Japanese Pop Culture

Fall 2023 NCTA Alumni Online Book Discussion Group: Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World, by Matt Alt

 

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Fall 2023 NCTA Alumni Online Book Discussion Group:  

Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World, by Matt Alt

Online, Asynchronous Book Discussion Group

September 10 - December 17, 2023

This fall NCTA Alumna Cindy McNulty will lead a free asynchronous discussion group for NCTA alumni educators on the book Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World, by Matt Alt. Tokyo-based writer Alt examines how anime, Hello Kitty, karaoke, and the Walkman transformed how we consume entertainment and reshaped global culture in the process. 

This discussion group will be conducted asynchronously beginning September 10, 2023, and will continue through December 17 using the Proboards Discussion Board site (a more detailed schedule will be sent once registration has closed.)   

For Pennsylvania teachers, completion of this book discussion will be worth fourteen Act 48 hours.  For teachers in other states we can provide you with a certificate of completion and/or a personal letter from the instructor. All participants will receive a complimentary copy of the book.
 

This discussion group is for NCTA Alumni in the University of Pittsburgh Coordinating Site region (PA, OH, MI, WV, MD, AL, MN, DE, LA, IL, KY)

After you register, we will send you a confirmation email and will (depending on your response below) a complimentary copy of the book.  You will also receive information on logging on to the Proboards Discussion Board site and a schedule of the readings and assignments.

 
Registration Deadline: August 25, 2023
or until book group fills
 
  
 
 
Fall 2023 NCTA Alumni Online Book Discussion Group: Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World, by Matt Alt
Monday, August 21, 2023 - 23:59
Registration Reminder
Event Location: 
Online via Proboards