『源平合戦図屏風』（寸法153×61.6）中央に福原の御所、右方は生田の森の争い、上部は一ノ谷、左方は須磨の浦での戦いが描かれている。
Scene from the Genpei War (1180-1185); Kano Motonobu (1476-1569), Muromachi Period (1336-1573). Public domain.
Scene from the Genpei War (1180-1185); Kano Motonobu (1476-1569), Muromachi Period (1336-1573). Public domain.
"Japan's Cultural Pivots"
Professional Development Workshop
June 12-22, 2019
Philadelphia
Application deadline: April 25, 2019
Workshop directors
Professor Fay Beauchamp, Community College of Philadelphia
Professor Joseph Overton, Kapi'olani Community College
Professor Joseph Overton, Kapi'olani Community College
Sponsors
Japan Studies Association
University of Pennsylvania Center for East Asian Studies
Association of Regional Centers for Asian Studies
University of Pennsylvania Center for East Asian Studies
Association of Regional Centers for Asian Studies
Workshop description
This is an intensive faculty development workshop designed for faculty in a variety of disciplines who teach about Japan to college populations throughout the United States. The workshop will provide opportunities to study three transitional periods of Japanese history through close analysis of primary texts, especially literature taught in interdisciplinary contexts.
The workshop will assist faculty in 1) conducting cross-cultural and interdisciplinary research; 2) enriching their course offerings with new teaching materials and pedagogy; and 3) disseminating their findings. To meet these goals, we expect that workshop participants will create a new teaching unit, utilizing primary sources discussed during the sessions and materials from the site visits in the Philadelphia area.
I. Pre-workshop: a three-day introduction (June 12-15) for faculty relatively new to Japanese Studies. We will focus on East Asian cross-cultural contacts, history, religion, literature and art, 550-1000 CE. For example, we look at ways Chinese poetry exerted influences on select chapters of The Tale of Genji.
II. A five-day workshop (June 18-22), intended for participants with previous knowledge and experience in Japanese culture. We will explore here the Genpei Civil War (1180-1185), a transition from the Heian period and its cultural values of art and peace to the Medieval Period and its new military values. We will also investigate 16th-century contacts with western missionaries and traders, leading to the Tokugawa Period. We will discuss Endo's novel Silence (1966) and its recent film adaptation. We'll explore a third transition period in Japan's more recent cultural and historical developments -- from colonizer to post-WWII relationships -- through literary texts that explore Korean-Japan relationships. Our focus will include also the perspectives of Korean-American writers, like Richard E. Kim (Lost Names, 1970) and Min Jin Lee (Pachinko, 2017).
It is possible to enroll in either part of the workshop or to participate in both.
The workshop will be held on the campuses of Community College of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania and will take advantage of local resources, such as the University of Pennsylvania Archaeological Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Shofuso House in Fairmont Park. We are seeking low-cost housing at International House, close to the University of Pennsylvania campus.
The workshop will assist faculty in 1) conducting cross-cultural and interdisciplinary research; 2) enriching their course offerings with new teaching materials and pedagogy; and 3) disseminating their findings. To meet these goals, we expect that workshop participants will create a new teaching unit, utilizing primary sources discussed during the sessions and materials from the site visits in the Philadelphia area.
I. Pre-workshop: a three-day introduction (June 12-15) for faculty relatively new to Japanese Studies. We will focus on East Asian cross-cultural contacts, history, religion, literature and art, 550-1000 CE. For example, we look at ways Chinese poetry exerted influences on select chapters of The Tale of Genji.
II. A five-day workshop (June 18-22), intended for participants with previous knowledge and experience in Japanese culture. We will explore here the Genpei Civil War (1180-1185), a transition from the Heian period and its cultural values of art and peace to the Medieval Period and its new military values. We will also investigate 16th-century contacts with western missionaries and traders, leading to the Tokugawa Period. We will discuss Endo's novel Silence (1966) and its recent film adaptation. We'll explore a third transition period in Japan's more recent cultural and historical developments -- from colonizer to post-WWII relationships -- through literary texts that explore Korean-Japan relationships. Our focus will include also the perspectives of Korean-American writers, like Richard E. Kim (Lost Names, 1970) and Min Jin Lee (Pachinko, 2017).
It is possible to enroll in either part of the workshop or to participate in both.
The workshop will be held on the campuses of Community College of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania and will take advantage of local resources, such as the University of Pennsylvania Archaeological Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Shofuso House in Fairmont Park. We are seeking low-cost housing at International House, close to the University of Pennsylvania campus.
Confirmed speakers
Van C. Gessel
Professor
Asian and Near Eastern Languages
Brigham Young University
Professor
Asian and Near Eastern Languages
Brigham Young University
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Linda H. Chance
Associate Chair Associate Professor Japanese Language and Literature University of Pennsylvania |
Frank L. Chance
Former Director Center for East Asian Studies Art History and Early Modern Japan University of Pennsylvania |
Funding and outcomes
The University of Pennsylvania's Center for East Asian Studies has made available eight stipends of $250 each for local participants who attend both parts of the workshop: June 12-14 and 18-22. Due to the funding source, priority will be given to Community College of Philadelphia faculty. Other local faculty are encouraged to apply.
The Association of Regional Centers for Asian Studies (ARCAS) has made available five travel stipends of $500 each for Asian Studies Development Program (ASDP) alumni, with priority given to faculty from ARCAS institutions. These travel stipends are for faculty from outside the greater Philadelphia area to participate in the workshop between June 18-22.
To receive financial support, participants must submit a module that demonstrates how they plan to integrate workshop materials into their teaching.
The Association of Regional Centers for Asian Studies (ARCAS) has made available five travel stipends of $500 each for Asian Studies Development Program (ASDP) alumni, with priority given to faculty from ARCAS institutions. These travel stipends are for faculty from outside the greater Philadelphia area to participate in the workshop between June 18-22.
To receive financial support, participants must submit a module that demonstrates how they plan to integrate workshop materials into their teaching.
Deadlines
The application deadline is April 25, 2019.
Acceptance notifications will be sent by April 27, 2019.
Participants must pay the $100 registration fee by April 30, 2019.
Acceptance notifications will be sent by April 27, 2019.
Participants must pay the $100 registration fee by April 30, 2019.
Battle scenes from The Tale of Heike (Heike Monogatari) - Google Art Project. Early 17th century.
Public Domain.
Public Domain.