Spring 2010
ARTD 208: IKEBANA, JAPANESE FLORAL ARTS
Through lectures, selected readings and hands-on experience of Ikebana (the art of Japanese flower arrangement), students will gain new perspectives on artistic and cultural heritage of Japan. Furthermore, they will be guided towards a means of applying these disciplines, ideas and philosophies into their daily lives, thereby enriching their experience and cultivating themselves to be well-rounded human beings.
credit: 3 hours
fee: $75
time: Wednesday, 01:00 - 03:40 pm
location: Japan House
instructor: Kimiko Gunji
ARTD 299 : HISTORY OF THE WAY OF TEA AND ZEN AESTHETICS
The course will trace the development of the Way of Tea from the earliest introduction of tea to Japan to the present. The influence of Zen and the development of a compre- hensive aesthetic system shaping both the Way of Tea and the larger scope of Japanese culture will be examined. The goal is for students to have a solid understanding of basic concepts of Japanese Zen aesthetics and the Way of Tea and the ability to relate those concepts to Japanese tradition and the contemporary environment.
credit: 3 hours
fee: $20
time: Monday, 01:00 - 03:40 pm
location: A+D, rm 106
instructors: Jennifer Gunji-Ballsrud & David Mungenast
Summer 2010
ARTD 209: CHADO, THE WAY OF TEA
The main theme of this course is the exploration of how the Japanese Tea Ceremony can be applied to everyday life. Through the study of the Tea Ceremony and the Zen worldview, it is hoped that students will acquire a better understanding of Japanese culture and also come to see their own culture in a new light.
credit: 3 hours (satisfies a Cultural Studies: Non-Western general requirement)
fee: $65
time: TBD
location: Japan House
instructor: Kimiko Gunji
