The Body as Mirror: Hair, Feet, and Skin in East Asian Culture
A Mini-Course for K-12 Educators
Saturday, December 7th & Saturday, December 14th
9:00am – 11:00am (Eastern Time)
Online, Synchronous via Zoom
Session 1: Hair, Skin, and Feet in Premodern East Asia
As educators, we are quite familiar with our students’ focus on appearance and fashion as a marker of identity– and the people of pre-modern and modern East Asia were/are no different. In two sessions, this mini course will explore how the physical body was valued not just in a biological sense but also for how the body conveyed meaning on a social and cultural level.
Session One (Saturday, December 7) will introduce the importance of hair, feet, and skin in premodern China, Japan, and Korea. In addition to discussing how hair was viewed as a marker of Confucian filial piety in China and Korea, we will also cover the practices of foot binding in China and tattooing in Japanese and Ainu cultures.
This mini course is by no means a comprehensive study of these issues but is instead meant to provide educators with a lens through which we can better contextualize the issues important to our students. Participants will come away with a selection of documents and images that can be used in the classroom as well as a copy of Every Step a Lotus by Dorothy Ko for those who complete both sessions.
Educators can register for an individual session or both mini-course sessions. After you register, we will send you a confirmation email. Educators who complete the program will receive a Certificate Completion. You will also receive information on accessing the Zoom meeting for the mini-course after registering.
Registration deadline: Friday, December 6, 2024
Session 1: Hair, Skin, and Feet in Premodern East Asia - Part of The Body as Mirror: Hair, Feet, and Skin in East Asian Culture - An NCTA Mini-Course for K-12 Educators
Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 09:00 to 11:00
Online Mini Course
Event Location:
Online via Zoom