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Class Detail:

FA 2013
History
HISTORY 450 - Japan to 1700: Origin Myth to Shogun Dynasty
Section 001

Credits:

Waitlist Capacity:

Cost:

50-100

Repeatability:

May not be repeated for credit.

Rackham Information:

Rackham credit requires additional work.

Cross-Listed Classes:

ASIAN 450 - Japan to 1700, Section 001

Primary Instructor:

Tonomura,Hitomi

(real time availability for all sections)

The course aims to provide a critical understanding of various aspects of Japanese history from prehistoric times through the last phase of the age of the samurai. The course emphasizes analysis of primary historical sources along with understanding of historians’ (sometimes conflicting) interpretations of historical events and processes as well as their depiction in media. Through our rigorous reading and viewing, we should come to gain knowledge of Japan’s past that refutes the simplistic and mistaken images conveyed by terms such as the “samurai,” “bushido,” “geisha,” “uniqueness,” “seclusion,” and “homogeneity.”

Course Requirements:

Students will be evaluated on the basis of in-class activities and 2 papers.

Graduate students: An additional assignment, to be discussed.

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