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Campus | Haverford |
Semester | Spring 2021 |
Registration ID | VISTH299B001 |
Course Title | Modern and Contemporary Japanese Literature and Film |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Visual Studies |
Instructor | Schoneveld,Erin |
Times and Days | MTh 01:10pm-02:30pm
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Room Location | VCAM201 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2343 This course explores important works within modern and contemporary Japanese literature as well as their filmic adaptations, from 1945 to the present. Topics include literary and cinematic representation of Japan’s war experience and postwar reconstruction, negotiation between traditional and modern Japanese aesthetics, confrontation with the state, and changing ideas regarding gender and sexuality. We explore these and other topics by analyzing texts of various genres, including film and film scripts, novels, short stories, manga, and academic essays. Humanities, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (; Hav: HU, A) All students, in-person and remote (these students via Zoom) |
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