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Fall 2020 | AMES 3433 Section 001: Traditional Japanese Literature in Translation (31942)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Online Course
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
- Enrollment Status:
Open (25 of 35 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Survey of texts in different genres, from 8th to early 19th centuries, with attention to issues such as "national" identity, gender/sexuality, authorship, popular culture. No knowledge of Japanese necessary.
- Class Description:
- "AMES3433 Traditional Japanese Literature in Translation" examines diverse literary traditions in premodern Japan (through 1867). We will begin with examples in the classical age (the realm of princes, princesses, poets, and the like), then move to texts in medieval times (the age of samurai), and finish up with the townspeople's literature in the Edo era, the last period of premodern Japan. We will also pay attention to worlds that not only constitute the foundation of Japanese literature in one way or another, but also continue furnishing images of Japan today in various types of contemporary culture (for example, video games): these include samurai, drama, and the floating world of townspeople. No less importantly, we will also investigate their literary and theoretical continuity, or discontinuity, which we may observe today. Toward this end, we will explore several themes in relation to premodern Japanese literature: aesthetics, philosophy, gender, and so forth. Class mode ONLINE for Fall 2020
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- "AMES3433 Traditional Japanese Literature in Translation" is open to anyone with an interest. No previous knowledge of Japanese studies is required. No reading knowledge of Japanese is required; All of the readings will be available in English. Audio-visual materials will be used whenever available and appropriate. This course also fulfills the Liberal Education requirement of "Literature."
- Learning Objectives:
- Please see "Class Description" above
- Grading:
- A-F and audit
- Exam Format:
- Writing assignments, quizzes, and presentation
- Class Format:
- Lecture and group- and class-discussions
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/31942/1209
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 4 July 2020
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