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JAPN 100 - Big Ideas in Japanese Studies
Credits: (4)
College Curriculum: COLL 100
An exploration of significant questions and integrative concepts in Japanese Studies, their grounding in the process of scientific discovery and application, and their broader relevance to society. Designed for first-year students. Although topics vary, the courses also seek to improve students’ communication skills beyond the written word. Taught in English.
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JAPN 101 - Elementary Japanese I
Credits: (4)
Training in grammar, pronunciation, aural-oral skills, reading and writing. The work includes intensive practice in speaking and understanding. All scheduled sessions associated with the course are required. For additional placement information, please see the Modern Languages and Literatures website.
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JAPN 102 - Elementary Japanese II
Credits: (4)
Prerequisite(s): JAPN 101 or consent of instructor
Training in grammar, pronunciation, aural-oral skills, reading and writing. The work includes intensive practice in speaking and understanding. All scheduled sessions associated with the course are required. For additional placement information, please see the Modern Languages and Literatures website.
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JAPN 150 - First year Seminar
Credits: (4)
College Curriculum: COLL 150
An exploration of a specific topic in Japanese Studies. A grade of C- or better fulfills the COLL 150 requirement. Although topics vary, the courses emphasize academic writing skills, reading and analysis of texts, and discussion. Taught in English.
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JAPN 201 - Intermediate Japanese I
Credits: (4)
Prerequisite(s): JAPN 102 or consent of instructor
Training in conversation, grammar, reading and elementary composition. All scheduled sessions associated with the course are required. For additional placement information, please see the Modern Languages and Literatures website.
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JAPN 202 - Intermediate Japanese II
Credits: (4)
Prerequisite(s): JAPN 201 or consent of instructor
Training in conversation, grammar, reading and elementary composition. All scheduled sessions associated with the course are required. For additional placement information, please see the Modern Languages and Literatures website.
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JAPN 205 - Introduction to Japanese Studies
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
This course introduces students to approaches, methodologies, theories, and concepts central to the study of modern Japan. Our understanding of Japan in the present-day US has been shaped within a specific historical context, namely, the development of the field of Japanese Studies (as part of area studies) in the Cold War era, and as such, this understanding is based upon certain assumptions about Japanese history, culture, and society. Our aim in this class is to gain academic skills that enable us to examine these stereotypical ideas critically, to study Japan in more historically rooted and intellectually informed manners, to avoid essentializing and overgeneralizing it, and to find alternative ways of thinking. Taught in English.
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JAPN 208 - Introductory Topics in Japanese Literature and Culture
Credits: (3)
An introductory study of a broad topic in Japanese literature or culture that is not covered by regularly offered courses. May have cross-cultural components. Taught in English.
May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
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JAPN 209 - Classical Japanese Literature in Translation
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): CSI
An introduction to Japanese literature through readings and discussions of prose, poetry and drama from the 8th-18th centuries. Texts and authors include Tales of Ise, Pillow Book, Tale of Genji, Noh theater, folktales and works by Basho and Saikaku. Taught in English.
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JAPN 210 - Modern and Contemporary Japanese Literature
Credits: (3-4)
Domain (Anchored): ALV
An introduction to Japanese literature through readings of modern and contemporary short stories, novels, drama, and poetry. The course deals with both literary and cultural issues from the 18th century to the present day, examining them in context of specific themes, which may include nation, capitalism, race and ethnicity, or gender and sexuality. Taught in English. Students with advanced language skills may, with the consent of instructor, take a 4th credit for reading and discussions (one additional hour per week) in the original language.
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JAPN 211 - Samurai: History and Myth
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Additional Domain (if applicable): CSI
This class introduces students to the history of the samurai and their modern-day representations. In Part I of the course, we will survey the rise, the golden age, and fall of the warrior class in Japan between the tenth and nineteenth centuries. In Part II, we will look at how the samurai were remembered, imagined, and narrated, and what political and cultural meanings were ascribed to them in the modern era, from the late nineteenth century. By examining the relations between history and representation (remembering that history is a form of representation, after all), we will try to understand critically why the samurai keep resurfacing in the popular imaginary of Japan as a significant element of national culture. Taught in English.
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JAPN 220 - Japan’s Ghosts and Demons
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): CSI
This course explores the supernatural world and its inhabitants as imagined in Japanese literature and visual culture from ancient times to the present day. Our survey will take in a wide variety of fantastic phenomena, including spirit possession and exorcism in The Tale of Genji, the “hungry ghosts” of medieval Buddhist folklore, interwar Gothic tales of the bizarre, and recent Japanese horror films such as The Ring. In the process, we will consider the various roles that the supernatural has played in Japanese culture at various historical moments. Taught in English.
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JAPN 280 - East Asian Cultures Through Film
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): CSI
An introduction to East Asian cultures through the modern and contemporary film of China, Taiwan and Japan. The class takes a cross-cultural approach by looking at various social, political and cultural themes as they vary across time and across Asian countries. Taught in English.
Cross-listed with: CHIN 280
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JAPN 300 - Topics in Japanese Language
Credits: (3)
Topics will be indicated in the schedule of classes. Course will be taught in Japanese. Credit variable.
May be repeated for credit when topics differ
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JAPN 301 - Upper Intermediate Japanese I
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): JAPN 202 or consent of instructor
Continued training in conversation, grammar and composition.
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JAPN 302 - Upper Intermediate Japanese II
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): JAPN 301 or consent of instructor
Continued training in conversation, grammar and composition.
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JAPN 305 - Directed Readings in Japanese Literature
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): JAPN 302 or consent of instructor
An advanced course reading materials on Japanese literature and culture. This course is taught in Japanese.
May be repeated for credit if content is different
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JAPN 307 - Topics in Japanese Culture
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): JAPN 300 or JAPN 301 or JAPN 305
An in-depth study of a theme in Japanese culture that is not covered by regularly offered courses.Course materials and instruction in both English and Japanese.
May have cross-cultural components.May be repeated for credit if topic varies. Taught in both Japanese and English
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JAPN 308 - Topics in Japanese Literature and Culture
Credits: (3)
An in-depth study of a major author, genre, period or theme in Japanese literature or culture that is not covered by regularly offered courses. May have cross-cultural components. Taught in English.
May be repeated for credit if topic varies
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JAPN 311 - Japanese Cinema
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): CSI
An introduction to the cinema of Japan from the silent era through the golden age of the 1950s to contemporary Japanese animation. This course will also introduce students to representative directors, genres, and works. Taught in English.
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JAPN 320 - The Japanese City
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): CSI
An examination of the historical development, theoretical conceptualization, and everyday life of the Japanese city from the 19th century to present day. The class will look at representations of the city in literature, film, architecture and city planning. This course taught in English.
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JAPN 330 - Japanese Popular Culture
Credits: (3)
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the range of cultural forms that constitute Japanese popular culture, with an emphasis on the ate 20th-early 21st centuries. The class will look at Japan’s exportation of culture and the reception of Japanese cultural products in the West. Taught in English.
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JAPN 401 - Advanced Japanese I
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): JAPN 302 or consent of instructor
Continued training in conversation, grammar and composition, in a variety of situations and materials.
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JAPN 402 - Advanced Japanese II
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): JAPN 401 or consent of instructor
This course focuses on contemporary Japan to develop culturally appropriate communication skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing). Students are introduced to and expected to analyze various authentic materials (written, online and visual).
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JAPN 410 - Advanced Topics in Japanese Literature and Culture
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): JAPN 302
An in-depth study of a major author, genre, period or theme in Japanese literature or culture. Course taught in Japanese. Readings in English and Japanese.
May be repeated for credit if topic varies
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JAPN 411 - Independent Study
Credits: (3)
This course is designed to permit in-depth study of Japanese texts in an area of language or literature not available in current course offerings. A written petition to the instructor and approval of the section coordinator are required before registration.
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JAPN 412 - Teaching Practicum
Credits: (1)
A mentored teaching internship experience for students to work closely with a faculty member in teaching either a language or content course.
May be repeated up to a maximum of 4 credits
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JAPN 450 - Advanced Seminar in Japanese Studies
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): Instructor Permission.
This is the capstone course for the Japanese Studies major. Each seminar is organized around a specific theme (Post-War Culture, Popular Culture, The Japanese City), which may change from year to year. Students conceive and complete a research project on a common theme, and present their work in a research paper and colloquium. Course may be repeated for credit when topics differ. Fulfills the Major Writing Requirement and the Major Computing Requirement. Qualified students may take the course before their senior year with permission of the instructor.
Course may be repeated for credit when topics differ.
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