Hey Sujatha!
My team and I visited the Asian Civilisation Museum today and the exhibition about the Tang shipwreck was fantastic! We didn’t manage to find the Dehua kiln ceramics, but instead there were some examples of pure-white porcelain which is quite similar.
We decided on a rough structure for the presentation, which will begin with basic information about the Tang shipwreck and its objects/controversies/people involved, followed by a more in-depth exploration of the designs on the various ceramics. This will be supplemented with 2/3 examples of ceramic artefacts found in the exhibition and some information on the choice of design/material/stye of illustration used/possible influences etc.
What do you think of our proposed presentation structure?
We aren’t quite sure how to approach this presentation and how in-depth the content should be so we decided to get your opinion first.
Looking forward to your reply
Andrew
I am glad to hear that you all had a chance to see the Tang Shipwreck gallery–it is indeed wonderful! The curator of this gallery was supposed to speak next week at ADM. But, sadly that talk has been now postponed to March 9th. However, if you plan to work on Chinese ceramics as your research paper topic, your team can certainly still attend the talk.
The structure is good, but it is a bit ambitious. Please remember that you have only 20 minutes. You can keep some information for the Q & A, in hopes that someone will ask a question about your presentation.
What is the main point you are trying to convey in this presentation? The following section seems a bit repetitious: “followed by a more in-depth exploration of the designs on the various ceramics. This will be supplemented with 2/3 examples of ceramic artefacts found in the exhibition and some information on the choice of design/material/stye of illustration used/possible influences etc.”