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TEA: Japan hosts an intensive summer institute on the general theme of "Japanese History Through the Humanities" at the University of Colorado-Boulder each year. Past summer institutes focused on Tokugawa Japan, Meiji Japan, the Pacific War, the Occupation, the history of Sino-Japanese relations, and most recently, Japanese history through art.
TEA's Japan summer institutes are open to teachers from around the country and are generally targeted to secondary teachers of world history, world literatures, Asian studies, and international relations, but teachers of other subjects such as U.S. history and English are also welcome to apply.
Participants work with scholars from CU-Boulder and other leading institutions and develop plans for revising their own curriculum related to the topic of the institute. The institute covers lodging, meals, and the majority of travel expenses. In addition, participants receive institute texts, relevant curriculum resources, and, upon completion of all follow-up responsibilities, a final stipend. Teachers may elect to take the institute for graduate credit through the University of Colorado.
Summer 2007
The 11th annual "Japanese History through the Humanities" summer institute will be held this summer on "Visualizing Japan: Teaching Japanese History through the Arts." The summer 2007 institute will examine five periods in Japanese history through case studies of art forms that are emblematic of each period. The five periods that will frame the study will be Heian, Medieval, Tokugawa, Meiji, and Contemporary Japan. Participants will study with scholars and practitioners, examining specific art forms as historic texts that reflect trends and developments at times and places in Japanese history. Designed for social studies, literature, and art teachers, the institute will touch on major questions and content from the National Standards for World History.
How to Apply
TEA is no longer accepting applications for this program. If you are interested in applying for future Japan summer institutes, sign up for the TEA mailing list. Once on the mailing list, we will send you announcements about upcoming summer institutes as they become available.
Past Institutes
Recent "Japanese History Through the Humanities" institutes have included:
- 2006 -- "Visualizing Japan: Case Studies for Teaching Japanese History through the Arts"
- 2005 -- "Middle Kingdom ~ Rising Sun: Episodes in the Modern History of Sino-Japanese Relations"
- 2004 -- "The Making of Japanese Culture in the Premodern Era, 794-1600CE: From Heian Court to Samurai Code"
- 2003 -- "Japan and the United States in the Era of the Pacific War: 1941-1945"
- 2002 -- "Starting Over: Japan's Occupation Years: 1945-1952"
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