MFA Japanese Art Tour
Hiromu Nagahara
Wed Jan 11, 02-04:00pm, Museum of Fine Arts
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 10-Jan-2012
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event
Did you know that Boston is home to the largest collection of Japanese art outside of Japan? Join MIT Japan historian, Hiromu Nagahara, on a tour of the fascinating collection at MFA, including famous woodblock prints, Buddhist sculptures, and samurai swords. The tour will include a discussion of the artworks' significance as well as how they got to Boston in the first place.
\*Meet at 2pm inside MFA's Huntington Ave. entrance.
Contact: Hiromu Nagahara, E51-255G, (617) 324-4977, nagahara@mit.edu
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Occupying China: Tiananmen and the Lessons of Protest
Christopher Leighton
Wed Jan 25, 05-09:00pm, E51-095
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
The 1989 protest movement centered in Tiananmen Square convulsed China and captivated international attention. Why did it happen, what were its consequences, and what can it tell us about political change in today’s China? Does the Beijing Spring of twenty years ago offer any lessons for the Arab Spring of 2011 or America’s own Occupy movement? Participants will watch Tiananmen: the Gate of Heavenly Peace, a documentary film, share a meal of Chinese food, and discuss these questions.
Contact: Christopher Leighton, cleight@mit.edu
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Old Food: Ancient and Medieval Cooking
Anne McCants
Mon Jan 9, 12-06:00pm, Country Kitchen, Next House, Basement
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2012
Single session event
Prereq: Stomach and sense of humor
Interested in gnawing on greasy lamb shanks? Perhaps you prefer vetches, oats and spelt-cakes? How about fermented fish sauce? Come join us for an afternoon of good old--and we mean REALLY old--fashioned ancient & medieval cookery. We will prepare, cook, and eat medieval foods from both sides of the Mediterranean Sea. Preparations will involve the use of authentic period recipe-books. You are invited to join us for this afternoon of fun and feasting. For those with more academic interests we will have sources available for your reading pleasure--or horror. If you plan to arrive later than the start time, please indicate this when registering.
Contact: Anne McCants, E51-293, x8-6669, amccants@mit.edu
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The Distaff Arts: Pre-industrial spinning techniques
Anne McCants, Margo Collett, Anita Hawkins
Thu Jan 26, 10am-04:00pm, E51-095
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 19-Jan-2012
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event
This course explores an aspect of medieval textile and clothing production technologies, offering students hands on experience. We will work with a raw fleece; card and spin the wool; make skeins of yarn which can be used for weaving or knitting. Sitting wheels, large walking wheels and all materials will be provided.
This course will question typical characterization of medieval textile work as unskilled, as well as consider distinctions usually made between activities labeled as crafts versus those labeled as art.
Contact: Anne E. C. McCants, E51-255, 258-6669, amccants@mit.edu
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