printer friendly pageJAPAN 298: The Theory and Practice of Japanese Literary Translation
Theory and cultural status of translation in modern Japanese and English. Comparative analysis of practical translation strategies. Final project is a literary translation of publishable quality. Prerequisite: fourth-year Japanese or consent of instructor.
Last offered: Winter 2020
JAPAN 317A: The Lotus Sutra in Japanese Buddhism (JAPAN 217A, RELIGST 217, RELIGST 317)
This seminar explores the influence of the Lotus Sutra, one of the most important Mahayana scriptures, in Japan. We will study how different Japanese Buddhist schools have interpreted this sutra and analyze a wide range of religious practices, art works, and literature associated with this text. All readings will be in English. Prerequisites: Solid foundation in either Buddhist studies or East Asian Studies. You must have taken at least one other course in Buddhist Studies. NOTE: Undergraduates must enroll for 5 units; graduate students can enroll for 3-5 units.
JAPAN 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.
Last offered: Winter 2021
JAPAN 382: Research Projects in Japanese Linguistics
For advanced graduate students with specific research projects in Japanese linguistics. Consent of instructor is required before enrollment.
Last offered: Winter 2022
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 12 units total)
JAPAN 383: Language and Aging in Japan
A seminar examining multifaceted issues found in the intersection of language and aging. The primary focus is given to the language uses and people in Japan.
Last offered: Spring 2023
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 15 units total)
JAPAN 389: Seminar in Premodern Japanese Literature
This graduate seminar examines the major texts, genres, and conceptual developments in the field of premodern Japanese literary studies. It combines three approaches: 1) Reading seminar covering texts in the original Japanese in annotated print editions. 2) Review of current scholarly works in English and Japanese. 3) Methodology and bibliography workshop on digital and analog tools available to the researcher. On a rotating basis we will focus on the Ancient and Classical periods, the Medieval period, and the Early Modern period.
Last offered: Autumn 2022
| Repeatable
10 times
(up to 50 units total)
JAPAN 392D: Japan in Asia, Asia in Japan (HISTORY 292D, HISTORY 392D)
(
History 292D is an undergraduate course offered for 5 units;
History 392D is a graduate course offered for 4-5 units.) How Japan and Asia mutually shaped each other in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Focus is on Japanese imperialism in Asia and its postwar legacies. Topics include: pan-Asianism and orientalism; colonial modernization in Korea and Taiwan; collaboration and resistance; popular imperialism in Manchuria; total war and empire; comfort women and the politics of apology; the issue of resident Koreans; and economic and cultural integration of postwar Asia.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
Instructors:
Uchida, J. (PI)
JAPAN 396: Seminar in Modern Japanese Literature
Works and topics vary each year. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: fourth-year Japanese or consent of instructor.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 2-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Levy, I. (PI)
;
Reichert, J. (PI)
JAPAN 396D: Historiography of Modern Japan (HISTORY 396D)
Introduces students to the major historical problems and historiographic trends in the study of modern Japan from the Meiji period to the present. Themes include approaches to late Meiji culture and politics, the formation of imperial subjects and citizens, agrarian society and politics, gender in modern Japan, empire and modernity, total war and transwar state and society, U.S. occupation, and postwar Japan.
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