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Courtney Maphies and Chris Wenskey, both Overland Park seniors pluck the bars of a musical sculpture located in the newly renovated 20/21st Century Gallery of the Spencer Museum of Art. Maphies said she liked the modern art gallery because it was more contemporary and pushed her to think about art differently. Wensky appreciated the detail of the pieces in modern art gallery stating, "you really have to come back multiple times to get the full meaning of the art."
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Japanese food inspires professor's book Experiences in Japan as a child and during college guides man's research
Eric Rath, associate professor of history, is writing a book, "Food and Fantasy in Early Modern Japan: The Development of Japanese Cuisine," that he plans to publish next year. Rath said that studying cuisine was an important way to understand history.
BY SACHIKO MIYAKAWA smiyakawa@kansan.com
Eric Rath stopped at a different teahouse, usually on narrow lanes and busy shopping streets in Kyoto, Japan, to taste Japanese sweets over a cup of green tea every other day. When he was visiting Kyoto in 2006, Rath, associate professor of history, sampled a variety of Japanese sweets, from high-class sweets to more casual snacks.
Rath is writing a book about Japanese cuisine while teaching Japanese history at the University. The tour of Japanese sweets was part of his research for the book, "Food and Fantasy in Early Modern Japan: The Development of Japanese Cuisine." He plans to publish it next year, hoping to appeal to American "foodies" and people interested in Japanese history and culture.
Rath's interest in Japan started during his childhood. His father lived in Japan right after the Korean War. His grandfather traveled around Japan after his retirement. The stories about their trips and souvenirs from his grandfather made Rath want to visit the country someday.
Rath first went to Japan in 1987 during his undergraduate studies. He spent a summer there and could speak a little Japanese, but watching Noh, classical Japanese drama, changed his life. The stillness and simplicity of Noh moved Rath, who was used to watching more lively Western plays.
The play was one of the reasons Rath decided to study Japanese history in graduate school.
Kaiseki, traditional Japanese haute cuisine. He thought it was an interesting way to learn Japanese culture and started work as a waiter.
Rath was writing a dissertation on Noh in Kyoto and teaching classes at a Japanese college 10 years later. One day, he found a flyer advertising a job opening at a Japanese restaurant that served
That was the start of his Japanese cuisine career.
He worked in the restaurant even after many of his Japanese coworkers quit their jobs, scared away by impatient, old-fashioned chefs.
Rath said he learned the depth of Japanese food from working there.
"In Japanese food, there's an emphasis on ingredients," he said. "Whereas in some cuisine, it's all about sauce. Seasonality is very important, too."
He also said in traditional Japanese cuisine, people also enjoyed the presentation of food, including decoration and art on the ceramic dishes. He also said Japanese cuisine often included raw food.
His book focuses on the time between 1600 and 1900, which largely influenced modern Japanese food. It explores various cuisine eaten by different classes of people. For example, he said during that time samurai ate a variety of birds, such as ducks and cranes. They even drank the blood of cranes to enhance their health, which is not a common practice in modern Japan. He also said farmers were forbidden from eating tofu because it was considered a luxury during the time.
Rath said although most of his research was based on reading books from the time period, he also tried some of the food for himself while he stayed in Japan.
"It's dangerous. I gained a lot of weight when I was in Japan," he said.
Rath said studying cuisine was one of the important ways to understand history because he could find many cultural implications through the development of cuisine.
He often talks about food in his Japanese history class. He said many students liked to hear about Japanese cuisine.
Bobby Del Greco, Roeland Park graduate student, took Rath's Japanese classical literature course. Del Greco, who plans to study Japanese literature for his doctorate degree, said he was always impressed by Rath's vast knowledge
about Japan and was motivated to study with him. "He always asks questions and makes you explain the logic," he said.
"He sets a high goal and pushes you really hard, but you still want to do it."
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The workshop "Updating Your Career Documents" will begin at noon in the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
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The seminar "The Body and the Law: Violence and Violation in Sabina Bermans's Backyard and Hugo Salcedo's El vije de los cantors" will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Conference Hall in Hall Center.
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The seminar "Battling the Boxers in Tianjin: The Hoovero Adventure in China" will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room in Hall Center.
The dance event "New Dance" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Elizabeth Sherbon Dance Theatre in Robinson Center.
The entertainment event "FREE Cosmic Bowling" will begin at 10 p.m. in Jaybowl in the Kansas Union.
The play "Book of Days" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the William Inge Memorial Theatre in Murphy Hall.
The lecture "What Does a Liberal Society Owe the Disadvantaged" will begin at 4 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
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The dental school at the University of Pittsburgh, Pa., used the Rock Chalk chant from the early 1900s until the 1980s. It went like this, "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk, go Pitt Dental!"
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"Our central hospitals are literally not functioning." Minister of Health David Parireyatwa told state-run Herald newspaper on Thursday.
The Herald said Parirenyatwa declared the state of emergency Wednesday in Harare. He appealed for money to pay doctors and nurses, and for drugs, food and equipment for hospitals.
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