Russian & Eastern Studies

JPN 321 INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE CULTURE, MEIJI (1868) TO PRESENT (3)

18 lessons, final

General introduction to Japanese culture from Meiji Restoration (1868) to the present, focusing mainly on the literary arts, but also including film, architecture and the fine arts. Same as ANT 321. (E-mail and on-line options available.)

Tuition: $931

Haruki, Murakami. Wild Sheep Chase. Trans. Alfred Birnbaum. NY: Kodansha, 1989

Soseki, Natsume. Kokoro. Trans. Edwin McClellan. Chicago: H. Regnery, 1957

Varley, H. Paul. Japanese Culture: a Short History. 3rd ed. University of Hawaii Press, 1984

Video to rent from video rental store: Akira