Since originating in China and then spreading across East Asia, woodblock printing has both enabled the creation of some of the region’s most iconic images as well as the transmission of beliefs, histories, and culture from the past to the present.
In this program, we will examine Japan’s declining birth rates through the lens of “care” (kea, ケア) and the evolving discourse of “who cares” that gained renewed attention in the aftermath of the 3.11 disaster and the COVID-19 pandemic. With guidance from …
Eager to learn more about the film that all of your students watched this summer? Come explore the ways that K-Pop Demon Hunters, the smash hit movie on Netflix, incorporates aspects of traditional and contemporary Korean culture into its story, look, and …
Write About Asia is a recurring, annual writing workshop offered by the East Asia Resource Center at the University of Washington in conjunction with the Seattle Asian Art Museum’s (SAAM) Gardner Center for Asian Art and Ideas and its seasonal Saturday …