Le Nichibunken organise une conférence, en mode hybride, intitulée :
“Rethinking Historical Maps for the 21st Century: A Quantitative Perspective on Japan’s kuniezu“
9 juin 2023, 15h-17h, JST, sur Zoom et en salle de séminaire n°1 au Nichibunken
Speaker: Mark RAVINA (University of Texas at Austin)
Discussants: Richard PEGG (MacLean Collection), D. Max MOERMAN (Columbia University), Mario CAMS (University of Oslo) and Elke PAPELITZKY (KU Leuven)
Moderator: Edward BOYLE (International Research Center for Japanese Studies）
Abstract
Over the past 30 years, historians have reconceptualized the history of political space. We now recognize that discrete, exacting borders are largely a creation of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, not a timeless or natural phenomenon. Our historical maps, however, do not reflect this new understanding, and draw all borders as clear, exact lines. In Japan’s kuniezu, for example, long stretches of provincial borders are described as undetermined. How can we accurately map vague borders? Relying on quantitative methods, this paper engages with that question as both a conceptual and a practical problem for digital mapping.
Language: ENGLISH
Admission: FREE. Open to researchers, including students; link
ONLINE Participation:
Application required. Please apply using the following form by NOON on June 7; link
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