The 2nd Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities Osaka, Japan, 2011 The Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities Conference Proceedings 2011 For the International Academic Forum & The IAFOR International Advisory Board Professor Don Brash, Former Governor of the the New Professor Michiko Nakano, Waseda University, Tokyo, Zealand Reserve Bank & Former Leader of the National Japan Party, New Zealand Ms Karen Newby, Director, Par les mots solidaires, Lord Charles Bruce of Elgin and Kincardine, Lord Paris, France Lieutenant of Fife, Chairman of the Patrons of the National Galleries of Scotland & Trustee of the Historic Professor Michael Pronko, Meiji Gakuin University, Scotland Foundation, UK Tokyo, Japan Professor Tien-Hui Chiang, National University of Mr Michael Sakemoto, UCLA, USA Tainan, Chinese Taipei Mr Mohamed Salaheen, Country Director, UN World Mr Marcus Chidgey, CEO, Captive Minds Food Programme, Japan & Korea Communications Group, London, UK Mr Lowell Sheppard, Asia Pacific Director, HOPE Professor Steve Cornwell, Osaka Jogakuin University, International Osaka, Japan Professor Ken Kawan Soetanto, Waseda University, Professor Georges Depeyrot, Centre National de la Japan Recherche Scientifique/Ecole Normale Superieure, France His Excellency Dr Drago Stambuk, Croatian Professor Sue Jackson, Pro-Vice Master of Teaching Ambassador to Brazil and Learning, Birkbeck, University of London, UK Professor Mary Stuart, Vice-Chancellor of the Professor Michael Herriman, Nagoya University of University of Lincoln, UK Commerce and Business, Japan Dr Michael O'Sullivan, The Chinese University of Principal Masayasu Kano, Tsukuba International Hong Kong School, Tsukuba, Japan Professor Gary Swanson, University of Northern Dr Melissa Kennedy, NUCB, Japan Colorado, USA Vice-Consul Kathryn Kiser, United States State Dr David Wilkinson, Associate Dean (International), La Department, USA Trobe University, Australia Mrs Eri Kudo, Head Private Sector Fundraising, UN Mr Takayuki Yamada, Chairman, IAFOR Japan, Japan World Food Programme Japan, Tokyo, Japan Professor Kensaku Yoshida, Sophia University, Tokyo, Professor Sing Kong Lee, Director of the National Japan Institute of Education, Singapore Mrs Elly Zaniewicka, BBC Political Programmes, Dr Woon Chia Liu, Associate Dean, Practicum and London, UK School Partnerships, Teacher Education, NIE, Singapore ©The International Academic Forum 2011 The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) Aza Katahira 23-4 801, Ouaza Nagakute Aichi-gun, Aichi-ken, Nagakute-cho 480-1131 Japan ISSN: 2186-229X http://www.iafor.org/acah_proceedings.html iafor The Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities 2011 Official Conference Proceedings 2011 Contents Empowerment for the Future: An Examination of a Photographer’s Creative Identity Luciana Vasques Barbosa pp. 1-11 Text and Melody in Cantonese Popular Music: A Relationship of Subordination or Complementarity? Man-Ying Sheryl Chow pp. 12-32 Mascots as Messengers: The Nagoya Next Door Project Patrice Pendell pp. 33-50 Integrated Song Instruction with Bamboo Xylophone Accompaniment: Does Harmonic Accompaniment Song Instruction Produce More Accurate Singing Among Primary Two Children of Kota Kinabalu? Jinky Jane C. Simeon Agnes Ku Chun Moi Tan Choon Keong Sim Chee Cheang pp. 51-61 The Travel Path Patterns of Tourists in Kinmen Islands of Taiwan Shu Mei Wang Ya Hui Hsueh pp. 62-73 The Cluster Analysis of Dengue Fever in Kaoshiung City of Taiwan Ya Hui Hsueh Li En Yan pp. 74-83 Sailing to a Fictionalized Island: Exploration of Self and the World in Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels Sana Tzu-Wei Wang pp. 84-95 What happened to Communism? Communicating Communism’s Identity in the 21st Century Álvaro Cúria pp. 96-106 The Masculinities of Primary School Boys in Taiwan Mingyu Hsu pp. 107-121 A jaunt through the internal cosmos: meditation “stepping stones” along the Daoist path of self-discovery Sara E. Neswald pp. 122-135 Comparison of Analog and Digital Expressionist Photography: Minor White and Tom Chambers Yi-hui Huang pp. 136-142 The Use of GIS in Exploring Settlement Patterns of the Ethnic Groups in Nan, Thailand Pannee Cheewinsiriwat pp. 143-158 A Study on the Application of Triz Inventive Principles to Cultural Product Design Elim Liu pp. 159-168 Journey through the Ages: The Ramayana and The Alchemist Madhumalati Adhikari pp. 169-179 A Journey of Recovery: Reading Trauma-Related Guilt in Jonathan Safran Foer’s Everything is Illuminated Cathy I-Hui Pan Mei-Yu Tsai pp. 180-192 A New Approach to Arts Policy Formulation that directly supports the Arts and Cultural Identity in Hong Kong Hilary du Cros Samuel Leong pp. 193-205 Business Owners on the Bund in the Yokohama Treaty Port: Economic Mobility in a Fractured Milieu Chester Proshan pp. 206-223 City and Representation: Tokyo’s Role in Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation Alexander J. Klemm pp. 224-233 Full Circle: From Survival to Integrity Canadian Indigenous Travel in the Nineteenth Century Karin Ann Elizabeth Collins pp. 234-243 Dancing Between Tradition and Modernity: Colonization, Westernization, and Identity in Korean Dance During the Japanese Colonial Period Min Kim pp. 244-249 The Modern Beliefs of Cynerlove in Thai Cyberculture Pataraporn Sangkapreecha pp. 250-261 Fever when you kiss me: an examination of the ethical issues surrounding the inclusion of sexualised music repertoire in Australian contemporary singing syllabi Timothy McKenry pp. 262-275 Space and Time on a Journey to Knowledge Discovering Taweesak Sangkapreecha pp. 276-283 Culturally Inspired Patterns for Photovoltaics Robert Baum Salvator-John Liotta pp. 284-302 Army or Internal Security Force? Problems in the History of Japan’s National Police Reserve Thomas French pp. 303-315 Relationship Between Extended Logic, Self-confidence, Art History and Personal Key Skills Through Visual Arts Education: Creative Skills that are Valuable for the Creative Economy in Singapore Kay Kok Chung Oi pp. 316-329 What We Listen to with Music - Seeking a General Theory of Musical Emotion with the Aid of the Humanities Perspectives Takuro Shibayama Hiroko Terasawa Hidefumi Ohmura Reiko Hoshi-Shiba Takayuki Hamano Miwa Fukino Kazuo Okanoya Kiyoshi Furukawa pp. 330-337 Strategic Japaneseness Abroad: The case of Japanese local hires in Hong Kong Reijiro Aoyama George Sabo pp. 338-346 Factors that influence Design Competitiveness in Taiwan's Industries Cheng-lein Teng Chiung-Hua Chen Jih-Shyong Lin pp. 347-354 Conceptual Framework in Studying the Visual of Comic Art Karna Mustaqim pp. 355-365 The Influence of Malay Cultural Elements in Motion Graphic among Students’ in Universiti Brunei Darussalam Zahari Hamidon Baharudin Arus Abdullah Mohd Noor pp. 366-380 Human and Architectural Settlements: A Case Study of Gilan, Iran Fereshteh Karbalaee pp. 381-389 Effects of mild music on Promoting Reading Habits: A Case Study of Patrons in Iran Public Library Foundation Sedigheh Mohamadesmaeil Somayeh Ghavidel Mohammadkarim Saberi pp. 390-402 A Journey to True Repentance: The Role of Pearl in The Scarlet Letter Yen-Hua Lai pp. 403-415 R. Hepburn’s Natural Aesthetic and Its Implications on Aesthetic Education Chung-Ping Yang pp. 416-426 Edge Commune: From alternative cultures to creative shopping in Hong Kong Thomas Chung Kelly Chan pp. 427-441 How to Link three Technology Courses and Integrate them into Teacher Education Curriculum Li-chu Sung pp. 442-455 The Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities Official Conference Proceedings 2011 ACAH 2011, Osaka, Japan EMPOWERMENT FOR THE FUTURE: AN EXAMINATION OF A PHOTOGRAPHER’S CREATIVE IDENTITY Author: Luciana Vasques Barbosa Postgraduate research candidate at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia [email protected] Abstract The researcher aims to examine her own creative identity as a photographer by producing a series of photographic self-portraits that seeks to develop her visions of the future. Through reflecting on her vocation as an artist and immersing herself in the study of active imagination, the researcher/photographer proposes to explore the realm of art therapy practices and to generate a self-educational experience that promotes an encounter with her own symbols of transformation in order to gain a new awareness of her creative self. The narrative of this practice of self-portraiture will possibly provide others in the field of photography (artists, educators and students) with an empowering methodology of creative inquiry towards authorship in their practice, one that prospects the alignment of the development of the self as an individuation process with the abilities and capacity to engage with the photographic medium. Key words Photography. Self-portraiture. Therapeutic photography. Active imagination. Individuation. Empowerment. Creativity. 1 The Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities Official Conference Proceedings 2011 ACAH 2011, Osaka, Japan EMPOWERMENT FOR THE FUTURE: AN EXAMINATION OF A PHOTOGRAPHER’S CREATIVE IDENTITY Author: Luciana Vasques Barbosa Postgraduate research candidate at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Introduction “Empowerment for the future: an examination of a photographer’s creative identity” is a Master of Art’s thesis by project currently in progress. The purpose of this paper is to raise awareness towards self-portraiture as reflective photographic practice, which is a mode of therapeutic photography. I will demonstrate how developing my own methodology within this framework has enabled me to examine my creative identity as photographer. Photographic self-portraiture that seeks to