JAPN498B
Special Topics in Japanese Studies; The Supernatural and the Strange in Classical Japan
This course investigates supernatural and strange occurrences in novels, plays, folk tales, and ghost stories from the Heian, Medieval, and Edo periods. Through close reading of literary and poetic texts, picture scrolls, and performances, we will explore how the presence of eerie and otherworldly tropes provided a means to make sense of the natural, spiritual, and socio-political worlds in premodern Japan. Taught in English.
Sister Courses: JAPN498A, JAPN498G, JAPN498J, JAPN498K, JAPN498M, JAPN498N, JAPN498P, JAPN498T, JAPN498Z
Fall 2024
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