Midori Yamamura

is a feminist art historian, committed to use my academic work to better society.

The author of Yayoi Kusama: Inventing the Singular (MIT Press: 2015), Yamamura specializes in feminism and post-WWII Asian and Asian Diaspora art. Currently writing a book on Japanese Contemporary Art and co-editing a volume, The Cold War and Visual Art in Asia, her scholarship aspires for change by opening up fresh ways of looking at reality.

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    Midori Yamamura started the topic Invitation to UnHomeless NYC Exhibition in the forums: Faculty Fellowship Publication Program (FFPP), Community College Participatory Action Research Collaborative (CCPARC).

    Dear TLH Fellows:

    We curated the following exhibition to explore what causes homelessness as so many CUNY students are facing housing insecurities. There will be many events that can be used for teaching during the duration of the exhibition. The opening is in-person (with live streaming). I would like to invite the TLH fellows. Please check…[Read more]

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    Midori Yamamura commented on the post, Paul Ricciardi-An Open Resource on Acting and Project Update, on the site Kingsborough Open Pedagogy Fellowship 3 months ago

    Hi Paul, Working in the Theater seems like an excellent model for an OER project. The length of interviews is not too long and the format is also extremely accessible. I like the fact that interviewees are […]

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    Midori Yamamura commented on the post, Creating an OER resource on Homelessness, on the site Kingsborough Open Pedagogy Fellowship 3 months ago

    Thank you, Paul, this information is fantastic! I hope I knew about LCAO earlier or collaborated on the topic with Theater Dept! I am looking forward to a further discussion tomorrow!

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    Midori Yamamura wrote a new post, Creating an OER resource on Homelessness, on the site Kingsborough Open Pedagogy Fellowship 3 months ago

    My colleague and I are curating an exhibition on socially engaging arts about homelessness. We came up with the topic because New York City politics and its system work to create a homeless population. The […]

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    Midori Yamamura commented on the post, Midori Yamamura Project Proposal, on the site Kingsborough Open Pedagogy Fellowship 3 months, 3 weeks ago

    Thank you, Paul. Your comment is encouraging!

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    Midori Yamamura wrote a new post, Midori Yamamura Project Proposal, on the site Kingsborough Open Pedagogy Fellowship 4 months ago

    For my OER project, I will be modifying my ART 2400 (Global Contemporary Art) syllabus. It is now a combination of a textbook and supplementary sources from Internet-based resources. It covers various […]

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    Midori Yamamura wrote a new post, My Impression of Open Education After the First Meeting, on the site Kingsborough Open Pedagogy Fellowship 4 months ago

    I used to think the Open Education Resources were publicly available education resources. However, after attending the first seminar, I learned it is far more than that. It can mean academic freedom in teaching, […]

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    Midori Yamamura wrote a new post, Session Three, on the site Team Based Learning as a High-Impact Practice 5 months, 1 week ago

    The goal of this Seminar is to allow faculty to hear the experiences of different teachers who are now using TAS: Team As Support.
    The plan is to give a brief overview of the three organizing principles of TAS […]

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    Midori Yamamura wrote a new post, FALL 2021 SESSION TWO (11/2, 3:30-4:30 PM), on the site Team Based Learning as a High-Impact Practice 5 months, 3 weeks ago

    The plan for the second meeting of our TAS:  Team As Support FIG is to
    review the 3 elements of the design of this program (permanent teams that
    have a rotating Team Leader in which team members are […]

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    Midori Yamamura wrote a new post, FALL 2021 SESSION 1 (10/13, 3-4 PM), on the site Team Based Learning as a High-Impact Practice 5 months, 3 weeks ago

    The plan for the first session of our semester is to facilitate and familiarize faculty with TAS (Team As Support).

    TAS brings the engine of student ingenuity, generosity, and smarts into operation on behalf of […]

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    Midori Yamamura started the topic Invitation to an event in the forums: Transformative Learning in the Humanities, Faculty Fellowship Publication Program (FFPP), Digital Humanities Reading Group, Community College Participatory Action Research Collaborative (CCPARC).

    Dear Faculty Fellows!

    I have an upcoming event at Asian American/Asian Research Institute (AAARI). At this event, we will explain how to access our fall exhibition (hybrid), UnHomeless NYC. Please visit. The event is on Oct. 1st at 5:30 pm.

    https://aaari.info/21-10-08yamaura/

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    Midori Yamamura joined the group Group logo of Transformative Learning in the HumanitiesTransformative Learning in the Humanities 11 months ago

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    Midori Yamamura wrote a new post, SESSION 4, on the site Team Based Learning as a High-Impact Practice 11 months, 4 weeks ago

    May 20
    Present:    Midori Yamamura;   Amy Haas;  Lea Fridman

    Meeting 4:

    We began our meeting by creating a “Possibility” for the meeting
    itself and for this classroom design on the chat.   Those possibilit […]

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    Midori Yamamura wrote a new post, SESSION 2 TEAM AS SUPPORT, on the site Team Based Learning as a High-Impact Practice 1 year ago

    Meeting April 7        

    Present: Marta Cabral (Staten Island);  Amy Haas (KCC);  Lea Fridman (KCC);  Kristine Polizzotto (KCC);  Midori Yamamura (KCC)

    Teachers who use “Team as Support” will find their s […]

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    Midori Yamamura wrote a new post, INTRODUCTION, on the site Team Based Learning as a High-Impact Practice 1 year ago

    As one teacher commented, the “Team as Support” system comes naturally to our
    students.   They LOVE to be of service to each other and they can often be more
    effective than their professors!  Teaching with […]

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    Midori Yamamura wrote a new post, SESSION 1 TEAM AS SUPPORT, on the site Team Based Learning as a High-Impact Practice 1 year ago

    March 18th Meeting

    Present:   Lea Fridman, Midori Yamamura,  MaryLynn Navarro, JoAnne Meyers.

    At our first session, we referred to the attached “Instructions
    for Teamwork.”    This document provides […]

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    Midori Yamamura wrote a new post, SESSION 3 TEAM AS SUPPORT: summary of April 29th FIG meeting, on the site Team Based Learning as a High-Impact Practice 1 year ago

    Friends:
    At our meeting last Thursday we talked the role of the Team Leader and Amy Haas shared
    her outline of the Team Leader’s responsibilities with us (see attachment above). Teachers will t […]

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