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This week, we focused on the Edo period. On Wednesday, we discussed “sekoku”, or the isolationism of Japan from the rest of the world. Of course, there were exceptions, but Japan mostly blocked itself off from foreign influence. In the source that we read, The Edict of 1635, there were very clear rules that kept… Continue reading Week 13

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This week we focused on Zen Buddhism and I found it really cool to learn actually what it was, since I feel like the word “zen” is used really generally by people who do not really, fully understand what the meaning is. We have already discussed other types of Buddhism, such as Pure Land Buddhism,… Continue reading Week 11

This week we focused on the Muromachi period, specifically on the arts, which I really enjoyed. I loved discussing Noh theater and the specifics of the art form. As a theater major, this should not be surprising. It was also really interesting to see how the values of storytelling in this period can still be… Continue reading Week 10

This week we focused on the Mongol invasion, looking at the scrolls of Takezaki Suenaga’s experiences fighting. The thing that I found really interesting is the idea that many of the records from that time are, in a way, written by unreliable narrators. There were rewards available for warriors that fought well. Therefore, it makes… Continue reading Week 9

For my third Show and Tell, I created a presentation talking about Japanese nationalist ideas and the othering of non-japanese people during the Kamakura period compared to more present day. https://www.canva.com/design/DAFeEsTOPeE/jb1GdD1OetO7wf5SK0XcZg/view?utm_content=DAFeEsTOPeE&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink

On Wednesday, we were in the library learning about ways to make our Show and Tell projects more engaging with multimedia. It was really interesting to see all of the different ways in which I could enhance the way that I showed what interested me about history, and it definitely gave me some ideas, even… Continue reading Week 8

This week we talked about the Kamakura period. I’ve mentioned this in most of my blog posts, as well as I think in my Show and Tell, but I am always drawn to the stories, so I really enjoyed reading the two stories for Friday. I think while studying secondary sources are great for getting… Continue reading Week 7