ARHA380

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ARHA380

Studies in Asian Art: Seminar on Japanese Woodblock Prints ARHA380 SP

Crosslistings: EAST380

Not Currently Offered

This course takes a multifaceted approach to the appreciation of Japanese woodblock prints, in which the prints will be studied both as works of art and as expressions of the Japanese urban culture of the 17th through 19th centuries. The latter aim is to be accomplished, in part, through readings in the sociocultural history of the period and an examination of contemporary literature that treats the life of the merchant class. The art-historical aspects of the course will be approached through other assigned readings and class discussion. The course will also make use of the prints in the collection of the Davison Art Center.

MAJOR READINGS

Newland & Uhlenbeck, eds., UKIYO-E TO SHIN
HANGA: THE ART OF THE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT
Saikaku, I., FIVE WOMEN WHO LOVED LOVE (tr. DeBary)
Hibbett, H., THE FLOATING WORLD IN JAPANESE FICTION

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Pronunciation quiz; visual skills quiz; regular short written exercises (usually 1-2 pages; exhibition project or term paper (10-20 pages)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ART

Prerequisites: ARHA283 or ARHA287

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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