Storytelling in Japan's Empire (and its Aftermaths)
CEAS 300
Spring 2022 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
WLIT 333 |
This course introduces different forms of storytelling in the Japanese Empire (1868-1945), and considers how the ghosts of Empire continue to haunt storytelling in the postwar era (1945 ~ ), as well. By considering texts (in English translation) produced by different individuals navigating everyday life in disparate locations across the Empire (including Korea, Taiwan, and the "home islands" of Japan itself), the course aims to move beyond historical timelines of "big events" and introduce the material realities and struggles, the complexities and contradictions of everyday life under Empire. Although it certainly takes up literary "texts" in the traditional sense of short stories, novels, and poetry, the course understands storytelling as occurring through a range of mediums, including film, music, and manga/graphic novels. By considering a disparate selection of literary, musical, and filmic stories from this period, it strives to attend to some of the contested and competing desires of individuals and entities seeking to navigate conditions of empire, colonialism, and war. |
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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: None |
Major Readings:
Mason, Michele M. and Helen J. S. Lee, Eds., "READING COLONIAL JAPAN: TEXT, CONTEXT, AND CRITIQUE."
Other texts to be determined.
In addition to the assigned texts, students will be assigned short stories, as well as secondary-source readings aimed at developing contextual understandings of the literature addressed in the course. These will be made available via the course Moodle site and/or the Wesleyan Library reserves system. Students are responsible for all readings, as well as for any listening and/or viewing tasks that may be assigned. Refer to course syllabus for comprehensive list of materials to be covered.
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