Graduate Courses in Japanese

JPNS 54200 : Pre-Modern and Early Modern Japanese Literature; Prerequisite: JPNS 341 and JPNS 342. A study of Japanese literature from the mid-seventeenth century through the twentieth century. Particular attention is paid to the critical examination of the transition from Edo literature to western-inspired modern literature.

JPNS 54300 : Modern Japanese Popular Literature and Culture; Prerequisite: JPNS 341 and JPNS 342. A study of modern Japanese entertainment literature, together with cinema, comic strips, animations, and contemporary theaters. Emphasis is on the examination of the development of the modern Japanese cultural consciousness expressed in the area of popular literature and culture.

JPNS 56300 : Japanese Language and Society; A study of the Japanese language, with special reference to the society in which it is used. Topics such as honorifics, address terms, gender differences, and dialects will be covered.

JPNS 59400 : Special Topics in Japanese Literature; May be repeated for credit; Prerequisite: Knowledge of advanced Japanese and consent of instructor. Reading and extensive discussion of selected texts from different writers and genres. Provides in-depth research on a variety of issues related to Japanese literary and cultural traditions.

JPNS 65900 : Seminar in Japanese Literature; Advanced study of special subjects in Japanese literature. Topics to be announced in advance. Permission of instructor required.

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