{"id":13,"date":"2026-04-03T14:55:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-05-04T22:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T02:20:26","slug":"disrupting-bias-via-ceramic-exchange","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The world of art is more expansive than many of us realize, as the creation of goods impacts society on a social, economical, and political scale. Ceramic materials demonstrate cross-cultural communication through the repeated improvement of the technology used to produce them, changes in common motifs, and the general high demand around the globe. Sometimes these interactions were between nations within a few decades, sometimes they can be found within a singular country over the course of centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ready to explore a world of blue-and-white ceramics? <\/strong>Click on the <mark style=\"background-color:#03456c\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\"><em>Start Your Journey<\/em> button.<\/mark> Confused on how bias springs up in blue-and-white ceramics? Click on the <mark style=\"background-color:#03456c\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\"><em>What Is Bias <\/em>button.<\/mark> Interested in the nine objects you get to spend some time with? Click on <mark style=\"background-color:#03456c\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color\"><em>The Objects<\/em> button.<\/mark> Want to take minute to get familiar with what you&#8217;re going to be faced with? Take a minute and find out a little more about blue-and-white ceramics below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-23441af8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-23a043ba wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/?page_id=105\">what is bias<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-23a043ba wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mintylovesceramics.itch.io\/mux-300-final-project\"><strong>Start Your Journey<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-23a043ba wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/?page_id=105\">The Objects<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">All images within the Ceramic Journey are courtesy of the Five College Collection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:67px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light wp-duotone-unset-1\" style=\"min-height:265px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-88 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1314\/2026\/04\/blue-and-white-design.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1314\/2026\/04\/blue-and-white-design.jpg 480w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1314\/2026\/04\/blue-and-white-design-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/mux300-lmintz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1314\/2026\/04\/blue-and-white-design-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#dcd6b9\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#8dd2fc82\" class=\"has-inline-color has-foreground-color\">Blue-and-White Ceramics<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-2&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-2\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">What are Blue-and-White Ceramics?<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-2\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a style of ceramic that features <strong>cobalt blue pigment<\/strong> on <strong>white clay<\/strong> with a <strong>clear glaze<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-3&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-3\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Where are Blue-and-White Ceramics From?<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-3\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Traditional blue-and-white porcelain originated from Jingdezhen, China<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The cobalt blue glaze originated in Basra, Iraq and was later imported from Persia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blue-and-white ceramics were later found in Iran, the Netherlands, Japan, Korea, Spain, and more!\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each country added decorative motifs, physical shapes, and improved upon existing techniques<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-4&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-4\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Why Specifically Blue-and-White Ceramics?<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div 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