TeachAsia Calendar

DISTANCE LEARNING

The Landscapes of China
Course Dates: February 7 – May 8, 2007
Registration Deadline: Monday, January 22, 2007

The Landscapes of China will be an online distance learning course examining the historical, political, economic, cultural, and environmental dimensions of China. This introductory level survey course will highlight the major issues facing China today in each of the five key areas. Class participants will use academic texts, news and journal articles, art, and literature to engage in critical reflection and discussion of the topics presented. The course is a prerequisite for any educator interested in traveling to China as part of an Asia Society facilitated Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad during the summer of 2007. Please click here for additional information.

To register, please contact Deborah Agrin at dagrin@asiasoc.org.

STUDY TRIPS

China Through Landscapes and Literature
Travel Dates: July 6 – August 7, 2007 (Dates subject to slight revision.)
Application Deadline: Monday, January 8, 2007
Eligibility: This trip is open to humanities, foreign language, or area studies educators in international studies schools nationwide. Please note this application process is now closed.

China’s extraordinary economic, political, and cultural developments in recent years make this an exceptional time to explore this vast nation. Dr. John Major, a renowned Asia scholar, will lead participants on a trip investigating four contemporary themes through the country’s landscapes and literature: Global China, Diverse China, Developing China, and Changing China. Asia Society invites qualified middle and high school humanities, foreign language, or area studies teachers in Asia Society’s International Studies Schools Network and at urban, public international studies secondary schools nationwide to apply for our 2007 China Study Tour: China through Landscapes and Literature, to take place July 6 – August 7th (dates subject to change). The application deadline is Monday, January 8, 2007.

Highlights of the itinerary include the following: Beijing, where participants will study imperial traditions and foreign relations; the Yungang Caves, where the stone carvings illustrate the importance of non-Han peoples in China as well as the transmission of Buddhism from India; Guizhou Province, to investigate the lives and historical experiences of several nationalities; Xi’an through visits to the Great Mosque and Muslim quarter; Wutai and Qiyun, two holy mountains to share the experiences of centuries of pilgrims; visits to the well-preserved town of Pingyao, the rapidly industrializing canal and garden city of Suzhou and the bamboo forest of Yixian in the Huang Shan mountain range, to illustrate issues of how to preserve the landscapes of the past, when to sacrifice them in the name of progress and what the costs and political uses of each decision are; and Shanghai, where the modern challenges of rapid urbanization, the rise of the middle class, and the transformation of rural landscapes come together.

For more information, please contact Lili Cole at lilic@asiasoc.org.

DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS OF ASIA LECTURE SERIES

Women, Marriage and Divorce in Colonial Indonesia
Leonard Blussé, University of Leiden | May 23, 2006
(video forthcoming)

Leaves from an Autumn of Emergencies:
Selections from the Wartime Diaries of Ordinary Japanese
Samuel Yamashita, Pomona College | November 1, 2005
watch video

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES

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DISTANCE LEARNING

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

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EVENINGS FOR EDUCATORS

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Asia Society offers many related programs, including exhibitions, school tours (call 212-327-9237) , lectures, films and symposia, with topics ranging from the arts to politics to social issues. Please visit www.AsiaSociety.org for a full program calendar.

For more information on TeachAsia

Lili Cole
TeachAsia
tel: 212-327-9353
e-mail: lcole@asiasoc.org

Generous support for Asia Society’s Education Programs is provided by the Freeman Foundation, Ford Foundation, Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad, the Goldman Sachs Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, The Starr Foundation and the United States Department of Education.