“Atsushi,You need to present (research) Sashiko in Academic Field”. Since I star

“Atsushi,You need to present (research) Sashiko in Academic Field”. Since I started sharing our Sashiko in 2017, I have received so much advice like this. Yes, I would love to. However, unfortunately, I am not ready at this point because, without securing our ordinary, any of my ambitions lose its value. Some may consider it as an excuse not to do it. However, when they understand the “essence of Sashiko”, the point will be clear to them.
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It doesn’t mean that no academic research or study is unnecessary. In a big trend of Sashiko & Boro, good research by someone who knows the background is extremely important: someone who knows Japanese culture, Japanese people, and textile (ideally Stitchery), who can write in the academic setting… Well, we are lucky to have the one @yoshiko_wada_ who now is in the Ph.D program.
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It is an honor to be part of her “Conversations with Cloth Series”. I will be in charge of their 4th episode, and I will talk about Japanese Sashiko in English now. If you follow this account long enough, you will probably know my message in 2022. This presentation will be a good summary of my message & who we are, the messages I need to speak up about Sashiko through the last few years. Please check @worldshiborinetwork for more information & registration. All we want is the “acknowledgement”, and the “care” after the acknowledgement will protect all of us from the many forms of “appropriation”. I am not here to exclude others: I am here to share so that you can enjoy the Sashiko in a respectful form to many people in Japan.
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「西洋で声を聞いて欲しいなら学術的に書くしかない」というアドバイスを頂きます。これは事実で、博士課程で論文を出版するとかしないとなかなか認められないのが西洋です。「それはあなたの感想（体験）でしょ？」と、データや客観的な数字を求められるんです。それが例え数字には落とし込めないものだとしても。
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経験豊富な個人の感想や体験が、時には数字よりも大切になる日本的な考えとの大きな違いです。「職人さんの経験よりも、数字で出てくるマニュアルの方が大事」という考えが嫌な人は少なからずいらっしゃるのが日本です。でも、だからといって学術的なアプローチが不必要だとは思いません。必要です。そんな必要な大変なお仕事をして下さっている方がいて、その方の主宰するイベントに再度お声がけ頂きました。有り難い限りです。論理と数字は大事。ただ、その範疇外に存在する何かをしっかりと伝えていきたいなと思うのです。
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2022-03-19 09:52:44

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