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Book & Film Groups

Explore “Asia” in its many manifestations through the lens of Global Asias (the notion of studying Asia transnationally and transculturally through the movement of people, ideas, and culture across place and time). Through a curated series of online book …

Book & Film Groups

Many know Ai Weiwei as China’s most controversial and perhaps most dangerous artist. Perhaps you have walked around or under or on one of his installations. Or maybe you have watched one or more of his documentaries. Perhaps you joined us two years ago …

Webinars & Presentations

Elections in China with a Comparative Perspective

Webinars & Presentations

A great poem can be the perfect primary source to introduce students to the social, political and human complexities of important historical periods. TEA hosts University of Colorado Boulder professors Dr. Janice Brown and Dr. Marjorie Burge for this …

Webinars & Presentations

The Program for Teaching East Asia and the Five College Center for East Asian Studies offers a webinar with Crystal Z. Lee, author of Kai the Dancing Butterfly. Join us to hear directly from the author about this beautifully crafted book that features the …

Book & Film Groups

Join NCTA for an engaging book talk with graphic artist Mark Crilley as he shares his captivating graphic novel, “Lost in Taiwan.” Designed specifically for K-12 educators, this innovative work takes readers on an immersive journey through the vibrant …

Workshops

Join art historian Melanie King for a continuation of the introductory to East Asian visual culture workshops. These 90-minute, stand-alone sessions will each have a unique focus and are intended for people new to East Asian art history or people looking …

Seminars & Short Courses

In this 5-week seminar, K-12 educators will have the opportunity to dive into the world of Japanese literature to better understand this body of work and how it can be brought into the classroom. Participants will learn about various forms of Japanese …

Webinars & Presentations

Are you intrigued by the evolving public and private dimensions of outer space policy? Did you follow the Odysseus Moon lander, the first privately build spacecraft and first U.S. one to land on the moon in 50 years? Do you think about the potential for …

Book & Film Groups

Director Hamaguchi Ryūsuke burst into the cinematic mainstream with his Best International Feature Film Oscar win for Drive My Car in 2022, but few are aware of his already prodigious filmography. Coming from a theatrical background and with a penchant …

Seminars & Short Courses

Join us for a swashbuckling mini-course on historical bandits and pirates around the world. What are the myths? What are the facts? Faculty experts will discuss global piracy, representations of pirates in the media, piracy in the Atlantic world, and …

Webinars & Presentations

Join translator Lin King for a discussion of The Boy from Clearwater, winner of the 2023 Freeman Book Award for Middle and High School Graphic Novels. This webinar is a part of the Global Reads webinar series. Copies of the book are available to the first …

Book & Film Groups

What does it mean to be a family—or for that matter, a man or woman—in a rapidly changing society where traditional structures of meaning find themselves under siege? As the final installment of Ang Lee’s (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Brokeback …

Seminars & Short Courses

Using the My Virtual Mission platform, participants will walk (both virtually and the distance in reality) from Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto, stopping at ten required (and seven optional) milestones to complete readings, view webinars/videos, and respond to …

Seminars & Short Courses

Using the My Virtual Mission platform, participants will cycle (both virtually and the distance in reality) 612.1 miles around Taiwan, stopping at twelve required milestones to complete readings, view webinars/videos, and respond to discussion prompts. …

Seminars & Short Courses

What do people in East Asia do for fun?  If you’ve ever wondered about this, join us for a survey of the history and cultures of East Asia while exploring the leisure activities of each country. These include tai chi, mahjong, baseball, gardening, K-pop, …

Seminars & Short Courses

Over the course of four days, this virtual summer institute for middle school teachers will highlight the geography, cultures, religions, history, literature, and arts of East Asia, with a focus on ancient Chinese dynasties, feudal Japan, and the Silk Road.

Seminars & Short Courses

When Edo (present day Tokyo) became the military capital of Japan in 1604, it was a minor and remote fishing village. Yet by the mid-1700s the city had become the largest city in Japan and rivaled the older cultural hubs of Osaka and Kyoto, surpassing …

Workshops

Join IU Northwest faculty member Diana Chen Lin for a K-12 educator professional development workshop focused on current issues in East Asia likely to be of interest to students. The workshop will provide lectures and discussion of the complex history of …

Workshops

Join IU Northwest faculty member Diana Chen Lin for a K-12 educator professional development workshop focused on contemporary pop culture in East Asia. This workshop explores the social and cultural implications of East Asian pop culture both regionally …

Summer Residential Programs

From the mid-19th century on, East Asian women’s lives have been marked by modernizations, imperialism, revolutions, warfare, and new roles in the workforce and within the family home. Women claimed their autonomies and rights through different avenues, …

Summer Residential Programs

The East Asian Studies Center at Indiana University is hosting its annual week-long, intensive summer workshop for English and world literature teachers who are interested in incorporating Chinese, Japanese, and Korean literature into their curriculum. …

Seminars & Short Courses

Join us for a virtual journey that will introduce East Asia’s diverse cultures and environment while building and enhancing your tool chest of teaching resources for the classroom. Focusing on the regions that comprise present-day China, Japan, and Korea, …

Seminars & Short Courses

This free, in-person seminar will introduce the modern histories and cultures of CHINA, JAPAN, and KOREA, helping you to better understand East Asia and discover innovative ways to introduce it to your students. Teachers of Geography, History, Social …