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The East Asia Resource Center invites K-12 educators to explore the wealth of opportunities available to them to deepen their knowledge of East Asia.
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Featured Events
TAIWAN FILM FESTIVAL
October 20-22, 2008
Walker-Ames Room, Physics-Astronomy Auditorium and Sieg Hall, UW Seattle Campus
Taiwan Film Festival: Fall is here and it’s time to watch East Asian movies! The East Asia Center and the China Studies program invite you to join them this Oct 20-22 at the 2008 Taiwan Film Festival. The festival will showcase nine feature and documentary films that reflect the quality and range of contemporary Taiwan filmmaking. Films include The Lost Kingdom (1999), The Most Distant Course (2007), and For More Sun (2006). All films will be held in various venues on the UW Seattle campus. For more information on the screening schedule, please see the EAC Web site at http://jsis.washington.edu/eacenter/events.shtml.
6TH ANNUAL JACKSON SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL TEACHER WORKSHOP
November 1, 2008, 12:00-5:00 p.m.
Weyerhauser Hall, Room 111, Whitworth College
Spokane, Washington
Eastern Washington teachers, the UW Jackson School of International Studies Outreach Centers invite you to attend a workshop about current international issues on November 1 at Whitworth University in Spokane. Presentations: “Waking Up to Russia: A Look at the Russia-Georgia Conflict and U.S.-Russian Relations,” Allison Dvaladze, UW Ellison Center; “Teaching Europe Since 1945,” Karen Boschker, UW Center for West European Studies; “Muslim-Christian Relations in Indonesia: Teaching Inter-religious Dialogue,” Fatimah Husein, Fulbright Interfaith Scholar, UW Center for Global Studies and the Southeast Asian Studies Center; “China and Tibet: Centuries of Oppression or Salvation from Feudal Stagnation?,” Eric Cunningham, Assistant Professor, Gonzaga University. The program includes a light snack and 5 clock hours. The fee is $20. To register, please contact the Ellison Center at (206) 543-4852 or reecas@u.washington.edu.
National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference in Houston, Texas
Pre-conference Clinic: Lens on the World: A Film Workshop
Thursday, November 13, 2008, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Convention Center
Cost $40 members/$45 Nonmembers
In the era of Facebook, MySpace, and YouTube, most students consume and create visual media as part of their daily routine. Anyone anywhere in the world with a camera, a computer, and an internet connection can become a “filmmaker” with access to an audience of millions. For children born in the digital world, applying critical thinking skills to all forms of visual media across cultural contexts is essential.
Using the genre of documentary film, this clinic will introduce protocols for analyzing film and delve into outstanding films about contemporary issues in different regions of the world. Presented by filmmaker Risa Morimoto (Wings of Defeat 2007) and international outreach specialists, the clinic will feature films that address a wide range of challenges and perspectives, including films on Japan, China, Canada, and other world regions. As a collection, the films provide a fascinating look at identity and cross-cultural perceptions; Apart they can be used as windows to a complex array of challenges in each culture. Teaching resources will be provided!
Pre-registration is required. Sign up early to ensure your spot--Space is limited! To sign up, select "Lens on the World" pre-conference clinic when you register for the NCSS annual conference: http://www.socialstudies.org/conference. See you in Houston!
| East Asia Resource Center | |
| University of Washington | |
| Box 353650 | |
| 302 A/B/C Thomson Hall | |
| Seattle, WA 98195 | |
| (206) 543-1921 phone | |
| (206) 685-0668 fax | |
| ► | earc@u.washington.edu |
| Mary Bernson | |
| Director |
| Mary Cingcade | |
| Associate Director |
| Claire Rambo | |
| Project Assistant |