Advance registration Katharine Burnett, associate professor in the Department of Art and Art History and director of the East Asian Studies Program.Global Tea Initiative
“Purple Clay Pots: Zisha Ware of Yixing” by Wingchi Ip, Lock Cha Tea House, Hong Kong. A tea master, tea-ware expert and designer, Ip will speak about vessels, made from a rare clay, that hold heat well and enhance tea’s flavor.
“The Science of Tea Cultivars” by Yaoping Luo, dean, Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, China. Luo will address the myriad teas of China and their cultivation.
“The Potential Positive Cardiovascular Effects of Tea,” by Carl L. Keen, MARS Endowed Chair in Developmental Nutrition, and professor of nutrition and internal medicine, UC Davis. Keen will give an overview of tea’s potential health benefits, with an emphasis on its effects on the vascular system.
“Making Tea, Making Japan” by Kristin Surak, senior lecturer in the Department of Political and International Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Author of Making Tea, Making Japan: Cultural Nationalism in Practice, Surak will explore the relationship between culture and nation in Japanese tea practices past and present.
