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  • JPN 250H: Research or Individual Study

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Prerequisite: Open by permission of department. Signature of instructor required. Distribution: None Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 0.5
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  • JPN 251: Japanese Writers and Their Worlds

    0.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Morley (Theatre Studies) A study of the emerging voice of the writer in Japan from the tenth through the eighteenth centuries. Texts will include the early poetic di-aries of the Heian Court ladies, The Tale of Genji, the Noh plays, puppet plays and the haiku poetry of Matsuo Basho. Emphasis is on the changing world of the Japanese writer, the influence of Buddhism and Confucianism, and the role of the texts in shaping Japanese aes-thetic principles. Selected films shown throughout course. Prerequisite: None Distribution: Language and Literature Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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  • JPN 252: Supernatural Japan

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. In 1776, the Japanese writer Ueda Akinari set down a famous collection of ghost stories entitled Tales of Moonlight and Rain. Beginning with this collection, we will explore how representations of the supernatural were both embedded in and transformed by discourses of modernity. Throughout the twentieth century, writers such as Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Izumi Kyoka, and Enchi Fumiko kept the supernatural strand alive. In tales of the fantastic and the strange, they also made trenchant commentary on the state of their society. We read (and contrast) literary and visual texts to explore alternative visions of Japan's rush to modernize . Prerequisite: None Distribution: Language and Literature Semester: N/O Unit 1. 0 JPN 256/CAMS 205 History of Japanese Cinema (in English ) Zimmerma n From the long take and the pictorial composition to the swirling action of the sword fight, we explore how Japanese directors first adopted and then transformed the language of cinema. We move chronologically, from early silent film to recent independent cinema, and we view films that speak to the concerns of each subsequent generation. Because Japanese directors have created a visual style that counters certain Hollywood conventions, we also devote class time to learning how to read film. Readings from literature and history enhance study. Directors include: Mizoguchi, Ozu, Kurosawa, Oshima, Imamura, Koreeda, and Nishikawa. No previous knowledge of Japan, Japanese, or film studies is required . Students may register for either JPN 256 or CAMS 205 and credit will be granted accordingly . Prerequisite: None Distribution: Arts, Music, Theatre, Film, Video or Language and Literature Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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  • JPN 256: History of Japanese Cinema

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Zimmerman (East Asian Languages and Literatures) From the long take and the pictorial composition to the swirling action of the sword fight, we explore how Japanese directors first adopted and then transformed the language of cinema. We move chronologically, from early silent film to recent independent cinema, and we view films that speak to the concerns of each subsequent generation. Because Japanese directors have created a visual style that counters certain Hollywood conventions, we also devote class time to learning how to read film. Readings from literature and history enhance study. Directors include: Mizoguchi, Ozu, Kurosawa, Oshima, Imamura, Koreeda, and Nishikawa. No previous knowledge of Japan, Japanese, or film studies is required. Students may register for either CAMS 205 or JPN 256 and credit will be granted accordingly. Prerequisite: None Distribution: Arts, Music, Theatre, Film, Video or Language and Literature Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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  • JPN 309: Readings in Contemporary Japanese Social Science

    2.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. Readings in Japanese with selections from current newspapers and journals. Areas of student interest will help to determine the texts for the course. Two periods with discussion section. Prerequisite: 232 or permission of the instructor. Distribution: Language and Literature Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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  • JPN 312: Literary Japanese:Reading the Classics

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Morley (Theatre Studies) Reading and discussion in Japanese of selections from classical Japanese literature: focus on translation skills. Students will have the opportunity to sample The Tale of Genji and The Pillow Book, among others, in the original and to familiarize themselves with the classical language. Two periods with discussion section. Prerequisite: 232 or permission of the instructor. Distribution: Language and Literature Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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  • JPN 314: Contemporary Japanese Narrative

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Zimmerman We read and discuss Japanese fiction in the original, focusing on a generation of contemporary female writers who are currently transform-ing the literary landscape of Japan. Through fresh use of language and challenging themes, writers such as Ogawa Yoko, Wataya Risa and Kanehara Hitomi draw sharp portraits of urban life in Japan. Weekly translation exercises develop literary reading skills and improve comprehension. For the final project, students will translate a contemporary short story in collaboration with the instructor. Two class meet-ings with individual meetings. Prerequisite: 232 or permission of the instructor. Distribution: Language and Literature Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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  • JPN 350: Research or Individual Study

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Prerequisite: Open by permission of department to juniors and seniors. Signature of instructor required. Distribution: None Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0
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  • JPN 350H: Research or Individual Study

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    Prerequisite: Open by permission of department to juniors and seniors. Signature of instructor required. Distribution: None Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 0.5
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  • JPN 351: Seminar.Theaters of Japan

    3.00 Credits
    Wellesley College

    NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. This course provides an in-depth study of Japanese traditional theater forms and performance theories. Stu-dents will be reading plays from the Noh, Kyogen comedies, Kabuki, and Bunraku ( puppet theater) traditions. Videos of the plays for study will be viewed by the class. Comparisons will be made with Western and other Eastern theater forms where appropriate. The influence of classical theater on contemporary Japanese drama will also be examined. Prerequisite: One unit on Japan or by permission of the instructor. Distribution: Language and Literature or Arts, Music, Theatre, Film, Video Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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