[Jennifer Lee]

How does nostalgia (or memory) act to produce the imagined community of the nation?

I found the lectures and Splendid Monarchy exerpt really eye opening. I was pretty shocked to learn that so many traditions were not as ancient as I assumed them to be. The concept of people believing in their own myths when they align with their values was also an idea that I really see happening in contemproray America. 

[Jennifer Lee]

Here are the key characteristics of Noh.  See everyone at 8am Edo/Tokyo time tomorrow!

• Oldest surviving form of Japanese theater- combo of music, dance and acting
• Buddhist themes
• Often recreates famous scenes from well-known literature
• Extremely intense
• Simple stage to focus on characters
• Movements focus on the emotions (choreographed and often symbolic)
• Waki- secondary parts, observers

• Masks important, only worn by main characters

• Chorus- echo lines or speak for characters

• 4 musicians-3 drums, one flute (eerie whistle sounds)

 

[Jennifer Lee]

In AP Art History we discuss Night Attack on Sanjo Palace. I always thought the heads on stakes were just examples of brutal warfare, but now I know they have deeper meaning (status and money).

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I've only briefly been to Edinburgh.  But I loved my time there. The highland cows are adorable and the scenery is so green and lush. 

 

Do you have any tips or resources for learning Japanese? I'm trying to learn on my own, but its been going pretty slow. 

[Jennifer Lee]

That's great to hear. I won't know my placement until the end of May.

[Jennifer Lee]

Hi Everyone,

I'm Jennifer Lee. I have been teaching for the past 15 years in Thousand Oaks. I teach a variety of art classes including AP Art History and IB Visual Arts. I already teach some Japanese art in the Art History Class and in IB Visual Arts. I am taking a leave of absence next school year to do the JET program and live in Japan for a year. I'm looking forward to learning more about Japan from this class and being able to apply it with my students in Japan and America. 

[Jennifer Lee]

That's a great idea. Students would really be inspired to create a project about the future of their own environment.  I bet a lot of them don't even realize that the concrete mess we have now used to be a river. 

I also really enjoyed seeing the restoration of the river.  I was curious if they got rid of the river like in LA or if they built the freeway above it?   

[Jennifer Lee]

I'm so sorry to hear about your brother that must be so difficult and frustrating. I also think that a lot of homeless people are suffering from addiction or mental health issues.  It is such a bigger problem than not having somewhere to live, although affordable housing in LA is a huge problem in iteself. I also thought the discription of the Japanese homeless men was interesting and also very Japanese. I can't recall ever seeing a homeless person either of the times I have been there, but maybe I didn't realize that they were homeless since they keep up their appearance. I'm curious where these men spend their days. 

[Jennifer Lee]

The article sounds interesting, but when I clicked on the link it said you had to be a subscriber to read it. 

I can't help but make connections between Japan and California with Japan being about the size of California and both areas having earthquakes. I find it fascinating how two different places have become very well populated and developed in areas that are prone to natural distruction. 

[Jennifer Lee]

I just happen to rewatch it right before we started the course so it was in the back of my mind.  Its a fun and underrated Disney movie

[Jennifer Lee]

I enjoyed all you comments.  I agree that a shushrittio is delicious and a portable way to enjoy sushi 😀

The foreign Disney parks are always interesting to visit.  You get to see a lens of how Americans think foreigners view America. Similar to how Chinatowns don't exist in China. Paris Disnelyland has this odd fascisnation with cowboys and 50's Americana, while Tokyo Disney had a surprisingly global representation.  

[Jennifer Lee]

In several of the articles and lectures this week and in previous weeks there were mentions of squatters and homeless. I was curious if this issue was seen as a solvable problem or something that is an just another aspect of urban life? In Los Angeles the homeless population just continues to grow and I don't think this is a solvable problem with the strategies that are being currently implemented. 

[Jennifer Lee]

I loved the drawings too.  I was really impressed that they were done by the author. I was also impressed by their use of linear perspective and would like to show them to my students when I teach them linear perspective drawing. 

[Jennifer Lee]

You're comment about the skateboarders reminds me of the many times I've been walking around different neighborhoods and seen a random piece of metal stuck on cement benchs and railings. The art teacher in me wonders if it is a design element, but normally I then realize they were just put there to prevent skateboarding.

[Jennifer Lee]

I think a fun way to introduce this is would be to show the clips and images from Big Hero 6.  Where they filmakers imagined Tokyo and San Francisco fusing together into San Fransokyo

https://gizmodo.com/a-tour-of-san-fransokyo-the-hybrid-city-disney-built-f-1642066794

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