College Bulletin 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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JPNS 041. Fantastic Spaces in Modern Japanese Literature
As Japanese society has transformed rapidly in the 20th century and beyond, a number of authors have turned to the fantastic to explore the pathways of cultural memory, the vicissitudes of interpersonal relationships, the limits of mind and body, and the nature of storytelling itself. In this course, we will consider the use of anti-realistic writing genres in Japanese literature from 1900 to the present, combining readings of novels and short stories with related critical and theoretical texts.
Fictional works examined will include novels, supernatural tales, science fiction, and mysteries by authors such as Tanizaki Junichirô, Edogawa Rampo, Kurahashi Yumiko, and Murakami Haruki. Readings will be in English; no previous experience in Japanese studies is required.
Writing course.
(Cross-listed as LITR 041J )
1 credit.
Not offered 2014-2015.
http://www.swarthmore.edu/japanese
Modern Languages and Literatures: Japanese
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