
Online seminar presented by the East Asian Studies Center:
East Asia 101: Mapping Past & Present: Spirits & Beasts of East Asia
Our virtual journey will introduce East Asia’s diverse cultures and environment while building and enhancing your tool chest of teaching resources for the classroom. Focusing on the regions that comprise present-day China, Japan, and Korea, participants will engage with experts and other educators in the field to explore major trends, global issues, and historic foundations that shape East Asian society. Join us in this free online seminar as we map the impact of these transnational forces in and beyond East Asia through the lenses of geography, art, religion, literature, and more! This year’s theme looks at the region from the legendary characters of myth and manga to the figurative demons of disease and war, as the contours of East Asia have been defined by its spirits and beasts, real and imagined, from time immemorial.
July 11 - 22, 2022 (Monday - Friday)
- Orientation session May/June 2022 (evening, online)
- July 11-15 and July 18-22, 2022: daily 1:00pm - 4:00pm (EDT) Online
- Synchronous and Asynchronous sessions designed to optimize time together
- Benefits: $200 stipend, $200 teaching materials, 36 contact hours
- Graduate credit: 2.0 hours graduate credit option available (extra fee)
- Follow up session in Sept/Oct 2022 (Saturday, Online)