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Class number:
3021
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Title: Japanese Film and Literature |
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Department: English |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 16 |
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Current enrollment: 11 |
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Available seats: 5 |
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Start date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 |
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End date: Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
Schedule:
MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM, HL - 121
W: 6:30PM-9:00PM, HL - 121
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Instructor(s): Younger, James |
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Prerequisite(s): This course is open to senior English majors only. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Writing Emphasis Part2 Requirements |
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Note: This course is open to senior English majors only. Evening meetings of this class are for film screening only. |
Course Description:
The course offers an immersive introduction to canonical works of Japanese cinema and literature and highlights the work of "the Three Japanese Giants" - Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Yasujiro Ozu - the three classical Japanese auteurs who were discovered by global cinephiles in 1950s and remain extra-massive for any self-respecting lover of film today. The course also engages with a variety of post-classical Japanese films and involves close reading of important texts of Japanese literature. This course is research and writing intensive, and a significant proportion of the course grade depends on creative writing exercises that entail responsible and timely collaboration with your peers. The course has a mandatory weekly evening screening. This course is open to senior English majors only. |