Mar 29, 2024  
Academic Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Academic Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HUM 215 - Modernity in Japanese Narrative


4 credit(s)
This course will cover various thematic and stylistic expressions behind Japanese short stories and novels, and we will examine the meaning of modernity in the Japanese context. Special attention will be given to the establishment of modern Japanese literature, the rise of children’s literature and the impact of Japanese animations. During the Edo Period between the 17th and the early 19th centuries, Japan experienced the first rise of modernity in which various entertainment/art forms became popular among middle-class people - kabuki, ukiyo-zousi, and haikai. The second phase of modernity started in the late 19th century, when after the contact with the West, new literary genres such as I-novel, haiku, douwa (children’s literature) and animations were born as the result of unifying original and the Western literary and aesthetic traditions. By comparatively analyzing two phases of modernity in Japan, we will come to a further understanding of the role of popular literature in the construction of modernity.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: International Perspectives.



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