Session 5 - July 14

[Deirdre Harris]

Hi Katherine,

I love your ideas for students mentioned above to teach about Japan by starting with a discussion about the art of Japan, and move into a comparison of European and US artists, (or any other countries) and then use your idea of noticing that how in some countries, they revere their artisans as Living Human Treasures, and like you mentioned, ask them to try and think of who might deserve that title in our country, or in today's world?  What criteria would they use.  They could create rubrics to use to choose the artists, and include photos to create a google slides presentation perhaps.  Just a take on your idea.  Thanks for sharing your thoughts.  

[Katharine Davis]

Thank YOU for sharing YOUR thoughts, too! I really think this could be a fun class discussion! I love the idea of creating rubrics and presentations... maybe we could even VOTE in the end? 

[Katharine Davis]

Your comment about kimono and national identity reminded me of an article I read recently: with the Olympics/Paralympics being held in Tokyo, Japan, a group designed 207 kimono for the different countries of the world!

Here is the article: https://mymodernmet.com/japan-designs-kimonos-for-tokyo-2020-olympics/

And here is the direct link to The Kimono Project (some aspects of the site are in Japanese): https://kimono.piow.jp/kimonolist.html

 

I think it would be really cool to show these to students after studying more traditional kimono styles/designs/patters and ask what they think. Do the like what the team came up for their home country? What about any other countries they have personal ties to? What if THEY got to design a country kimono? What would it look like?

[Ying Yu]

Japanese people realized the changes fo the world, so that they adjusted themselves to the changes of the world. That is such a big influence on Japanese mordern history. I admire the decison of Japanese commandors who made such a big decison. I will combine this time period with the same period of China to teach my students.

[Ying Yu]

Those ideas about Japanese manufactures are so impressive. Japanese people are doing well to protect their unique culture. Also, Japanese cloth Kimono are so beautiful. I would like to show my students how to dress Kimono, and combine with tea ceremony to show the charm of Japanese culture.

[Ying Yu]

Hi Lou, I think the topic about Japanese women is such a important topic for my teaching. The status of Japanese women in modern society is a serious social topic. Thanks for your writing!

[Ying Yu]

Yes, Kimono is such a beautiful cloth. It is also originally from ancient China in Wu area. I would like to buy Kimono to dress up!

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