Modern Japanese Art
ARHA 281
Fall 2022
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| Crosslisting:
CEAS 281 |
This class is an introduction to the history of Japanese art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. In this chronological study we will encounter a range of forms--woodblock prints, painting, photography, sculpture, performance, and new media--and we will consider how Japanese artists responded to major societal, political, and economic changes over the last two centuries, including industrialization and modernization, major natural disasters, war, questions of cultural/national identity, and debates centering on what "tradition" meant to artistic practice in the modern and contemporary eras. Using visual analysis as our core skillset, this course will also rely on readings from secondary scholarship, as well as those by Japanese artists and art critics from each time period to help us better understand the historical contexts surrounding each artist, artwork, or art movement. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ARHA-MN)(ARHA)(ARST)(CEAS-MN)(CEAS)(CEAS-Lit&Cult) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Chong, Doryun, ed. From Postwar to Postmodern: Art in Japan 1945-1989: Primary Documents. New York, N.Y.; Durham, N.C.: Museum of Modern Art; Distributed by Duke Univ Press, 2012. (ISBN 10: 0822353687 / ISBN 13: 9780822353683)
A selection of journal articles, book chapters, and works of art criticism will be made available on electronic reserves and the course Moodle page. Students will read the work of scholars such as Kim Brandt, Sato Doshin, Michio Hayashi, Alexandra Munroe, Reiko Tomii, Alicia Volk, and Gennifer Weisenfeld, among others.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly visual analysis exercises and in-class presentations, one visual analysis paper (4-5 pages), one research paper (8-10 pages) with thesis and first draft submitted for peer review in advance, and final exam |
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| Instructor(s): Mustard,Maggie Times: .M.W... 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: BOGH112; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 30 | | SR major: 6 | JR major: 6 | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 4 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 6 | FR: 4 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 3 |
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