86 Die Kunstgeschichte Ostasiens im deutschsprachigen Raum Nr. 32 The contours of notion of mascul<strong>in</strong>ity and fem<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>ity came from the West dur<strong>in</strong>g the 19th century. In the context of the challenges posed by the Western impact, both countries translated their sense of national crisis <strong>in</strong>to a crisis of cultural identity. The issue of gender manifested itself <strong>in</strong> the reshap<strong>in</strong>g of national identity as well as <strong>in</strong> the approach to education, commercial culture and cultural ideals. In the early Meiji period (1868-1912) gender had become a core component <strong>in</strong> Japan’s formulation of its “progress” towards modernity, and it was the most visible and public way <strong>in</strong> which this was articulated <strong>in</strong> the field of literature and art. In the case of Ch<strong>in</strong>a, the Japanese became the immediate ‘Western’ model. The focus of the conference is on the redef<strong>in</strong>ition of gender and the creation of the new ideal <strong>in</strong> these two countries dur<strong>in</strong>g that period. By br<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g together scholars work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the fields of history, literature, media studies, f<strong>in</strong>e arts and perform<strong>in</strong>g arts, the conference hopes to promote a critical dialogue among scholars of Ch<strong>in</strong>a and Japan on a wide range of questions concern<strong>in</strong>g gender. With a comparative approach, we hope to contribute to a reevaluation of the role of gender <strong>in</strong> the rise of modern societies <strong>in</strong> Asia. Kontakt über Universität Heidelberg, S<strong>in</strong>ologisches Sem<strong>in</strong>ar und Kunsthistorisches Institut Abt. Ostasien. Kontakt: Prof. Dr. Doris Croissant, Institute of Art History, University of Heidelberg (ledderose@hotmail.com); Dr. Cather<strong>in</strong>e Yeh, Institute of S<strong>in</strong>ology, University of Heidelberg (yeh@gw.s<strong>in</strong>o.uni-heidelberg.de). MANNHEIM, REISS - ENGELHORN - MUSEEN 06. - 08. Okt. 2004 Tagung der Gesellschaf t für Archäometrie <strong>in</strong> <strong>Deutschland</strong>. 22. - 24. Nov. 2004 „ Archäologie <strong>in</strong> Japan“ Siehe auch Berl<strong>in</strong>, Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum. OXFORD, UNIVERSITÄT OXFORD, ST. HUGH´S COLLEGE 06.- 12. Sept. 2003 International Association for Tibetan Studies, The Tenth Sem<strong>in</strong>ar. PRAG, THE NÁPRSTEK MUSEUM OF ASIAN, ARFICAN AND AMERICAN CULTU- RES 15. Dez. 2003 „The Sacred <strong>in</strong> the Life of Man“ Sections: 1. Monotheistic religions, Democratisation and Secularisation, 2. Assumed Cultural Contacts between Ch<strong>in</strong>a and America <strong>in</strong> Antiquity. 07. Juni 2004 „The Sacred <strong>in</strong> East Asian Cultures, IV: The Concept of Shen ( Div<strong>in</strong>ity, Spirit, Soul) <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>ese and Japanese Cultures.“ PRAG, NATIONAL GALLERY, COLLECTION OF ORIENTAL ART 07. - 09. Sept. 2004 Konferenz „Creat<strong>in</strong>g the ENJAC or the Network of Japanese Ar t Collections“. Vorgestellt wurden Stand, Methoden und Systheme der digitalen Erfassung von Museumsbeständen <strong>in</strong> den verschiedenen europäischen und japanischen Museen. Im Anschluß wurde die geme<strong>in</strong>same Nutzbarkeit von Datenbanken diskutiert und geplant. WIEN, MUSEUM FÜR VÖLKERKUNDE 08. - 12. Sep. 2004 EASA : Internationale Sozialanthropologie- Konferenz. Konferenzen
Die Kunstgeschichte Ostasiens im deutschsprachigen Raum Nr. 32 WÜRZBURG, UNIVERSITÄT WÜRZBURG, INSTITUT FÜR KULTURWISSENSCHAFTEN OST- UND SÜDASIENS, SINOLOGIE 27. -29. Mai 2004, International Conference „Perceptions of Antiquity <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>ese Civilisation“. Konferenzen 87