Assignment Details
MATERIAL CULTURE ASSIGNMENT (See also the assignment on ECLearn)
- Each student will pick an object of Japanese material culture (I can help if you cannot choose).
See definition of material culture. - You will research your object.
- You will need to find at least three scholarly sources (articles and/or books) to ultimately discuss the importance of the object over time.
- You will pick specific features and functions the object holds and will use these to discuss the time period you want to examine.
- You will have to place the object in historical context and elaborate on the background developing around its creation, use or misuse.
- You will write a double-spaced 5- page paper, using size 12 Times New Roman Font.
- You will use proper citation style (Chicago)
- Lastly, you will creatively present in class your short history of Japan through material object.
Further Resources
- Reinvisioning JapanUniversity of Rochester
- Japanese Digital Resources: Material CultureUniversity of Pennsylvania