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EAST 245 - Avant Garde: Japan Film, Literature


Next Offered: 2011-2012
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 HU, CD, WR
This course explores the notion of 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 and mass culture, and in nation building. Taught in English.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: A. Sherif
Prerequisites & Notes
Previous coursework in literature, film, East Asian history, art history is strongly encouraged.


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