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ASIAN 300 - Love and Death in Japanese Culture
Winter 2023, Section 001
Instruction Mode: Section 001 is  In Person (see other Sections below)
Subject: Asian Studies (ASIAN)
Department: LSA Asian Languages & Cultures
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Details

Credits:
3
Requirements & Distribution:
HU
Waitlist Capacity:
99
Consent:
With permission of instructor.
Advisory Prerequisites:
A knowledge of Japanese is not required.
Repeatability:
May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:
Jackson,Reginald Roland
Start/End Date:
Full Term 1/4/23 - 4/18/23 (see other Sections below)
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Description

How did experiences of love and death shape human relations and notions of beauty in pre-modern Japan? Using central existential questions of love, death, and beauty as thematic foci, this course examines what it meant to be human in pre-modern Japan. In the course of reading literature, both canonical and popular, we will analyze key concepts in Japanese cultural history that address issues of good and evil, truth, sexuality, and the intersection of aesthetics and politics. We will explore various cultures—courtly, samurai, geisha—each with its own ethical and aesthetic codes. While focusing on literary texts, we will also incorporate secondary sources from criticism, history, religion, performance, as well as visual media like painting, calligraphy, and film.

Class Format:

Two 90-minute meetings weekly

Schedule

ASIAN 300 - Love and Death in Japanese Culture
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TuTh 2:30PM - 4:00PMG160 AH
1/4/23 - 4/18/23

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