Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Online Seminar - Crossing Boundaries in East Asia
Session(s) date
Session(s) date:
Monday, July 27, 2020 - 1:00pm to Thursday, August 6, 2020 - 2:30pm
This complimentary seminar will focus on historical and current exchanges in popular culture, economics, diplomacy, food, and religion. Speakers will explore the transmission of Buddhism, the Korean wave in popular culture, China’s belt and road initiative to Central and Southeast Asia, and western music in China.
Overview:
Left: Bodhisattva Guanyin; 11th/12th century A.D.; Shanxi Province, China; Middle: Korean pop band BTS; Right: examples of Silk Road spices
The USC U.S. – China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) are offering a complimentary online seminar for educators.
The South Korean film Parasite wins the best picture Oscar. Sushi and instant noodles are international staples. Confucian norms influence family roles, educational practice and selection of civil servants in much of East Asia. Ancient and new faiths have followers across the globe. Technologies and design ideas have spread within East Asia and beyond.
People, goods, disease, pollution, and ideas routinely transcend political borders and geographic barriers. Our “Crossing Borders” seminar looks at some of the most important periods where East Asian societies and cultures connected with each other and with those outside the region. It examines how ideas were transmitted, goods exchanged, illnesses and tastes in food, dress and music spread. Who were the key agents and opponents to such interplay and what have been the lasting legacies of such border crossings?
Application deadline is 5pm on Thursday, July 16, 2020
| Discussions | Date | Time (PDT) | Speaker and Topic |
| Fri, 7/24 | 1-2pm | Clayton Dube, USC U.S.-China Institute Introduction and Orientation (no assignments) |
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| 1 | Mon, 7/27 | 1-2:30pm |
Jennifer Jung-Kim, UCLA |
| 2 | Thur, 7/30 | 1-2:30pm | Lori Meeks, USC Buddhism and Its Spread |
| 3 | Mon, 8/3 | 1-2:30pm | Dru Gladney, Pomona College Silk Road & The Belt and Road Initative |
| 4 | Thur, 8/6 | 1-2:30pm |
Sheila Melvin and Jindong Cai |
BENEFITS
- 3 CEUs (equivalent to 1 LAUSD salary points) from USC Rossier School of Education, processing fee applicable. You will need to check with your school district to see if they accept USC CEUs in place of salary points/credits.
- East Asia-focused resources and materials for classroom use
- Certificate of Completion upon request
*Must complete seminar requirements.
Questions? Email cgao@usc.edu
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