Schedule

The orientation will be scheduled for the evening of May 12th from 7pm - 9pm (CDT) on ZOOM.  If you are a participant and haven't received the ZOOM link, please contact program coordinator Alex Chun park387@illinois.edu 

Content:

• Introductions
• Seminar Overview: requirements & benefits
• Lecture: An Introduction to East Asia

MORNING
9:00–9:30 Discussion
9:30–10:20 East Asia: Past and Present
10:20–10:30 Break
10:30–11:20 Imperial China
11:20–12:00 Pedagogy: Teaching other cultures
Lunch Break 12:00 – 12:45 pm

AFTERNOON
12:45–1:45 Art history in China (Dr. Bing Wang)
1:45–1:50 Break
1:50–2:30 According books
2:30–3:00 Break (walk to Main Library)
3:00-4:30 Chinese prints and manuscripts in Rare Books and Manuscripts Library

MORNING
9:00–9:30 Discussion
9:30–10:20 Premodern Korea & Japan
10:20–10:30 Break
10:30–11:20 Material culture & connections across premodern East Asia
11:20–12:00 Pedagogy: Arts integration
Lunch Break 12:00 – 12:45 pm

AFTERNOON
12:45–1:45 Print culture in East Asia
1:45–1:50 Break
1:50–2:30 Calligraphy with hanzi (漢字; Chinese characters) (Dr. Longhui Zuo)
2:30–3:00 Break (walk to Krannert Art Museum)
3:00-4:30 Tour of East Asian works in Krannert Art Museum

MORNING
9:00–9:30 Discussion
9:30–10:20 Literature in East Asia, part 1 (Dr. Gian Piero Persiani)
10:20–10:30 Break
10:30–11:20 Religions in East Asia (Dr. Christopher Callahan)
11:20–12:00 Pedagogy: Backwards design
Lunch Break 12:00 – 12:45 pm 

AFTERNOON
12:45–1:45 Art history in Japan (Dr. Naoko Gunji)
1:45–1:50 Break
1:50–2:30 Printmaking (Smantha Shoppel)
2:30–3:00 Break (walk to Main Library)
3:00-4:30 Japanese prints and manuscripts in Rare Books and Manuscripts Library (Dr. Naoko Gunji)

MORNING
9:00–9:30 Discussion
9:30–10:20 Literature in East Asia, part 2 (Dr. Gian Piero Persiani)
10:20–10:30 Break
10:30–11:20 Japanese religions and popular culture (Dr. Christopher Callahan)
11:20–12:00 Pedagogy: Learning through exhibition
Lunch Break 12:00 – 12:45 pm 

AFTERNOON
12:45–1:45 East Asia in the Modern Era
1:45–1:50 Break
1:50–2:30 Origami
2:30–3:00 Break (drive to Japan House, 2000 South Lincoln Ave., Urbana)
3:00-4:30 Tea Ceremony at Japan House

MORNING
9:00–9:30 Discussion
9:30–10:20 East Asia in the Cold War and Today
10:20–10:30 Break
10:30–11:20 Modern Korea (Dr. Anna Jungeun Lee)
11:20–12:00 Pedagogy: Lesson planning with East Asian content
Lunch Break 12:00 – 12:45 pm 

AFTERNOON
12:45–1:45 Popular culture in Korea (Dr. Anna Jungeun Lee)
1:45–1:50 Break
1:50–2:30 Contemporary Art in East Asia
2:30–3:00 Break (walk to Spurlock Museum)
3:00-4:30 East Asia collection in Spurlock Museum

Details TBD