Mini Course

Contemporary Japan in a Global Context

A mini course for NCTA Alumni 2020

Saturday, February 22 and
Saturday February 29, 2020
9am-4pm at the University of Pennsylvania
 
This mini course will feature the following topics:
  • · Japan in Asia; Japan in the World
  • · On the eve of the Olympics: Sports and the environment in Japan
  • · Gender and Japanese Society
  • · Film, anime and manga
  • · Robots and Japanese Culture
  • · Making Japanese Food Global

 

The mini course is limited to 25 participants. Open to alumni in the Philadelphia/Eastern Pennsylvania area. Priority will be given to applicants who have completed an NCTA seminar. 
Refreshments, lunches and materials will be provided. Act 48 hours available. 
Applicants are encouraged to commit to both sessions 
 
Register online at: https://ceas.sas.upenn.edu/
 
 
Supported by the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia (NCTA) through the University of Pittsburgh national coordinating site, and the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for East Asian Studies and Penn Museum
Contemporary Japan in a Global Context
Saturday, February 22, 2020 - 09:00 to Saturday, February 29, 2020 - 16:00
Mini Course
Event Location: 
University of Pennsylvania

Chasing Leviathan: The Environmental, Social and Economic Impacts of Whaling

 

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Chasing Leviathan:

The Environmental, Social and Economic Impacts of Whaling

 

Friday, February 28, 2020

5:30-8:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 29, 2020

8:30 a.m. (registration and breakfast) to 4:00 p.m.

 

Join us for this FREE professional development mini course on the world of Whaling from New England to Europe to Japan. Speakers will address topics such the lives of sailors, what parts of a whale and what kinds of whales were harvested, the global commodity chain of whaling, the background to the history of whaling in Japan, and a challenge to the contemporary Japanese narrative about the importance of whaling to Japan. Class time will also include a presentation on the early use of black and white documentary film in conjunction with the American Experience documentary Into the Deep, and a curriculum session with a master teacher. Free ACT 48 hours, materials, parking, and meals, including a copy of Into the Deep. Space limited so please register by Monday, February 24, 2020.

View our flyer here

 

To register: https://forms.gle/7X6sHr4jsin66Gif7

Chasing Leviathan: The Environmental, Social and Economic Impacts of Whaling
Friday, February 28, 2020 - 17:30 to Saturday, February 29, 2020 - 16:00
Mini Course
Event Location: 
4130 Wesley Posvar Hall