This foundational seminar led by Dr. David Dettmann and Margaret Lonzetta explores the historical, cultural, religious, political, and economic forces that have shaped East Asian foodways, from antiquity to the present. Participants will examine the …
This course will use objects from art, industry, technology, and war to consider the richness of the Japanese past. From court ceremonies to samurai rituals on the battlefield, from daily gift exchanges to Buddhist mortuary markers, Japanese communities …
The Japanese Postwar Constitution, promulgated during the US Occupation of Japan, was once understood to have been written entirely by a US committee. Scholarship in the past 35 years has complicated that narrative, revealing a complex negotiation with …
In this seminar, we will read selected short stories to introduce five modern Chinese women writers: Xiao Hong, Ding Ling, Eileen Chang, Fan Yusu, and Wang Anyi. Class meetings will include a lecture component that situates the text in modern Chinese …
The seeds of Japan’s emergence to global prominence were planted during the Edo period, which spanned from 1600 to 1868. This seminar traces Japan’s transformation during this remarkable rule of the Tokugawa shoguns, also known as the Edo period. Our …
This 10-week seminar series is designed to equip K-12 educators with the knowledge, resources and teaching strategies to bring Asia into their classrooms in meaningful and engaging ways. Each week, participants will learn from different scholars …