session 11, monday, june 6 East Asia in 1800

[clay dube]

Zoom link:
https://usc.zoom.us/j/92008653291?pwd=RE45RFJoVm51OTdnZnRlcFFqMjZMZz09

Meeting ID: 920 0865 3291
Passcode: 277351

Our focus for this week is on China and Japan in 1800. You've already had lectures bringing you to this point. The Manchus have control over the vast Qing empire. The Tokugawa bakufu in Edo have control over Japan. But there are internal and external changes that will threaten them in the century to come. For now, however, please focus on their strengths and achievements not just in control and administration, but also in economic development and living standards and in the cultural realms including art and literature. Please take a moment to write 2-3 sentences about the things that most impressed you about these related but distinct civilizations in the 18th century.

Please also take a moment to brainstorm on what you may do for your curriculum project. No need for great detail here, but tell us your target audience (grade level, subject area) and what topic(s) you want to explore with them. During the live discussion we may share ideas and possible materials and activities you might try. Please refer to the forum thread on seminar requirements for details on what we're looking for with these projects.

We will also need each of you who are completing all the seminar requirements (including forum posts!) to let us know if you are seeking:

A. LAUSD salary credit points (the only option available for LAUSD teachers) -- no charge for these

B. USC Rossier School of Education continuiting education units (these are available to all outside of LAUSD) -- $35/unit (paid to USC Rossier, not USCI)

C. Certificate or letter of completion issued by USCI (these are free of charge and are accepted by many districts and schools)

You can only request one of these. The seminar requirements are the same for each, but the paperwork needed is slightly different for A and B. 

[Molly Cowan-Johnson]

One that I found interesting and/or impressive was the very distinct culture in each of these nations. I knew pretty much next to nothing about Korea prior to this course (except the Korean War in the 1950s) so I found it interesting to learn about their distinct culture and language. The focus on Japanese literature I found interesting as well. I do a lot with Japanese culture but have never really delved into the literature and compare across the time periods. I also really enjoyed the focus on the Chinese architecture especially when discussing the spread of Buddhism. I think that could be an interesting look across these East Asian states with who influenced who?

 

Brainstorm:

In my class we start our discussion of Asian states with the Ming dynasty and into the Qing as well as the beginning of the Tokugawa Era in Japan, so I think that is going to be my focus. It is a good chunk of our second unit. I think I’d like to touch on Korea at least during this time perhaps in a discussion about the war with Japan in the late 16^th century. I’ve always liked the use of the primary source documents and the artifacts so I think that will be the basis of my curriculum project.

 

Seeking: Certificate of competition

[Hannah Klein]

I have always been so impressed by the famous woodblock prints from this era of Japanese civilization, and in fact took an art history course in college on japanese prints specifically! It's been awhile since I took this course and I must admit that I've forgotten a lot of what I've learned. Some questions that I have (that would probably be in my course materials from this experience) are, what was the social function of woodblock prints? What other artistic and functional/design forms emerged concurrent to this phenomenom? 

I'm wondering why we don't see a lot of woodblock prints coming out of China during this same era, mostly lots of meticulous paintings on scrolls. What accounts for these differences? 

As I think about my final project, I'm kicking around ideas for a social studies/geography direction, focus in on lunar new year, or plan a art/science/literacy integrated unit on the moon. I've started to pull out anchor standards and I definitely want to pick something I'll actually use with my firsties next year!

Seeking: LAUSD salary points!

[Ying Yu]

I like the styles of teaching East Asia from USC. I can play those lectures' recording for many times and pause them if I need to do some search. The zoom meeting for discussion are also very useful and helpful.

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