 |
MemeStreams Discussion |
|
| This page contains all of the posts and discussion on MemeStreams referencing the following web page: Black Ships & Samurai . You can find discussions on MemeStreams as you surf the web, even if you aren't a MemeStreams member, using the Threads Bookmarklet. |
| Black Ships & Samurai by Thrynn at 7:18 pm EST, Mar 28, 2004 | |||
This is an interesting look at a specific point in history as seen from both sides of the issue. Part of the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative, this information really points out how history is really all about perspective. | |||
| Link - Reply | |||
| Black Ships & Samurai by k at 10:58 am EST, Mar 29, 2004 | |||
This is an interesting look at a specific point in history as seen from both sides of the issue. Part of the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative, this information really points out how history is really all about perspective. [ Fascinating... I wish i wasn't at work so i could read more of it... -k ] | |||
| Link - Reply | |||
| Black Ships & Samurai by Decius at 11:09 am EST, Mar 29, 2004 | |||
This is an interesting look at a specific point in history as seen from both sides of the issue. Part of the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative, this information really points out how history is really all about perspective. [This is really neat. -t ] | |||
| Link - Reply | |||
| Black Ships & Samurai by Akira at 12:43 pm EST, Mar 29, 2004 | |||
This is an interesting look at a specific point in history as seen from both sides of the issue. Part of the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative, this information really points out how history is really all about perspective. [ Fascinating... I wish i wasn't at work so i could read more of it... -k ] | |||
| Link - Reply | |||
| Black Ships & Samurai by Jeremy at 8:21 pm EDT, Apr 10, 2004 | |||
On July 8, 1853, residents of Uraga on the outskirts of Edo, the sprawling capital of feudal Japan, beheld an astonishing sight. Four foreign warships had entered their harbor under a cloud of black smoke, not a sail visible among them. They were, startled observers quickly learned, two coal-burning steamships towing two sloops under the command of a dour and imperious American. Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry had arrived to force the long-secluded country to open its doors to the outside world. This initial encounter between the United States and Japan was eye-opening for all concerned, involving a dramatic confrontation between peoples of different racial, cultural, and historical backgrounds. We can literally see this encounter of "East" and "West" unfold through the splendid, yet little known, artwork produced by each side at the time. "Black Ships and Samurai" is, of course, not merely about the United States and Japan at a time long ago. It is offered as a model for beginning to understand how we visualize both ourselves and others. After being introduced to the Perry unit, students in MITÂ’s "Visualizing Cultures" course develop individual or collaborative projects on subjects of their own choosing. As yet, no student-created projects are available on the OCW web site. | |||
| Link - Reply | |||
