EAST 249 - Pine, Bamboo, Plum: Nature in Japan’s Arts and Literature

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WINT

This course studies the ideas of cultured nature as expressed and conceptualized in the literature, arts, and aesthetics of Japan: the culture of four seasons, potent trees and flowers, poetic place names, landscapes, gardens. We use the approaches of environmental humanities to analyze the meanings and evolution of natural imagery and seasonal topics in Japan’s classical poetry, prose fiction, and performing arts, and ask how expressions of harmony with nature relate to environmental justice today.

Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: A. Sherif

Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Environmental Studies