CEAS 390
Fall 2021 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
FGSS 390, WLIT 322 |
How have some of modern Japan's most celebrated and insightful authors responded to key events and social conditions in contemporary Japan? What sorts of perspectives have these authors brought to issues of industrial pollution, or to youth crime and social change under capitalism, or to ongoing crises in Okinawa and Fukushima? This course seeks to hear the voices of these authors--and the social actors with whom they engage--by grappling with key modern Japanese literary texts in English translation. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA CEAS |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CEAS-MN)(CEAS)(CEAS-Lit&Cult) |
Major Readings:
In this class, we will read selected works by celebrated authors from Japan, including Ishumure Michiko, Kirino Natsuo, National Book Award (for Literature in Translation) Yu Miri, and others. The class will take up novel-length works and short stories, as well as secondary-source readings aimed at helping students to develop contextual understandings of the literature addressed in the course. Readings change from year to year; refer to course syllabus for a comprehensive list.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Brief reflection papers, annotations of readings, final critical analysis. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
All texts will be in English translation. No prior knowledge of Japanese language or culture is required. Students do not require any formal background in the study of literature to succeed in this course. |
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