ONLINE: Explore the rich and distinct cultures of China and Japan in this introductory course focused on the countries' humanities — philosophies, religions, art and music — rather than their political conflicts. We’ll survey the highlights of each country’s history and compare their greatest cultural and technological achievements before the 20th century. This lecture-based class will include images and examples, with time for questions throughout. A course website will provide slide notes in a Word document for easy reference, so you can immerse yourself in the material without taking notes. Join us for a deeper appreciation of these two remarkable cultures. | Lecture + Q&A.
Max enrollment: 200.
Sally Purath earned a B.A. in social sciences and an M.Ed. at Colorado State University. She taught history, religions and humanities for 26 years to 12th graders, specializing in the humanities of Europe, the U.S., India, China, Japan, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. She also taught Russian, world and U.S. histories as well as philosophy in the International Baccalaureate program. Sally has been teaching courses for OLLI yearly since 2009 at Colorado State and at Duke.