EALC 156 - Post World War II and Contemporary Japanese Fiction

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University of Pennsylvania

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Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Kano. Who are the most interesting and important writers in today's Japan What was literature's role in post-war reconstruction and in Japan's rise as economic super-power Where can we find the most complex depiction of shifting ideas about gender and sexuality in modern Japan Why did novelists Kawabata Yasunari (1968) and Oe Kenzaburo (1994) win Nobel Prizes in literature How have Japanese writers responded to the horrors of war and to the memories of Japan's imperial past We explore these and other questions by reading literature of various genres, such as novels, short stories, plays, film scripts, poetry, manga, as well as academic essays. Class sessions combine lectures, discussion, use of audio-visual materials and creative as well as analytical writing excercises. The course is taught in English, with all readings in English-translation.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

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(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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