Language
The symposium is delivered bilingually in English and Japanese. Papers are presented in English or Japanese, and translations are provided with subtitles. Discussions are available in both English and Japanese.
Programme
Opening remark Prof. Takami Matsuda (Director, KeMCo/ Professor, Faculty of Letters, Keio University)
Part I: The future book-scape: new challenges in methodology and context (18:10-)
The curation of collections of books and archives and the study of Material Culture – an exploration of a methodological challenge
Dr Kristian Jensen (Former Head of Collections and Curation, the British Library / Chair of the Consortium of European Research Libraries)
Book as Vibrant Archive: New Scientific Approaches to Old Books
Prof. Alexandra Gillespie (Vice-president, University of Toronto and Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga)
Book-scape at KeMCo: materiality of the book in the museum context
Prof. Takami Matsuda (Director, KeMCo/ Professor, Faculty of Letters, Keio University)
Part 2: The Japanese book-scape in the global context (19:40-)
The Art of the Book and Books as Art
Dr. Alessandro Bianchi (Bodleian Japanese Librarian, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
On the tradition of miniature books in Japan
Prof. Takahiro Sasaki (Chair and Professor at the Keio Institute of Oriental Classics)
Modernization in Japanese Book Design: A Glimpse into the Meiji Period
Prof. Satoko Tokunaga (Professor in the Faculty of Letters, Keio University)
Discussion (20:50-)
Dr Kristian Jensen, Prof. Alexandra Gillespie, Prof. Takami Matsuda, Dr Alessandro Bianchi, Prof. Takahiro Sasaki and Prof. Satoko Tokunaga
Moderator: Yu Homma (Assistant Professor, KeMCo)
Closing remark Yohko Watanabe (Vice director, KeMCo / Professor, Keio University Art Center)
