Credit: 4 hours.

Examination of Japanese literature from a variety of genres and historical periods designed to prepare advanced students for independent work in literary criticism and analysis. Texts in the vernacular are read and discussed from a variety of critical perspectives. Students produce a term paper based on current scholarship in the field of Japanese literary studies. May be repeated in same or subsequent terms as topics vary to a maximum of 12 hours. Prerequisite: A reading knowledge of Japanese.

Section Information
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
40234	lecture- discussion	G	03:00 PM - 05:20 PM	W	room 1038 Foreign Languages Bldg	Goodman, D
4 hours Topic: Irrationalism, Fanaticism, and Terrorism in Japan Religious fanaticism and terrorism are on everyone?s mind these days. This course considers the interrelated phenomena of religious fanaticism, irrationalism, and terrorism from the perspective of the Japanese experience. Among the topics treated will be the phenomenon of antisemitism in Japan, the kamikaze, right-wing assassinations of political leaders, the violence of Japanese leftist radicals, and the urban terrorism of the Aum Shinrikyo religious sect, which released poison gas on the Tokyo subway system in 1995. The point of the course will be to achieve a better understanding of terrorism in general while learning about the particulars of the Japanese case. Readings will be in English and will include works by the novelists Oe Kenzaburo, Mishima Yukio, and Murakami Haruki, among others.

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EALC 531Seminar in Japanese Lit

EALC 531
Seminar in Japanese Lit