CEAS 390
Spring 2025
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01
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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) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Major readings may include "Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow" by Ishimure Michiko, "Gold Rush" by Yu Miri, "OUT" by Kirino Natsuo, as well as short stories and novellas by some of the most insightful and incisive authors in modern and contemporary Japan. Students will also be assigned secondary-source readings designed to develop contextual understandings of the literature addressed in the course. Textual selections change form year to year; refer to the course syllabus for a comprehensive list of readings.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Brief reflection/analysis papers and annotation of readings. For the final assignment, students may choose between creative work and critical textual analysis. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Aalgaard,Scott Times: .M.W... 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: FISK314; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 16 | | SR major: 2 | JR major: 2 | | |
| Seats Available: 2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 3 | FR: 3 |
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