Join us for this six-week seminar course exploring the politics of memory in and about Asia through consideration of museum collections, memorials, and personal ephemera. The politics of memory refers to the ways that societies remember, and sometimes …
Explore ways to incorporate the Chinese Garden into your curriculum. Hear from urban planner and architect Professor Vinayak Bharne from USC discuss comparisons between gardens in the East and West, explore the Chinese Garden on a mini docent- guided …
Join us for a special 2-hour online seminar with Professor Morgan Pitelka as he examines how Japan’s cultural traditions evolved during the transformative 19th century. Through the lenses of tea culture, the samurai, and garden design, Professor Pitelka …
This course will work with secondary teachers to develop “religious literacy” in East Asian religious and philosophical traditions with special attention paid to 1) China as the gateway for Buddhism and the source of Daoism and Confucian philosophy in …
A singular object can provide multiple points of inquiry beyond the surface, leading to discussions surrounding the conditions of its creation, analysis of the imagery, and in some cases far beyond its original context. Join us for this webinar and …
Over the past century, China has undergone significant demographic changes and in 2023, India surpassed it as the world’s most populous country. This course explores the history, motivations, and outcomes of China’s population measures, and the policy …
Ignite your teaching with a dynamic five-week online seminar exploring modern Japanese literature—from the Meiji era to the present day. Designed specifically for K–12 educators, this program blends literary analysis with historical and cultural context, …
In August 1945, Japan surrendered after years of war. The final months of 1945 were a cataclysmic break with the past as the Japanese people were called upon to “endure the unendurable”: defeat, occupation, and the first difficult steps of rebuilding …
Join our Ohio State University colleagues as the NCTA Tokaido, Origami, Temples and Shrines (TOTS) team will present the new, visually rich “Virtual Japan Experience” curriculum series developed by a cohort of K-12 and community college educators.
Join us for a special 2-hour online seminar with Professor Mark Jones exploring how Japanese society navigated daily life, cultural change, and historical upheaval during 1931–1945. Rooted in the legacy of the Meiji Era, this period was marked by rapid …