ClassInfo - Spring 2018 Asian Languages and Literature Classes

Spring 2018 | ALL 1201 Section 001: Arrow, Fist, and Sword: Conceptions of the Hero in Asian Cultures (67515)

Instructor(s): Morgan Rouzer
Sreyashi Ray (TA)
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F only
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018

Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM

UMTC, East Bank

Nicholson Hall 155
Enrollment Status:: Closed (123 of 120 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: Concepts of the "hero" in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese cultures: How did various societies in these countries define the ethos of the "hero" and his relationship to the community? How did versions of the hero change over time, and how was the hero redefined in the context of modern nationalism? What part have traditional gender roles played in defining the hero, and is a "female" hero possible within these traditions? And how has popular film allowed modern Asian societies to reinterpret their traditional conceptions of the hero? Specific explorations: the Chinese assassin, the haohan and their evolution into the martial artist of popular culture; Mulan and the Chinese female warrior; Korean figures of the Three Kingdoms period; the Korean hero Hong Gildong; and shifting Japanese constructions of the samurai from medieval war tales to modern times.
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