Are you interested in Japanese Visual Culture? Prof. Dana Fritz will hold two information sessions about ARTP480, Japanese Visual Culture in Context, a faculty led education abroad experience offered next summer. The sessions will take place on Oct. 5 and Nov. 15 at 5:00 p.m. in WAB 13.
ARTP480, Japanese Visual Culture in Context addresses a broad range of Japanese visual culture, including contemporary and historical art, crafts and design. Because it is an education abroad course, students will be completely immersed in visual culture rather than only learning about it remotely in a classroom in Lincoln. The experience of traveling to Japan enables students to see visual culture as part of a whole culture that engages all of the senses. In this ACE course, students will increase their global awareness and sharpen their perceptual and analytical skills through observation, analysis, and interpretation, and will share visual information and cultural experiences in writing, photography and group presentations.
Program Highlights
• Sharpen your perceptual and analytical skills through the study of historical and contemporary Japanese visual culture.
• Compare the rich, living traditions in Kyoto with the futuristic, international focus of Tokyo.
• Learn about Japanese art and design in lectures and visits to UNESCO World Heritage Sites, art museums, galleries, and studios of traditional and contemporary craftspeople.
• Practice Zen meditation, participate in a tea ceremony, stroll through a bamboo forest, ride a bullet train, and explore your personal interests in Japanese visual culture.
Dana Fritz, Dana Fritz, Professor of Art specializing in photography and visual literacy, served as a cultural ambassador through a Rotary Foundation Group Study Exchange to Japan in 2000. Since then she has traveled to Japan frequently for research and teaching including the Education Abroad course in 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016. Her research and creative work are inspired by and often conducted in Japan.