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The Classics Reconsidered
ALIT201 FA

The aim of this course is twofold: first, it will introduce students to a variety of texts in different genres from eighth-to early nineteenth-century Japan, including THE TALE OF GENJI, poetry collections, Buddhist tales, and urban narratives. Second, it will consider literature critically by asking questions such as: how do texts formulate and propagate a sense of national identity, and why? How do issues of gender and sexuality figure into our readings of these texts? What are the ways in which religious beliefs, ritual, and performance coverage? How do we define popular culture? Is it subversive, complicit, or both? We will also examine the context within which the canon of premodern Japanese literature has been shaped and studied in both Ja pan and the United States.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA AL&L    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Kawashima,Terry    

Times: ..T.T.. 01:10PM-02:30PM;     Location: FISK305

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 25)

SR. major: 6   Jr. major: 4

SR. non-major: 5   Jr. non-major: 5   SO: 3   FR: 2

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Speaking, Writing, Focused Inquiry Course

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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