conducted at several institutions in Japan and abroad such as the University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Osaka University, the National Diet Library, the National Museum of Ethnology, the National Institute of Japanese Language and Linguistics, the University of Tsukuba and the University of Hamburg. His activities also include postgraduate education in DH at the University of Tokyo as well as administrative tasks at several scholarly societies including Japanese Association for Digital Humanities, and the Japanese Association of Indian and Buddhist Studies.
Facilitator
Lin Wenjiun
Yanai Initiative Postdoctoral Research Fellow
contact
Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities : [email protected]
