The Legacy of World War II in Postwar Japan
CEAS 215
Fall 2020
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01
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| Crosslisting:
WLIT 321 |
In 1956, the Japanese Economic Planning Agency famously declared, "The 'postwar' is over." Indeed, by that time, the national economy had made a remarkable recovery since the end of World War II. Others place the end of the postwar with Emperor Hirohito's death in 1989. The new Reiwa era might be another marker. Still, was the postwar truly over for Japan? This seminar aims to tackle this dilemma of the postwar and assess how the war and the American occupation are remembered by the Japanese, and how they continue to reverberate politically and culturally, nearly 70 years after Japan regained its independence. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA CEAS |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Instructor intends to teach remotely, but synchronously to in-class students using zoom. Off-campus students may participate either synchronously or asynchronously.
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| Instructor(s): Watanabe,Takeshi Times: ..T.R.. 01:00PM-02:20PM; Location: FEAS SEM; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 3 | | |
| | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 5 | FR: 4 |
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