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[Oct 27] International Conference: Diversifying Heritage and Remembrance in Contemporary Japan

International Conference
Diversifying Heritage and Remembrance in Contemporary Japan

Date and time: 27 October 2024, 9:30-15:30
Venue: Kanazawa university satellite office (2 min. from Kanazawa
Station)
https://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/social-engagement/use/kanazawa-station-satellite

Register for online/offline participation:
https://forms.office.com/r/ik648sLR82

Synopsis: While Japan tries to embrace diversity and inclusion as a main theme of a future society, significant initiatives have been already implemented by local communities, institutions, and civil society groups to cultivate an inclusive sense of heritage that accommodates and
creates a common future for different cultures, ethnicities, gender identities, and generations. Just as in Western society, these endeavors to mainstream diversity can clash with entrenched values, leading to resistance or indifference, or intensifying social divisions. Against this background, we will explore various attempts to reconfigure heritage and remembrance in ways to serve the interest of a diversifying and diverse Japan. Contributors to this conference will examine various forms, content, and practices of remembering regarding the Battle of Okinawa, the struggle of LGBTQ+, natural disasters, and the ruins of Gunkanjima. Rather than a comprehensive survey of all the efforts and a
variety of approaches contributing to a diverse culture of remembering the past, this conference aims to highlight new ventures in Japan for reconstructing and negotiating memories aligned with the theme of diversity and diversification.

9:00 Door opening
9:30 Opening remarks
Ryoko Nakano (Kanazawa University)
9:45-11:30 Session 1
9:45-10:05 Reimagining Heritage and Activism: Okinawan Youth Challenging Social Division
Misato Matsuoka (Teikyo University)

10:05-10:25 Local Generations as Heritage: The Contributions of Disaster Education Program in Kobe
Kohei Takahara (National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management)

10:35-11:30 Discussion
Discussants: Edward Boyle (International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Nichibunken) and Ryoko Nakano

13:00-14:45 Session 2
13:00-13:20 Significance of the heritagization process of Gunkanjima and its future in the context of the dynamics between official and
unofficial heritage
Shisei Kimura (Konan Women’s University)

13:20-13:40 Excavating Queerness in Archives: Revisiting the Exhibition Inside/Out: LGBTQ+ Representation in Film and Television
Yutaka Kubo (Kanazawa University)
13:40-14:45 Discussion

Discussants: Edward Boyle and Ryoko Nakano

14:50-15:30 General discussion

Organizer; Center for the Study of Global Cultures and Societies, College of Human and Social Sciences, Kanazawa University


PDF: Flyer and Abstract

現代日本における遺産と記憶の多様化

日時：2024年10月27日（日）9:30-15:30
場所：金沢大学　金沢駅前サテライト3階
https://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/social-engagement/use/kanazawa-station-satellite
対面・オンライン参加の申込フォーム: https://forms.office.com/r/ik648sLR82

現代の日本社会において、世代や立場を超えた人びとの記憶はどう継承されているのか。ダイバーシティの尊重がうたわれる現代において、その継承のあり方は多様性を踏まえたものになっているだろうか。本研究会では、現代の日本社会において共有される記憶や記憶の継承の多様化に焦点を置き、伝統的でフォーマルな文化・記憶の継承とは異なる革新的な動きを捉えることを目標とする。

登壇者：松岡美里（帝京大学准教授）、高原耕平（国土技術政策総合研究所研究員）、木村至聖（甲南女子大学准教授）、久保豊（金沢大学准教授）
討論者：エドワード・ボイル（国際日本文化研究所准教授）、中野涼子（金沢大学教授、司会を兼ねる）

主催：人間社会研究域付属グローバル文化・社会研究センター（グローバル・レジリエンス部門）