EAST 322 - Avant Garde in Japanese Culture

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Comparative Literature
Next Offered: 2013-14
Semester Offered: First Semester 2013-2014
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR
This course explores the avant-garde in Japan’s literary and visual cultures (19th century to the present). What was considered aesthetic and ideological innovation in cultural production in times of radical change and of relative stability? We will also examine the role of avant-garde art and political activism in elite, mid-brow, and mass culture, and in nation building. This class uses cultural theory and comparative analyses of gender and class. Taught in English.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: A. Sherif
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite & Notes: Previous course work in literature, cinema, art, history, or East Asian Studies is strongly encouraged.