[ONLINE EVENT] Japan Society – Japanese History through the Lenses of Arts, Design & Pop Culture
Friday, October 9, 2020 - Saturday, December 5, 2020
In this course, teachers will explore how different types of visual forms have been used from pre-modern to contemporary Japanese history, and how these visual primary sources can engage their students. Divided over four interactive online units, this 30-hour online course will help participants develop the resources and skills to create and refine lesson plans for middle school and high school social studies, art, English and Language Arts, Global History and Geography classes by utilizing primary sources, focusing on visual arts. Artworks such as paintings and prints depict Japan’s changing foreign policy during the Age of Exploration; illustration, photography and films will document modernization of Japan in the late 19th – early 20th centuries, and the development of imperialism and wars; and Japan’s urban architectural and industrial designs reflect Japan’s recovery in the postwar period. Animation, fashion and other pop culture forms would connect historical past to the present and its impact in the global society for students to understand.
Date and Time
Friday, October 9, 2020
through
Saturday, December 5, 2020
UNIT 1: Introduction & Japan’s Civil Wars and Tokugawa Regime October 9—17, 2020: Video Sessions & Reading Assignments October 17, 9:00 AM—12:00 PM EDT
Unit 2: Meiji Period (1868-1912) to World War II October 23—31, 2020: Video Sessions & Reading Assignments October 31, 9:00 AM—1:00 PM EDT
Unit 3: Japanese Architecture and Designs – from Traditional to Modern and Contemporary November 6—14, 2020: Video Sessions & Reading Assignments November 14, 9:00 AM—1:00 PM EDT
Unit 4: Japan’s Soft Power, Pop Culture and Manga November 25—December 5, 2020: Video Sessions & Reading Assignments December 5, 9:00 AM—1:00 PM EDT