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| History |
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The Society of Aesthetics of Costume was established on April 1, 1971.The
first generalmeeting of the Society of Aesthetics of Costume was held in November
1971, and in December the inaugural issue of FUKUSHOKUBIGAKU
(Journal of the Society of Aesthetics of Costume) was published. Later, in 1978,
the Society of Aesthetics of Costume became affiliated with the
Science Council of Japan, and in 1996, it joined the Artistic Research
Coordination Committee of the Science Council of Japan. In 2005, the Society of
Aesthetics of Costume became the Cooperative Science and Research Body of the
Science Council of Japan. |
| Purpose |
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The Societyfs purpose is to promote research on the artistic values of
costume seen in various fields such as art, literature and in relics and
objects used in daily life in the past and present, in Japan and other
nations. It also aims to provide opportunities to present the results of
this research. |
| Activities |
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The activities of the Society at present consist mainly in the following:
1. Holding conferences.
2. Publishing the journal FUKUSHOKUBIGAKU (twice yearly, at the end of
September and the end of March; as a general rule, only papers submitted in
Japanese are accepted),
3. Holding general meetings and committee meetings. |
| Members |
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The members of the Society are classified as regular members, supporting members,
or subscriber members.
Regular members may present their findings of research on aesthetics in costume
at the society's meetings.
Members may attend the Society's conventions and conferences. The journal FUKUSHOKUBIGAKU
will be distributed to members.
Each member will pay a prescribed annual fee. |
| * Becoming a Member of the Society |
| Membersf Dues |
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Admission fee
Annual fee |
2,000 yen
Regular members: 5,000 yen
Regular members may present research findings in the Societyfs journal or at meetings
held by the Society.
Subscriber members: 4,000 yen |
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The application procedure is described below.
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| Application Form |
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Please click the application form (PDF file) button at the left, download,
print, and fill out the application form.
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| Application Procedure |
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After providing the necessary information on the form, please mail it to the
Societyfs office.
You will be informed by mail of the approval of your application.
Following this, please pay the admission fee as well as the annual fee. If
you are paying from overseas, please use an international money order.
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| Office Address |
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c/o Aesthetics of Costume Office Faculty of Human Life and Environmental
Sciences
Ochanomizu University
2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610 JAPAN
* Inquiries of any type, as well as notifications of address changes, should be
sent by mail to the office address above.
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