ARTHIST 287 - Pictures of the Floating World:Images from Japanese Popular Culture

Institution:

Stanford University

Subject:

Description:

(Same as JAPANLIT 287.) Printed objects produced during the Edo period (1600-1868), including the Ukiyo-e ( pictures of the floating world) and lesser-studied genres such as printed books ( ehon) and popular broadsheets ( kawaraban). How a society constructs itself through images. The borders of the acceptable and censorship; theatricality, spectacle, and slippage; the construction of play, set in conflict against the dominant neo-Confucian ideology of fixed social roles. Prerequisites: 2, 186, 187, 188. GER:DB-Hum 5 units, Spr (Takeuchi, M)

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.stanford.edu/

Phone Number:

(650) 723-2300

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

The Course Profile information is provided and updated by third parties including the respective institutions. While the institutions are able to update their information at any time, the information is not independently validated, and no party associated with this website can accept responsibility for its accuracy.