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These single-evening, half-day and day-long seminars explore topics directly related to applicable curriculum standards, and are available for educators of all levels and in all disciplines. Film Screening: When China Met Africa China’s relations with African countries are frequently cast simultaneously as commerce, exploitation, neo-colonialism, and aid. Just how should we understand this relationship? The new documentary film, When China Met Africa, considers this complex question via a close investigation into the country of Zambia, encountering three distinct but revealing characters: a Chinese entrepreneur, a project manager for a Chinese multinational, and the Zambian trade minister. The film will be followed by a response and Q&A led by Professor Howard French. Howard W. French is an Associate Professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he teaches journalism and photography. For many years, he was a Senior Writer for The New York Times, and was the Shanghai bureau chief until July 2008. Prior to this assignment, he headed bureaus in Japan, West and Central Africa, Central America and the Caribbean. He is the author of A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa, and is currently working on a book about China’s relationship with Africa, to be completed in the spring of 2012. Thursday, April 26 ~ 6-8PM Please register with Miles Kerr-Jarrett at mkerrjarrett@chinainstitute.org, or by calling 212-744-8181 x149. Official Film Website: http://whenchinametafrica.com/ Teach China is generously funded by the Freeman Foundation |
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K-12 Workshop A Multi-disciplinary Approach: Using Modern Woodcuts and Folk Art to Teach About China Woodcuts are an important visual medium that was part of a dynamic vernacular movement in modern China, which promoted widespread literacy and reached mass audiences. As part of a folk art tradition, woodcuts can be used as an educational resource for teaching about China. In this workshop, teachers from various disciplines will present on their experiences using woodcuts in their classroom. The workshop will also feature a classroom activity on how to guide students in interpreting folk art. Thursday, April 15th, 2010 K-12 Workshop A Multi-disciplinary Approach: Using Bronze Ware to Teach About China Bronze ritual vessels yield an incredible amount of information about early cultures in China. Scholars throughout the ages have collected and studied these important artifacts to more completely understand early Chinese society, politics, and religion. Bronze ritual vessels were also often inscribed with early Chinese writings and so they have been important sources for understanding the evolution of Chinese script. In this workshop, teachers from various disciplines will present on how to use Chinese bronze ware to teach students to better understand ritual vessels’ significance in Chinese culture and how to effectively read them as material objects. Thursday, September 30th Pre-registration is required and is on a first-come-first-served basis. To reserve your spot, please contact Miles Kerr-Jarrett at 212-744-8181 x149; or by email at mkerrjarrett@chinainstitute.org. Author Lecture & Discussion Rebecca Karl: Mao Zedong and China in the Twentieth-Century World Perhaps the most important figure in twentieth-century Chinese history, Mao Zedong arose from the turmoil of Republican-era China to become a respected but junior member of the nascent Chinese Communist Party before working his way up to leadership of the party during the Long March and eventually assuming his ultimate position as Chairman of the People’s Republic of China. From his role in major events like the Chinese Civil War, the War of Resistance against Japan and the Korean War, to instituting controversial programs like the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, Mao’s legacy is difficult to overstate. Following the release of her newest book, Mao Zedong and China in the Twentieth-Century World, Rebecca Karl will explore the riveting details of Mao’s life, as well as the impact of his political and social thought on China and the rest of the world. Rebecca E. Karl is an associate professor of history and East Asian studies at New York University. She is the author of Staging the World: China Nationalism at the Turn of the Twentieth Century (Duke, 2002). She edited (with Peter Zarrow) Rethinking the 1898 Reform Period: Political and Cultural Change in Late Qing China (2002) and (with Saree Makdisi and Cesare Casarino) Marxism beyond Marxism (1996). A copy of Professor Karl’s book will be included in the price of admission. Saturday, December 4th< Please RSVP with Miles Kerr-Jarrett at 212-744-8181 x149; or by email at mkerrjarrett@chinainstitute.org. Teach China is generously funded by the Freeman Foundation |
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Author Lecture & Discussion Jeffrey Wasserstrom: Following the wave of popular protests in many Arab countries, there has been much attention on the attempts to create a jasmine revolution in China, and on the subsequent nationwide arrests of select journalists, lawyers and political dissidents. The high-profile detention, purportedly for “economic crimes,” of celebrated artist and activist Ai Weiwei (who helped design the Bird’s Nest Stadium) is a significant move that has caused a stir around the world. By contextualizing these and other current events in the greater narrative of China’s development, Jeffrey Wasserstrom will help make sense of China’s social and political attitude, as well as provide valuable insight into the country’s recent history. Jeffrey Wasserstrom is a Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine, the Editor of the Journal of Asian Studies, co-founder of The China Beat blog and the author, most recently, of China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know. Tuesday, May 24
6:00pm – 7:30pm at China Institute
FREE for Educational Members / $8 for non-members
K-12 Workshop China Into the 21st Century Journalists and scholars have referred to the 21st century as “China’s century.” This workshop examines this idea and contemporary China through the lens of its historical, economic, environmental, and social condi- tions, with particular attention on the period from 1989 to the present day. Participants will be challenged to untangle the mixed narratives derived from major media sources and will be better equipped to teach about contemporary China in the K–12 classroom.
Saturday, March 19th K-12 Workshop A Multi-disciplinary Approach: While minority populations only constitute roughly 8% of the overall Chinese population, that is over 100,000,000 people in hard numbers—a total population of people who are classified as an ethnic minority in China almost equal to the entire population of Mexico (the 11th most populous country in the world). There are 55 officially recognized minority nationalities or ethnic minorities in the People’s Republic of China, and they challenge any notion of China as a homogenous population. Sensitivity to this ethnic diversity helps students better appreciate China’s richly diverse cultural and linguistic landscape as well as reinforce its geographic diversity. This workshop is designed to help educators teach about China’s rich multicultural make-up from a Chinese language perspective as well as from historical, geographic and cultural perspectives. Special focus will be given to the Naxi people of the Lijiang region of Yunnan province, one of China’s most ethnically diverse areas and a famous site for international and domestic tourism. Friday, February 4th Spring 2011 Educators’ Reception Please join the Teach China program for an evening to experience China Institute Gallery’s latest exhibition, Along the Yangzi River: Regional Cultures of the Bronze Age. This exhibition reveals the fascinating story of the regional culture of the Yangzi River in three ways: the development and characteristics of Hunan bronzes, their function and patronage, and their cultural connection to central China. This is an original exhibition organized by China Institute Gallery in collaboration with the Hunan Provincial Museum. Guests will have the opportunity to meet and mingle with other educators, and learn more about China Institute’s various educational programs, including our professional development program for future Mandarin teachers and study tour opportunities for teachers and students alike. Refreshments will be served.
Friday, January 28th Fall 2011 Educators’ Reception Please join us to explore China Institute’s Fall 2011 gallery exhibition, Blooming in the Shadows: Unofficial Chinese Art, 1974-1985, which examines work produced by three significant groups of young artists in the critical decade after the end of the Cultural Revolution leading up to the Communist party’s 1985 decision to allow modern artistic practices. Guests will have the opportunity to tour the exhibition, meet and mingle with other educators, as well as learn more about China Institute’s various educational offerings. Refreshments will be served.
Friday, September 23 ~ 5-7 PM A Multi-disciplinary Workshop: Teaching about the Yangtze River Each semester, the Teach China program collaborates with the Confucius Institute @ China Institute to offer a multidisciplinary workshop that bridges both Chinese language and non-language topics. Whether you are an art teacher, a Social Studies teacher, or a Chinese teacher, this workshop will broaden your mind and provide practical ideas for interdisciplinary curriculum units to take back to your school. This year’s fall workshop will take as its theme the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang), examining different ways in which this crucial waterway can be taught across the subjects and grade levels. Thursday, November 3 ~ 6–8PM Film Screening: Google vs. China Please join the Teach China program for a screening of the 2010 documentary, Google Vs. China, which explores the complex relationship between the multinational internet conglomerate and the challenges it has faced penetrating the Chinese market and its interactions with China’s government. The producer of the documentary, Ms. Ying Zhu (Professor of Cinema Studies, College of Staten Island, CUNY) will be on hand for a post-screening question and answer session. Friday, November 18 ~ 6-8PM Teach China is generously funded by the Freeman Foundation
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