Daily Life in a Japanese City: Culture of Everyday Life in Tokguawa Japan
HIST 341
Spring 2015
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01
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| Crosslisting:
CEAS 266 |
In the first half of the eighteenth century, the population of the Japanese capital, Edo, reached one million, including a number of single male laborers who migrated to the city for temporary employment, and samurai officials who were assigned positions in the Edo offices of their home domains. As a result, Edo became a capital of tastes, flavors, conflicts, and pleasures from all over Japan. What did early modern Japanese wear and eat? How did they spend their free time? Where did they go for occasional excursions? What did they find in "others" to confirm their social status and themselves as "Japanese"? We will examine various aspects of daily life in early modern Japan, especially Edo. In doing so, we will inquire into the meanings of day-to-day cultural expressions in Japanese consciousness in terms of religion, gender, social status, political power, and so on. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CEAS-MN) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Buyo Inshi, LUST, COMMERCE, AND CORRUPTION: AN ACCOUNT OF WHAT I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD (Seji kenbunroku)
Yamakawa Kikue, WOMEN OF THE MITO DOMAIN: RECOLLECTIONS OF SAMURAI FAMILY LIFE
Amy Stanley, SELLING WOMEN: PROSTITUTION, MARKETS, AND THE HOUSEHOLD IN EARLY MODERN JAPAN
Laura Nenzi, EXCURSIONS IN IDENTITY: TRAVEL AND THE INTERSECTION OF PLACE, GENDER, AND STATUS IN EDO JAPAN
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Examinations and Assignments:
1 Research Proposal; 1 Progress Report Paper; 1 Major Semester Paper, Presentations |
| Instructor(s): Shimizu,Akira Times: ..T.... 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK101; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 6 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 11 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 4 | FR: 0 |
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