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Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding International Conference ‘New Frontiers of Research for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage’

When:
2025年02月13日 @ 10:15 – 2025年02月15日 @ 17:00 Asia/Tokyo Timezone
2025-02-13T10:15:00+09:00
2025-02-15T17:00:00+09:00
Where:
Conference Room 5, Second Floor, National Museum of Ethnology (Online participation possible)
‘New Frontiers of Research for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage’

Date 13–15 February 2024, 10:15–17:00 (JST)
Venue Conference Room 5, Second Floor, National Museum of Ethnology (Online participation possible)
Language English (Translation tool for Japanese available)
Capacity 40 on-site and 100 online
*Registration required, no registration fee
Organizers International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI)
National Museum of Ethnology, Japan
Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan

OBJECTIVES

Organized as an academic and interdisciplinary conference, this international event aims to explore new approaches and methodologies for research and safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, reflecting the changes and developments in ICH research and safeguarding over the past 20 years since the adoption of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of ICH. With growing awareness of the vital role that ICH plays in social, economic, and environmental development, the conference will cover a wide range of topics, including issues and challenges related to economic development, emergencies, gender, migration, and more, aligned with the thematic initiatives and priorities emphasized by UNESCO. The conference provides a unique platform for researchers working in these areas, both within and outside the framework of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention, to gather in one place and engage in critical yet constructive discussions and exchanges of views and perspectives on the future of ICH research and safeguarding.

PROGRAMME

DAY 1 (Thursday, 13 February 2025)

10:00 Registration
10:30–10:45 Opening
Opening Remarks 
Daisuke MACHIDA, Director-General, IRCI, Japan
Shinichiro YAMASHITA, Councilor on Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
Welcome Remarks
Shota FUKUOKA, Deputy Director-General, National Museum of Ethnology, Japan
10:45–11:35 Keynote Lecture 1
Why Is Research Important for the Future of the 2003 Convention?
Fumiko OHINATA, Secretary of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage & Chief of Living Heritage Entity, Culture Sector, UNESCO
11:35–12:15 Session 1: ICH Transmission and Pedagogies
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Intangible Cultural Heritage Promotion Strategies in Educational and Community Settings in Macao S.A.R.
CHAN Cheng Tak, Macao University of Tourism, Macau, China
 
International Law and Indigenous ICH Safeguarding: Beyond the Anglosphere
Ayla DO VALE ALVES, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
12:15–13:15 Lunch Break
13:15–14:35 Session 1: ICH Transmission and Pedagogies (cont’d)
Perpetuating Pedagogies: What Preservation Practices Disrupt Ongoing Performances of Intangible Cultural Heritage?
Robert Geoffrey LAZARUS, University of Melbourne, Australia
 
Role of Different Genders in the Practice and Promotion of Intangible Culture Heritage of Balochistan
Dawood Shah TAREEN, Department of Culture and Tourism, Government of Balochistan, Pakistan
 
Moderator: Tomo ISHIMURA, Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Japan
14:35–14:45 Break
14:45–16:45 Session 2: Community Empowerment and Inclusivity
Festival Objects and the Social Life of Crafts: The Co-creation of Lamphun Public Art
Jaturong POKHARATSIRI, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
 
Beyond Food Security: Reconfiguring Place, Identity, and Heritage in the Teduray and Lambangian Sulagad System
Mary Jane B. RODRIGUEZ, University of the Philippines-Diliman, Philippines
 
Examining ‘Faith Tourism’: Hybrid Social Practice and the Community in Philippine Experience
Carlos P. TATEL, Jr., University of the Philippines-Diliman, Philippines
 
Reviewing the Inscription of ICH Elements from South Asia: Critical Reflections on the Objectives of ‘Community Participation’, ‘Consent’ and ‘Safeguarding’
Neel Kamal CHAPAGAIN, Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University, India
 
Moderator: Ritu SETHI, Craft Revival Trust, India

DAY 2 (Friday, 14 February 2025)

10:15–11:05 Keynote Lecture 2
What Is ‘ICH’ Being Safeguarded Against? Shifting Priorities of Policy and Practice for the Present
Michelle STEFANO, Folklife Specialist, Research and Programs, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA
11:05–12:35 Session 3: Migration and Displacement
Generational Migrants/ Diaspora and Identity Transformation: Change and Continuity of Intangible Cultural Heritage Among Bangladeshis Abroad
MD Saifur RASHID, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
 
Continuity of Traditional Cultural Migration and Practice in Bangladesh: The Context of Rohingya Refugee Music and Culture
Mohammad Shariful Islam SAYMON ZAKARIA, Bangla Academy, Bangladesh
 
Safeguarding Refugee Intangible Cultural Heritage and More Equal Societies
Sherine AL SHALLAH, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
 
Moderator: Taku IIDA, National Museum of Ethnology, Japan
12:35–13:35 Lunch Break
13:35–15:15 Special Session for Early Career Researchers
Suran in Teleng Ria: Navigating Tradition and Transformation in the Face of Capitalist Development on Java’s Southern Coast
Kristina KOTZMANOVA, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana, Indonesia
 
Assessing the Extent of Integration of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Disaster Damage Assessment among Local Government Units in Benguet, Philippines
Abner Omaging LAWANGEN, Provincial Government of Benguet, Philippines
 
Youth Migration and Indigenous Chhouwa Culture in the Chamling Rai Community: Challenges and its Future Direction
Dipa RAI, Independent Researcher, Nepal
 
Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) for Sustainability: Understanding Ecology & Culture through Food Heritage of Jharkhand, India
Jyoti SHUKLA, Independent Researcher, India
15:15–15:25 Break
15:25–16:50 Special Session for Early Career Researchers (cont’d)
 
Māori Cultural Sovereignty on Safeguarding Indigenous Culture
Huyuki DOI, Tenri University, Japan
 
Community Participation in Local Museum Projects for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Case Study of the Mnông Pottery Craft in Vietnam
DUONG Thi Ha, University of Bristol, UK
 
Jujuran: Where Borders Blur and Cultures Bond
Puji HASTUTI, Research Center for Population, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia
 
Moderator: Hanafi HUSSIN, University of Malaya, Malaysia, Janet BLAKE, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, & Soledad Natalia M. DALISAY, University of the Philippines-Diliman, Philippine

DAY 3 (Saturday, 15 February 2025)

10:15–11:05 Keynote Lecture 3
Economic Dimensions of Living Heritage Safeguarding: Concepts, Challenges and Opportunities
Harriet DEACON, Lecturer, Centre of Excellence for Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Modelling (DAIM) and Research Associate, Wilberforce Institute, University of Hull, UK
11:05–12:35 Session: 4: Legal Framework for ICH and SDGs
Intangible Cultural Heritage, Intellectual Property and Marketing Strategies
Benedetta UBERTAZZI, Studio Ubertazzi and University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy
 
Living Heritage Below Water and Deep-Sea Mining
Lucas LIXINSKI, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
 
The Hidden Front: Intangible Cultural Heritage in Wartime
Diogo DE OLIVEIRA MACHADO, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
 
Moderator: Benedetta UBERTAZZI, Studio Ubertazzi and University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy
12:35–13:35 Lunch Break
13:35–15:05 Session 5: ICH and New Technologies
Preserving Uzbekistan’s Rich Heritage: Safeguarding Traditional Embroidery of Bukhara Region in the Modern Digital Age
AKHMEDOVA Mehrinigor, Bukhara State University, Uzbekistan
 
When Community Meets Technology: The Newah People’s Quest to Safeguard Their Language Through Technology
Monalisa MAHARJAN, Kathmandu Branch Office, South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, Nepal
 
Empowering & Enabling the Safeguarding of Digitised Cultural Heritage: Reflections from the digitalpasifik.org project
Timothy Fraser KONG, Digital Experience, National Library of New Zealand, New Zealand
 
Moderator: Tarisi VUNIDILO, California State University, Los Angeles, USA
15:05–15:55 Concluding Session
Moderator: Christopher Ballard, the Australian National University, Australia & Yoko NOJIMA, IRCI, Japan
15:55–16:00 Closing
Closing Remarks
Daisuke MACHIDA, Director-General, IRCI, Japan

REGISTRATION

Please register by submitting the registration form below by 2 February 2025 for on-site participation and by 12 February 2025 for online participation.
* Please note that registration for on-site participation will be closed once the maximum number of participants is reached.

ON-SITE participation

  • Capacity:40
  • No registration fee required

ONLINE participation

  • Capacity:100
  • No registration fee required

CONTACT

International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) Secretariat
E-mail:irci★nich.go.jp (Replace “★” to “@”)