Visualizing Asia: Workshops for Educators
VIEW EVENT DETAILSPresented in partnership with the University of Houston, and sponsored by AAS COC Outreach Grant
Schedule
Saturday, November 4, 2023
9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Workshops
See full schedule below.
In partnership with the University of Houston, Asia Society Texas welcomes educators to join a special strand of educator workshops at the upcoming SouthWest Conference on Asian Studies (SWAC) at the University of Houston.
Join this series of fun, content-focused workshops to explore pop culture items — prints, propaganda posters, comic books, film, and video games — as vital tools for understanding Asia’s past and present. Learn from experts in Asian history, language, and culture, and discover engaging, multilayered materials and free, online archives of important sources with English translations. Leave the workshops with lesson plans for your own classroom!
Registration is required for this event. Please note that this event takes place offsite at the University of Houston Student Center.
CEU (Continuing Education Unit) certificates will be available at the completion of the workshops. Asia Society Texas is an approved Houston ISD vendor.
Workshop Details
Mass Media in Modern Asia
- 9–10:15 a.m.
- Dr. Christopher Born, Belmont University: Gateways to Understanding: The Evolution of Japanese Popular Culture
- Dr. Zach Smith, University of Central Arkansas: Media for the Masses: Teaching Mao's China Through Political Posters
- Moderator: Jennifer Stephan Kapral, Asia Society Texas
Perspectives on Asian Influences
- 10:30–11:45 a.m.
- Dr. Leah Renold, Texas State University: Seeing the Divine: Visual and Performing Arts India
- Dr. Jooyoun Lee, St. Edwards University: From the Korean War to BTS: A Transformation of Visual Image of Korea
- Moderator: Jennifer Stephan Kapral, Asia Society Texas
Luncheon Keynote
- 12–1:30 p.m.
- Dr. Jean Oi, Stanford University: A Perfect Storm: COVID, Collapse of the Property Sector, and the Local Government Debt in China
About the Speakers
Prior to joining the faculty at Belmont, Dr. Christopher Born was a lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Missouri–St. Louis. From 2017-2018, he served as a Visiting Professor of Asian Studies at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. In addition to teaching courses on Japanese language and literature, Dr. Born received grants from Japan Foundation and the Mellon Foundation to host a symposium at Bowdoin entitled “Godzilla as Harrier and Harbinger: Rethinking the Post-Atomic in the Pacific.”
At Belmont, Dr. Born is an Assistant Professor and teaches courses in Asian Studies and Japanese language. Dr. Born’s research interests include subjectivity and the autobiographical mode in modern Japanese literature, the Christian heritage in Japan, the global influence of early modern Japanese woodblock prints, and the philosophical underpinnings of anime and manga. He is the author of In the Footsteps of the Master: Confucian Values in Anime and Manga (AsiaNetwork Exchange, Vol. XVII, No. 1, Fall 2009) wherein he examines how traditional values are re-envisioned in recent shōnen anime and manga.
Dr. Jooyoun Lee is a Professor of Global Studies and Political Science. The courses that she teaches include Global Issues, International Relations, International Security and Conflict Resolution, Survey of East Asia, Politics and Governments of Asia, and Senior Seminar.
Dr. Lee’s research interests include identity politics, collective memory, East Asian international relations, international security, gender, and popular culture. Prior to undertaking her Ph.D. at Syracuse University, she worked as a research fellow at the Korean Institute for Women and Politics and at the Institute of Civil Society and New Governance at Kyung Hee University in South Korea as well as serving as a program coordinator for the International NGOs Conference held in Seoul in cooperation with the United Nations. Before joining the St. Edward's faculty, she was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Dr. Lee has also served as the president and local arrangements chair of the Southwest Conference on Asian Studies (SWCAS), 2018-2019. She has been elected as a representative of the SWCAS to the Council of Conferences of the Association for Asian Studies for a three-year term from 2023 through 2026. She strives to bridge her research interests and teaching, and enjoys working with students to inspire them to become critical thinkers and active citizens.
Dr. Leah Renold is a historian of South Asia who offers courses on the history of India and South Asia, as well as on Gandhi and nonviolence. She received her doctorate in Modern South Asian History from the University of Texas at Austin (1999). Oxford University Press published her first book, A Hindu Education: The Early Years of Banaras Hindu University, which explores the complex inter-relationships between Hindu traditions, Hindu-Muslim relations, education, and colonial policy during the Indian independence movement. Dr. Renold has continued to publish research on topics related to Banaras Hindu University and on Mahatma Gandhi.
Her current research project explores the environmental history of the Ganges River during colonial period. Dr. Renold has lived in India for over seven years and directs the Texas State Faculty-Led Education Abroad in India. She is the faculty advisor for the Indian Students Association and the co-creator and Academic Program Coordinator for the Peace and Social Justice Minor at Texas State.
Dr. Zachary Smith earned his Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, focusing on modern and late Imperial China, global history, and cultural and intellectual history. His research is on popular education and literacy in China, citizenship textbooks, colonial modernity, nationalism, and gender and sexuality in Asia. He currently serves as the program coordinator for the Asian Studies Program.
Education and Outreach programs at Asia Society Texas are presented by AARP. Generous funding also provided by Asia Chemical Corporation, and Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas). Free Thursday exhibition admission presented by Regions Bank. Additional support is provided by Cathay Bank Foundation, the George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation, and the Friends of Asia Society, a dedicated group of individuals and organizations committed to bringing exceptional programming and exhibitions to Asia Society Texas.
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About Asia Society Texas
Asia Society Texas believes in the strength and beauty of diverse perspectives and people. As an educational institution, we advance cultural exchange by celebrating the vibrant diversity of Asia, inspiring empathy, and fostering a better understanding of our interconnected world. Spanning the fields of arts, business, culture, education, and policy, our programming is rooted in the educational and cultural development of our community — trusting in the power of art, dialogue, and ideas to combat bias and build a more inclusive society.
Event Details
University of Houston Student Center
4455 University Drive
Houston, TX 77204