The Legacy of WWII in Post-War Japan
ALIT 215
Spring 2013
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| Crosslisting:
EAST 215 |
In 1956, the Japanese Economic Planning Agency famously declared, "the 'post-war' is over." Indeed, by that time, the national economy had made a remarkable recovery since the end of WWII. Others place the end of the "post-war" with Emperor Hirohito's death in 1989. Still, was the "post-war" truly over for Japan? This seminar aims to tackle this dilemma of the "post-war" and assess how the war and the American occupation are remembered by the Japanese, and how they continue to reverberate politically and culturally, sixty years after Japan regained its independence. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA AL&L |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CEAS-MN)(CEAS)(CEAS-Lit&Cult) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
John Dower, EMBRACING DEFEAT: JAPAN IN THE WAKE OF WWII
Dale Hellegers, WE, THE JAPANESE PEOPLE: WWII AND THE ORIGINS OF THE JAPANESE CONSTITUTION
Yoshikuni Igarashi, BODIES OF MEMORY: NARRATIVES OF WAR IN POSTWAR JAPANESE CULTURE
Michael Molasky, THE AMERICAN OCCUPATION OF JAPAN AND OKINAWA
Iris Chang, THE RAPE OF NANKING: THE FORGOTTEN HOLOCAUST OF WWII
John Breen, YASUKUNI, THE WAR DEAD AND THE STRUGGLE FOR JAPAN'S PAST
Yukio Mishima, PATRIOTISM
Naoko Shibusawa, AMERICA'S GEISHA ALLY: REIMAGINING THE JAPANESE ENEMY
Sonia Ryang, KOREANS IN JAPAN
Mamoru Oshii, THE SKY CRAWLERS
Gavan McCormack, CLIENT STATE: JAPAN IN THE AMERICAN EMBRACE
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly short essays on readings, midterm book review, and final paper. |
| Instructor(s): Watanabe,Takeshi Times: .....F. 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK312; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 5 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 2 | FR: 2 |
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