Topics in Modern Japanese Literature: Mirrors and Masks: Gender and Sexuality in Japanese Literature

This course explores the broad spectrum of Japanese postwar fiction, ranging from the end of the Pacific War to the early 1970s. Readings include the works of established authors such as Kawabata Yasunari, whose career resumed following the war, together with new writers, including Abe Kôbô, Mishima Yukio, Ôe Kenzaburô, Kôno Taeko, and Tsushima Yuko. The course considers the literary response to the spiritual and economic upheaval following Japan's defeat in WWII, conditions under the US Occupation and the rise of new prosperity. Particular attention will be given to changing notions of family, identity, history, gender, sexuality, marginality, myth, and nationalism. Readings will be in English.
Course Attributes: BU IS; AS HUM; AS LCD; EN H; BU Hum; FA HUM; AR HUM

Topics in Modern Japanese Literature: Mirrors and Masks: Gender and Sexuality in Japanese Literature

GLOBAL STUDIES 3651

Section 01