Violence in East Asian Literature

Join Indiana University faculty member Dr. Nick Vogt for a workshop focused on violence in East Asian literature. This one-day workshop will provide lectures and discussion on how violence has been portrayed and justified in historical works. Participants will be introduced to three different works Three Kingdoms (China), Tale of the Heike (Japan), and Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong (Korea). Through these works participants will explore the ways in which war and violence impacted the lives and minds of East Asia through identity, social connections, and hierarchy.

• • Starts:
  • June 28, 2025
• • Ends:
  • June 28, 2025
• • Time Detail:
  • 9:30am - 4:30pm CDT
• • Learning Format:
  • In-Person
• • Location details:
  • Merlo Branch, Chicago Public Library, Chicago, IL
• • Type of Course:
  • Workshops
• • Audience:
  • Middle and High School Educators
• • Offered to:
  • Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio
• • Registration and Info:

  • Participation is limited to 25 educators. Participants will receive a certificate of completion for 6 professional development hours as well as a copy of Samurai and the Warrior Culture of Japan, 471-1877: A Sourcebook, The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea, Battles, Betrayals, and Brotherhood: Early Chinese Plays on the Three Kingdoms, and Records of the Three Kingdoms in Plain Language.

    This workshop is co-sponsored by the Indiana University and University of Pittsburgh national coordinating sites for NCTA.

    For any questions reach out to easc@iu.edu.