JAPAN

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

FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
HOSTED BY JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Both the 2003 and the 2004 schedules are included on this page.  Please scroll down for the current 2004 schedule.

PROGRAM AND STAFF FOR 2003 WORKSHOP

Week One: (May 19-23) Director: Thomas Kasulis
M: Conditions for Assimilation: Location, Language, and Early Culture
Presenter: Thomas Kasulis
T: Intercultural Sources of Art and Architecture / (Field Trip to the Nelson-Atkins Museum)
Presenter: Sherry Fowler
W: Assimilating Religions–Shinto, Confucianism, Buddhism
Presenter: Thomas Kasulis
Th: Intercultural Sources of Japanese Literature and Poetry
Presenter: Margaret Childs
F: Panel Discussion

Week Two: (August 11-15) Director: Cameron Hurst
M: Tokugawa Japan–Cultural Isolation and Intercultural Connections
Presenter: Cameron Hurst
T: Asian Influences in the Japanese Performing Arts–Noh and Kabuki
Presenter: Erich Rath
W: Made in China: Aesthetics, Politics, and the Way of Tea / Film: Rikyu
Presenter: Patricia Graham
T: Creation of the Warrior Ethic: Inter-cultural Sources of Bushido
Presenter: Cameron Hurst
F: Panel Discussion

Day Sessions (Sessions 2-5 held monthly during the fall semester; dates TBA)
1. Orientation (May 8)
2. Host institution faculty presentations–Shudong Chen; Sheliah Philip-Bradfield .
3. Host institution faculty presentations–William Stockton; Andrea Kempf
4. Participant presentations.
5. Participant presentations.

PROGRAM AND STAFF FOR 2004 WORKSHOP

Week One (May 23-27): The Writers Center
Director: Gary Ebersole

M: Sources of Intercultural Conflict in the Modernization of Japan
Presenter: Gary Ebersole
T: Nationalism and National Polity Between Asia and the West
Presenter: Gary Ebersole
W: The Japanese Imperial Vision: Conflict with Korea, China, and Southeast Asia
Presenter: Mark Lincicome
T: War and Memory: Intercultural Conflict in Shaping the Past
Presenter: Mark Lincicome
F: Panel Discussion

Week Two (August 9-13): JCCC Carlsen Center, Room 128
Director: Bill Tsutsui

M: Japanese Film Between Asian Traditions and the Modern: Kurosawa’s Madadayo
Presenter: Keiko McDonald
T: Japanese Literature Between Asian Traditions and the Modern
Presenter: Elaine Gerbert
W: Postmodern Japan and the Asian Economy
Presenter: Bill Tsutsui
T: Inter-cultural Themes in Contemporary Society / Film: The Japanese Version
Presenter: Takeo Shibata, Japanese Consul-General (Kansas City)
F: Panel Discussion

Day Sessions
1. April 2 (Friday): Orientation JCCC Carlsen Center Room 124
2. September 10 (Friday): Host institution presentation: Shudong Chen, Film: Fireworks
3. October 14 (Thursday): Host institution presentation: Michael Hembree, Film: Ghost in a Shell
4. November 11 (Friday): Participant presentations
5. December 9 (Thursday): Participant presentations