Dec 11 Tale of Genji Program
Traditions and Change: Book Club for Educators
Dec. 11, 2023
7 - 9 p.m. ET
Lady Murasaki’s Tale of Genji: The Manga Edition
Adapted by Sean Michael Wilson, Illustrated by Inko Ai Takita
Presenters:
- Sean Michael Wilson, author
- Michele Beauchamp, Manheim Township High School
Agenda
7-8 p.m. ET: Author comments and discussion
8-9 p.m. ET: Classroom Connections
Sean Michael Wilson's Presentation
Michele Beauchamp's Presentation
Classroom Connections
What graphic novels do you use in the classroom?
Background:
- Biography Lady Murasaki
- Genji early reception
- Lady Murasaki's style and technique
- Culture and Context--Heian Period Court Life
- Multimodal Literacies Theory
- Analyzing Text
- Analyzing Images
- Genji Themes
- Beauty
- Gender roles
- Nobility and family alliances
- Impermanence
- Attachments
- Supernatural
Next Steps:
- How could you use the Genji manga edition in your classroom?
- What would be challenging about teaching with this text?
Theme Page Reference
- Beauty
- 11 The baby Genji
- 15 Beauty and prophecy
- 49 Princess Suyetsumuhana
- 110 Tamakazura
- 128 Lady Murasaki is still beautiful
- 167 Cats and Nyosan
Gender roles
- 51 Royal visit, Genji performs
- 54 Older woman
- 76 Lady of Akashi
- 104 Tamakazura’s suitor
- 138 Tamakazura’s reputation
- 184 Murasaki reflects
Nobility and family alliances
- 12 Emperor favors Genji
- 15 Genji marries
- 57 Emperor abdicates
- 62 Genji is slighted
- 68 Genji’s exile
- 96 Genji’s son
Impermanence
- 13 Genji’s mother dies
- 28 Aging nun
- 61 Emperor dies
- 82 Murasaki and Genji
- 160 “Life is so short”
- 188 “Why should I cling to this life any longer?”
Attachments
- 31 Lady Rukujo’s jealousy
- 36 Genji mourns Yugao
- 41 Murakai’s bird
- 72 Poetry in exile
- 100 Young lovers
- 190 Genji Gives away possessions
Supernatural beliefs and practices
- 14 Genji’s prophecy
- 18 Genji leaves Nijo briefly
- 58 Lady Aoi’s illness
- 34 Yugao’s death
- 78 Genji’s dream
- 90 Strange Disorders
- 175 Kashiwagi falls ill
On Jamboard
- Examples: quotes or text references
- Notable images
- Thematic message
Resources:
Serafini, Frank. “Multimodal Literacy: From Theories to Practices.” Language Arts, vol. 92, no. 6, 2015, pp. 412–23. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/24577533. Accessed 21 Nov. 2023.