JAPANLIT 170:
The Tale of Genji and Its Historical Reception (JAPANLIT 270)
Approaches to the tale including 12th-century allegorical and modern feminist readings. Influence upon other works including poetry, Noh plays, short stories, modern novels, and comic book (manga) retellings. Prerequisite for graduate students: JAPANLNG 129B or 103, or equivalent.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
JAPANLIT 199:
Individual Reading in Japanese
Asian Languages majors only. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: JAPANLNG 129B or 103, and consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 1-4
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 200:
Directed Reading in Japanese
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-12
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 201:
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Study in Japanese
Bibliographical and research methods; major trends in literary and cultural theory and critical practice. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: JAPANLNG 103 or 129B, or consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2-5
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
JAPANLIT 202:
Bibliographic and Research Methods in Japanese
The use of library and online resources for the study of Japanese literature, language, and culture. Prerequisite: JAPANLNG 103 or 129B, or consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-3
JAPANLIT 260:
Japanese Poetry and Poetics
Heian through Meiji periods with emphasis on relationships between the social and aesthetic. Works vary each year. Prerequisites: 246, 247, or equivalent.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2-4
JAPANLIT 270:
The Tale of Genji and Its Historical Reception (JAPANLIT 170)
Approaches to the tale including 12th-century allegorical and modern feminist readings. Influence upon other works including poetry, Noh plays, short stories, modern novels, and comic book (manga) retellings. Prerequisite for graduate students: JAPANLNG 129B or 103, or equivalent.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
JAPANLIT 281:
Japanese Pragmatics
Sociocultural and discourse factors reflected in the choice of linguistic forms, and their theoretical implications. Prerequisites: one year of Japanese and a course in linguistics, or two years of Japanese, or consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
JAPANLIT 296:
Readings in Modern Japanese Literature
Works and topics vary each year. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: fourth-year Japanese or consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2-4
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 299:
Master's Thesis or Translation
A total of 5 units, taken in one or more quarters.nn (Staff)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 350:
Japanese Historical Fiction
Authors include Mori Ogai, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, Enchi Fumiko, Shiba Ryotaro, Fujisawa Shuhei, and Hiraiwa Yumie. Genre theory, and historical and cultural context. Works vary each year. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 377:
Seminar: Structure of Japanese
Linguistic constructions in Japanese. Topics vary annually. In 2009-10, focus is on noun-modifying constructions in Japanese from multiple perspectives including syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and acquisition. Contrasts with similar constructions in other languages. Typological implications. Prerequisites: courses in Japanese linguistics, consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2-4
| Repeatable
4 times
(up to 4 units total)
JAPANLIT 395:
Early Modern Japanese Literature
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 247.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2-4
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 396:
Modern Japanese Literature
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: JAPANLNG 213.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 399:
Dissertation Research
For doctoral students in Japanese working on dissertations.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 1-12
JAPANLIT 801:
TGR Project
Terms: Aut, Sum
| Units: 0
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 802:
TGR Dissertation
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 0
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 146:
Introduction to Premodern Japanese (JAPANLIT 246)
Readings from Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi, and early Edo periods with focus on grammar and reading comprehension. Prerequisite: JAPANLNG 129B or 103, or equivalent.
| Units: 3-5
JAPANLIT 157:
Points in Japanese Grammar (JAPANLIT 257)
Meaning and grammatical differences of similar expressions, and distinctions that may not be salient in English. Prerequisite: JAPANLNG 18B or 22, or equivalent.
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
JAPANLIT 189A:
Honors Research
| Units: 2-5
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 5 units total)
JAPANLIT 189B:
Honors Research
Open to senior honors students to write thesis.
| Units: 5
JAPANLIT 246:
Introduction to Premodern Japanese (JAPANLIT 146)
Readings from Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi, and early Edo periods with focus on grammar and reading comprehension. Prerequisite: JAPANLNG 129B or 103, or equivalent.
| Units: 3-5
JAPANLIT 247:
Readings in Premodern Japanese
Edo and Meiji periods with focus on grammar and reading comprehension. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 246 or equivalent.
| Units: 2-5
| Repeatable
for credit
JAPANLIT 257:
Points in Japanese Grammar (JAPANLIT 157)
Meaning and grammatical differences of similar expressions, and distinctions that may not be salient in English. Prerequisite: JAPANLNG 18B or 22, or equivalent.
| Units: 4
JAPANLIT 381:
Topics in Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis
Naturally occurring discourse (conversational, narrative, or written) and theoretical implications. Discourse of different age groups, expressions of identity and persona, and individual styles. May be repeated for credit.
| Units: 2-4
JAPANLIT 400:
Advanced Language Training
For students at the Yokohama Center. For more information, see the Inter-University Center for Japanese Studies in Yokohama at http://stanford.edu/dept/IUC/.
| Units: 1-15
