EAST 322 - Avant Garde in Japanese Literature, Art and Film

FC ARHU CD WADV

4 credits
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. Recommended Preparation: previous coursework in literature, cinema studies, art, history, or East Asian studies.