College Bulletin 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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JPNS 035. Narratives of Disaster and Rebuilding in Japan
This course will explore documentary and fictional representations of the modern Japanese landscape and cityscape in crisis, with special attention to the role of the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster as a catalyst for change in contemporary Japan. Documentaries and fictionalizations of the 2011 “triple disaster” reignited debates over cultural trauma and the ethics of representing disaster. Through the study of literature, film, and critical discourse, we will examine the historical and cultural implications of such famous 20th-century disaster narratives as Godzilla and Japan Sinks, as well as the latest writing and films from Japan, in the context of public debates about safety, sustainability, and social change after the March 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster.
The course is a part of the BMC 360° course cluster “Perspectives on Sustainability: Disasters and Rebuilding in Japan.” The final project for the 360° course cluster will involve an exhibition utilizing objects and texts in the Trico special collections and archives. Readings and discussions will be in English. Course enrollment is limited; priority for registration will be given to 360° students and Japanese and Asian Studies majors and minors.
Eligible for ASIA or ENVS credit.
(Cross-listed as LITR 035J )
1 credit.
Not offered 2014-2015.
http://www.swarthmore.edu/japanese
Modern Languages and Literatures: Japanese
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