2022 Reading List
2022 has been pretty slow so the majority of what I've read has been from my Humanities class but
after reading them they seemed pretty interesting. I have read a manga that has been pretty popular and
amazing in terms of writing.
Hawley, Jack. The Bhagavad Gita: A Walkthrough for Westerners. New World Library, 2011.
This is a translation of the Bhagavad Gita and in this book it explains the moral dilemma of Arjuna and how he is unable to kill his family members in order to take his kingdom back. Arjuna's dilemma allows Krishna to teach Arjuna and enlighten him on Hinduism. This is then used to enlighten the readers about Hinduism and achieve true enlightenment and give everything to Krishna just like Arjuna.
Bresnan, Patrick. Awakening: An Introduction to the History of Eastern Thought. 6th ed., Routledge, 2022.
- This is a book that provides the reader with a thorough and valuable overview of the historical development of the major Eastern Religious and Philosophical traditions primarily in China, India, and Japan. The development of these regions also include their societies and how they interacted with their own and one another.
Akutami, Gege, et al. Jujutsu Kaisen. VIZ Media, LLC, 2021.
- This is a recent manga that I've been reading and is currently still ongoing. I have been reading this during classes and on my free time to get through the year. It is about the tragic story of Itadori Yuji trying to save people from mystical beings created by the negative energy of people called curses. These beings are actively trying to kill people and with the help of his teachers and friends they will stop them and save humanity.
Our theme was the relationship between technology and invention in the creation of art. Our theme was extremely interesting as it considers the innovation and technology advancements each society went through and how this affected their art such as calligraphies, pottery, and etc. Our theme answered a few questions on the final so it was easy to do certain slides but at the same time a little harder on certain slides. What I liked the most about this project is how the group communicated and decided which slides to work on as we all contributed in deciding which slide to work on for each group member based on the strengths and favorites of each member. The amount of time I put into the project was 6 - 7 hours. This is our project https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1a-j8hYjlJ4XeONUYrY7BNJJmttdQQQfgDwKPdmf8Pp0/edit#slide=id.p
Humanities Summary
When I first signed up to this class I was expecting to learn the history of Asian history and I was right to an extant but I didn't know we would learn exclusively about their religion and culture. My goal was to learn more about Japanese history and their culture. Now that were at the end of the semester my goal was indeed reached and then some. Learning more about other cultures and how they originated was extremely interesting as some were incredibly inspiring and realistic compared to other cultures and religions. As this is an Asian Humanities class and being Asian I wanted to learn more about Asian history and see how they are similar and different.
I learned about the history of other Asian societies. Not only did I learn about the history of them but the culture and religion they each had. I did not know much about Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto, and etc. These cultures/religions were extremely interesting and inspiring such as Buddhism and Hinduism, which are realistic takes on religion. Shinto on the other hand is also extremely interesting as I knew a little about the Japanese mythology but I did not know the origin of it through history and even learning more about the pantheon. I knew the pantheons of each culture/religion but I did not know how they were brought up in human history which I then learned in this class.
Work Cited
Hawley, Jack. The Bhagavad Gita: A Walkthrough for Westerners. New World Library, 2011.
Bresnan, Patrick. Awakening: An Introduction to the History of Eastern Thought. 6th ed., Routledge, 2022.
Xavier, Jack. “Shinto Symbols: The Meanings of the Most Common Symbols Seen at Japanese Shinto Shrines.” Tsunagu Japan, 20 May 2020, https://www.tsunagujapan.com/shinto-symbols-meaning-and-history/.
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