EAST 118 - Modern Japanese Literature and Film

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4 credits
This course is an introduction to influential literary and cinematic currents in Japan from the 19th century to the present. We may read literary works by Murakami, Ichiyo, Tanizaki, Soseki, and Oe, as well as view films of Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, and Ozu. We will explore issues of style, influence, and national literature/film against the backdrop of cultural and social history, and investigate the reception of these works in relation to gender, aesthetics, and nationalism. Taught in English.