グローバル教養特別演習IV（１２）

The course will be conducted at the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka (10-1 Senri Expo Park, Suita) over a period of 5 days between January 28 (Sun) - February 1 (Thu), 2018. Jan. 28 (Sun) 13:00 Registration, 13:30-14:30 Introduction and orientation, 14:30-17:00 Visit Permanent Exhibition Jan. 29 (Mon) 10:00-12:00 Tour of facilities, 13:30-17:00 Lecture and workshop on material culture of the Islamic world Jan. 30 (Tue) 10:00-12:00 Thematic discussion, 13:30-17:00 Group activity and discussion Jan 31 (Wed) Fieldwork excursion to museums in Kansai area Feb. 1 (Thus) 10:00-12:00 Group presentations, 13:30-14:30 Essay test, 14:30-15:00 Final discussion

Lectures and a guided tour of the various functions of the museum will be followed by workshops where students will be assigned tasks using museum resources. Assignments will include field excursions in the Kansai area. Students will have free access to the internet, the in-house library, and the permanent exhibition during the duration of the course.

Student performance will be evaluated according to the level of participation in class discussions and group or individual project assignments, and a final short essay. Full attendance is required in this intensive course.

Please read the following articles on the collection history and recent projects of the Minpaku, available for download from the National Museum of Ethnology Repository <<https://minpaku.repo.nii.ac.jp/>> 1) SUDO, Ken’ichi, Brief overview of Minpaku Collection and Foresight: Greetings. p.11-14 in ITO, Atsunori, 2016, Re-collection and Sharing Traditional Knowledge, Memories, Information and Images: Challenges and the Prospects on Creating Collaborative Catalogue, Senri Ethnological Reports 137. Download pdf: https://minpaku.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=pages_view_main&active_action=repository_view_main_item_detail&item_id=4951&item_no=1&page_id=15&block_id=22 2)KISHIGAMI, Nobuhiro, An Info-Forum Museum for Cultural Resources of the World: A New Development at the National Museum of Ethnology. p.25-33 in ibidem. Download pdf: https://minpaku.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=pages_view_main&active_action=repository_view_main_item_detail&item_id=4953&item_no=1&page_id=15&block_id=22 3)YOSHIDA, Kenji, 2014, Ongoing Movements in the Museum Exhibition 2014, in Senri Ethnological Reports no.129, Asian Museums and Museology 2014: International Workshop on Asian Museums and Museology in Thailand. Download pdf: https://minpaku.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=pages_view_main&active_action=repository_view_main_item_detail&item_id=813&item_no=1&page_id=13&block_id=21 4) UMESAO, Tadao, Keynote Address: The Comparative Study of Collection and Representation, p.1-11, in UMESAO, Tadao, LOCKYER, Angus & YOSHIDA, Kenji, 2001, Japanese Civilization in the Modern World, XVII Collection and Representation, Senri Ethnological Studies 54, (Suita: National Ethnology Museum) Download pdf. :https://minpaku.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=pages_view_main&active_action=repository_view_main_item_detail&item_id=2838&item_no=1&page_id=15&block_id=22

General Museology: Theory & Practice BENNETT, Tony, 1995, The birth of the museum: history, theory, politics, (London: Routledge). GOLDING, Vivien & MODEST, Wayne, 2013, Museums and communities: curators, collections, and collaboration, (London: Bloosmbury). LORD, Barry & PIACENTE, Maria (ed.), 2014, Manual of museum exhibitions, (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; 2nd Revised edition edition). MACDONALD, Sharon, 2006, A Companion to Museum Studies (Malden, Mass: Blackwell Pub.). SANDELL, Richard (ed.), 2002, Museums, society and inequality, (London: Routledge). Religion and Material Culture in Museums BUGGELN, Gretchen, PAINE, Crispin & PLATE, S. Brent, 2017 (forthcoming), Religion in Museums, (London: Bloomsbury). PAINE, Crispin, 2013, Religious Objects in Museums: Private Lives and Public Duties, (London: Bloomsbury). SCHINDLBECK, Ingrid Pfluger, 2012, Welten der Muslime für das Ethnologische Museum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, (Berlin: Reimar).

1) Those who are planning to take this course are strongly recommended to register in the A1 registration period. 2) If the registration number exceeds 30 students, there may be a selection process. 3) Transportation and accommodation is not provided by the hosting institution or by Todai. Students are For inquiries concerning the trip planning, please contact Mr. Yasumichi Kimi at the Globalization Office (aikom@boz.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp).

If possible, bring a digital camera (or smart phone with camera) and a laptop (or a tablet) for preparing presentations.