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ALIT227
20th-Century Japan
ALIT227 SP
Crosslistings: EAST227
Not Currently Offered
This is an interdisciplinary course that brings together
important topics in modern Japan, such as tradition vs.
modernity, group vs. individual, politics and economics,
with a focus on minority life and literature. The first
three weeks will be devoted to the study of pretwentieth
century Japan to ready ourselves for the main part
of this course. The classes will be divided equally for
discussions and lectures and will also include films and
demonstrations.
MAJOR READINGS
H. Paul Varley, JAPANESE CULTURE: A SHORT
HISTORY (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977)
Edwin O. Reischauer, THE JAPANESE (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard
Univ. Press, 1977)
Lebra and Lebra eds., JAPANESE CULTURE AND BEHAVIOR:
SELECTED READINGS (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press,
1974)
Ted T. Takaya, ed., MODERN JAPANESE DRAMA: AN ANTHOLOGY (New
York: Columbia Univ. Press, 1979)
Sumii Sue, THE RIVER WITH NO BRIDGE (Rutland, Vt.: Charles
Tuttle, 1989)
Shimazaki Toson, "The Broken Commandment," Donald Keene,
ed., MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE (Rutland Vt.: Charles
Tuttle, 1957), pp. 134-41
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Two major papers, several
short papers, midterm and final examinations
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Knowledge of
Japanese desirable but not required
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture Films Demonstrations
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA AL&L
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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