Japanese
Modernism
Schedule of Assignments, Activities and Exams
Fall 2007
All class sessions
conducted in Japanese.
Only tutorials--held outside class times--are in English.
Week
One
8/21
No class; buy the books and review the syllabus on the class Blackboard
site. All Japanese readings are posted on BB
site. Begin reading I Am a Cat.
8/23
Introduction to course materials
& objectives; learn the conventions for reading old-style
kana.
Week
Two
8/28
The topic is
"Anguished Youth" in late Meiji Japan; we read and discuss the 1903 suicide note of high school
student Fujimura Misao.
8/30 The topic is "Degenerate
Schoolgirls." Read excerpts from late
Meiji newspaper about the sucide attempt of Japan Woman's College
graduate and famed Japanese feminist Hiratsuka Raichō.
Start searching for
your term research project topic. See syllabus for details.
Week
Three
9/04 Read & discuss Natsume Sōseki's famous essay "My
Individualism"
9/06
Continue "My Individualism"
Week
Four
9/11 Finish reading and
discussing in Japanese "My Individualism", Part One. Students
should be able to read this smoothly in Japanese after practicing with
the tapes on the BB site. Bring your English translation to class.
9/13
Read "My Individualism", Part
Two. Discussion in Japanese; schedule next week's tutorials.
Week Five
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9/18
First
Tutorial Topic:
I Am A Cat by Sōseki; 3-page English essay
due
Held outside of
class time.
In-class, we finish discussion of "My Individualism", Part Two.
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9/20 First Midterm examination [study
guide
handed out 9/13]. First campus event description due at midterm.
Week Six
9/25 View and discuss Maihime (Dancing Girl)
9/27
View video and discuss Izu no odoriko
(Izu Dancer)
Week Seven
10/02 Reading on Edogawa Rampo;
related to Professor Angles' lecture.
10/04 Special event at
4pm; location 039 Graham Memorial. This afternoon's lecture by one of
the leading new
scholars in Japanese literature complements your studies of Japanese
modernism. Please plan to be at this session from 4:00 - 5:00pm.
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Professor Jeffrey Angles
Western Michigan University
Flânerie Gone Bad?:
Ryōki (Curiosity-Hunting) and the
Exploration
of the City in 1920s and 1930s Japan
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Week
Eight
10/09 FIELD TRIP TO EAST ASIAN COLLECTION,
BOSTOCK LIBRARY, DUKE UNIVERSITY
CATCH THE 3:30PM ROBERTSON BUS THAT LEAVES FROM GRAHAM MEMORIAL; ARRIVE
DUKE AT 4PM; GO TO THE SECOND FLOOR OF BOSTOCK (A FIVE-MINUTE
WALK FROM THE BUS STOP; GO TO SECOND FLOOR; ALL THE BOOKS ARE IN THE
OPEN STACKS); YOU CAN CHECK OUT BOOKS ON YOUR ONE CARD; GET BACK
TO UNC ON THE 4:30PM OR 5PM BUS. IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO CHECK THE
ONLINE CATALOGUE BEFORE YOU GO TO DUKE TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF YOUR
TIME.
By the end of this
week, you must have chosen the topic for your term
research project
and decided on the Japanese sources that you will translate.
10/11 Continue with Edo gawa Rampo piece;
if time, view silent film
Week
Nine
10/16 "Atarashii onna no michi" (The Path of
the New Woman) Itō Noe
We go back to the 1910s;
that fits with our next book in English, a
marvelous history of the New
Woman.
Short description of
term project due: describe the scope of your project, your
primary and secondary sources (One page is fine)
10/18
Fall Break
Week Ten--Begin
Kawabata Yasunari Short-short stories
The
second half of this course focuses on reading, discussion, and
translation of the short stories of Kawabata Yasunari. Silent
films will be worked into class for viewing & discussion,
too, as time permits.
10/23 10/16
FINISH "Atarashii onna no michi" (The Path of
the New Woman) Itō Noe
10/25 "Shashin"
(Photograph)
Week
Eleven
10/30 "Hi ni
iku kanojo" (Into the Fire)
11/01 continue
discussion of "Hi ni
iku kanojo" (Into the Fire)
Second
Tutorial Topic:
The Japanese New Woman by Dina Lowy; 3-page English essay due
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Week
Twelve
11/06 "Shinjû" (Murder
and Suicide)
11/08 "Shimen"
(Death Mask)
You should have a
rough draft of your term paper project by the end of this week.
Now, you have time for revision and making sure the footnotes, etc.,
are correct.
Week
Thirteen
11/13 Second
Midterm examination: turn in your translation of "Amagasa " (Umbrella)
with a two-page English analysis of the story. Use the
class time to polish your translation in lieu of an
in-class midterm.
11/15 "Keshou" (Cosmetics)
Week Fourteen
11/20 Term project CAN BE TURNED TODAY in
class at
3:30pm (see syllabus for assignment)
View silent
film--and relax! THE ABSOLUTE DEADLINE IS DEC. 7.
11/22
Thanksgiving Break
Week
Fifteen
11/27 "Keshou" (Cosmetics)
Second-campus
event description due this week.
11/29 Students work on
translations today; make appointments to consult Bardsley Sensei today
about your project.
Third
Tutorial Topic:
Some Prefer Nettles by Tanizaki; 3-page English essay due |
Week
Sixteen
12/04 Wrap-up
discussion of
Some Prefer Nettles ; student class evaluations; LAST
DAY TO TURN IN TERM PAPER IS Friday, DECEMBER 7th at 5pm to the Asian
Studies office.
FINAL EXAMINATION: Friday,
December 14th, 4:00pm; take-home final due in class at 4pm &
grades posted Dec. 17th.
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