CHINA

ASDP-ARC WORKSHOP FOR ADJUNCT FACULTY: 2003-2004
INTER-CULTURAL ASSIMILATION AND CONFLICT: CHINA AND ASIA

FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
HOSTED BY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA

PROGRAM AND STAFF FOR 2003 WORKSHOP

Week One (May 31-June 4): Cultural Assimilation and the Creation of “China”

Saturday, May 31 (University Museum, 34^th and Spruce Streets, 9:00AM-3:00PM):

Theories of Cultural Identity Formation: Language, Meaning, and Written Image; Ethnocentrism through Translation; Unity through Ritual (li); the Emergence of the Yi-Jing as a Canonical Text in China
Presenter: Dr. Roger Ames, Professor of Philosophy, University of Hawaii, Manoa

Introduction to the Shang Dynasty and Ritual Vessels at the University Museum, University of Pennsylvia. The Movements of Bronze Technology through Central and East Asia
Presenter: Dr. Nancy Steinhardt, Professor of East Asian Art, University of Pennsylvania.

Sunday, June 1 (location TBA, 12:30PM– 5:00PM):

The Creation of “Daoism:”Assimilation of Diverse Ideas into Canonical Text, the Author Myth of Lao Tzu; an Analysis of Selected Passages of the Dao De Jing
Presenter: Dr. Roger Ames

June 2-4 sessions will be held 11:00AM-4:00PM (with a break for lunch) at the Winnet Building, S2-21 Conference Room, Community College of Philadelphia, 17^th and Spring Garden Streets

Monday, June 2:

The Creation of “Confucianism:” Confucian Traditions before Confucius; the Concept of Paradigm Shift; Analysis of Selected Passages of The Analects; What does it mean to be “Chinese”? Ethical Systems; the Concept of Self; Family Structure as a Means of Cultural Identity
Presenter: Dr. Roger Ames

Tuesday, June 3:

The Uses of Literature and the Creation of Cultural Identity: The Shi Jing (Book of Odes); Evidence of the Diversity of the Odes Chronologically and Geographically; the “Confucian” Preface; Analysis of Selected Poetry; Questions of Gender and Sexuality in Ancient China
Presenter: Professor Paul Goldin, Associate Professor of Chinese Thought, University of Pennsylvania

Wednesday June 4:

A Basic Introduction to Buddhism: Evolution and Diversity of Traditions from India through China and Korea to Japan
Presenter: Dr. David Prejsnar, Professor of Philosophy and History, International Coordinator, Community College of Philadelphia

The Evolution of Confucianism after The Analects: Transmittal of Neo-Confucianism in Korea and Japan; Tu Wei Ming and Late 20^th Century Confucianism in Taiwan and United States; John Dewey, Confucius and American Pragmatism
Presenter: Dr. Roger Ames

Week Two (August 24-27, In-Service Week): ll:00-4:00 daily at the Winnet Building, S2-21 Conference Room, Community College of Philadelphia, 17^th and Spring Garden Streets

Monday, August 24:

Early Archaeological Evidence of European-East Asian Interactions; Trade Routes from Central Asia; Central Asian Influence into Tang Dynasty China; Poetry Reactions to Central Asian and Buddhist Influences: Literature of the “Frontier” and the An Lu-Shan Rebellion
Presenter: Dr. Victor Mair, Professor of Chinese Language and Literature

Tuesday, August 25:

Introduction of Islamic Culture into China; Current Day Uighur Civilization Along the Silk Roads
Presenter: Dr. Victor Mair

Wednesday, August 26:

Architecture of the Temple and City from China to Japan; City Planning from Xian to Kyoto
Presenter: Dr. Nancy Steinhardt

Thursday, August 27:

Buddhist Art along the Silk Road: Sculpture and Painting from India through China to Japan
Presenter: Dr. Nancy Steinhardt

Five Friday afternoon workshops to be held at the Winnet Building, Community College of Philadelphia, 17^th and Spring Garden Streets

Sept. 12, 1:00-5:00: Analyzing and Interpreting Chinese Texts, Professor Paul Goldin

Oct. 17, 1:00-4:00: Participant presentations on curriculum modules; video on Dunhuang murals

Nov. 7, 1:00-4:00: Tang Dynasty Literature and its Influence on Japanese Literature and American Modernism, Professor Fay Beauchamp; participant presentations on curriculum modules

Nov. 21, 1:00-4:00: 3-4 Participant presentations on curriculum modules

Dec. 12, 1:00-4:00: 3-4 Participant presentations on curriculum modules; Professors David Prejsnar and Fay Beauchamp

The 2004 workshop schedule will be posted as soon as it becomes available.