Japanese
1. Elementary Modern Japanese (5)
Lecture, two hours; discussion, three hours. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Introduction to modern Japanese with attention to conversation, grammar, and written forms. Conversation drill based on material covered in class. P/NP or letter grading.
2. Elementary Modern Japanese (5)
Lecture, two hours; discussion, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 1 or Japanese placement test. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Continuation of course 1. P/NP or letter grading.
3. Elementary Modern Japanese (5)
Lecture, two hours; discussion, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 2 or Japanese placement test. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Continuation of course 2. P/NP or letter grading.
4. Intermediate Modern Japanese (5)
Lecture, five hours. Enforced requisite: course 3 or Japanese placement test. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Designed to strengthen communicative skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Grammar reviews, vocabulary building skills, language learning skills, and sociocultural knowledge. P/NP or letter grading.
5. Intermediate Modern Japanese (5)
Lecture, five hours. Enforced requisite: course 4 or Japanese placement test. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Continuation of course 4. P/NP or letter grading.
6. Intermediate Modern Japanese (5)
Lecture, five hours. Enforced requisite: course 5 or Japanese placement test. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Continuation of course 5. P/NP or letter grading.
7. Intermediate Readings in Modern Japanese (4)
Lecture, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 5 or Japanese placement test. Not open to students with credit for course 100A or who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Development of overall competency in reading intermediate-level Japanese materials. Instruction in understanding grammar and practical expressions, as well as expansion of "Kanji" and vocabulary to achieve higher ability in comprehension of written materials in Japanese. Translations from Japanese to English, as well as from English to Japanese. May be used to fulfill any two-year language requirement at UCLA, but course 6 must be taken to progress to 100A. P/NP or letter grading.
8. Elementary Japanese: Intensive (15)
Lecture, five hours; discussion, 15 hours. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Intensive course equivalent to courses 1, 2, and 3. Introduction to fundamentals of standard Japanese, including pronunciation, grammar, and Japanese characters, with emphasis on all four basic language skills -- speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Offered in summer only. Letter grading.
10. Intermediate Modern Japanese: Intensive (15)
Lecture, 10 hours; discussion, 10 hours. Enforced requisite: course 3 or Japanese placement test. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Intensive course equivalent to courses 4, 5, and 6. Readings in modern Japanese, with emphasis on comprehension and structural analysis. Offered in summer only. Letter grading.
19. Fiat Lux Freshman Seminars (1)
Seminar, one hour. Discussion of and critical thinking about topics of current intellectual importance, taught by faculty members in their areas of expertise and illuminating many paths of discovery at UCLA. P/NP grading.
50. Japanese Civilization (5)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Survey of development of Japanese culture and its relationship to Asiatic mainland. P/NP or letter grading.
60. Images of Japan: Literature and Film (5)
Lecture/screenings, four hours; discussion, two hours. Knowledge of Japanese culture, literature, or language not required. Introduction to visual and textual images of Japan's literary heritage, including documentary and feature films based on Japan's literary classics. Letter grading.
89. Honors Seminars (1)
Seminar, three hours. Limited to 20 students. Designed as adjunct to lower division lecture course. Exploration of topics in greater depth through supplemental readings, papers, or other activities and led by lecture course instructor. May be applied toward honors credit for eligible students. Honors content noted on transcript. P/NP or letter grading.
89HC. Honors Contracts (1)
Tutorial, three hours. Limited to students in College Honors Program. Designed as adjunct to lower division lecture course. Individual study with lecture course instructor to explore topics in greater depth through supplemental readings, papers, or other activities. May be repeated for maximum of 4 units. Individual honors contract required. Honors content noted on transcript. Letter grading.
90. Japanese Aesthetics and Tea Ceremony (4)
Lecture, three hours. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Introduction to Japanese aesthetics in theory and practice, including study of ritual and specific trends in Japanese aesthetics such as imperfection asymmetry, suggestion, miniaturization, indirectness, wabi, sabi, hiekare, yugen, as reflected and practiced in tea ceremony. P/NP or letter grading.
99. Student Research Program (1 to 2)
Tutorial (supervised research or other scholarly work), three hours per week per unit. Entry-level research for lower division students under guidance of faculty mentor. Students must be in good academic standing and enrolled in minimum of 12 units (excluding this course). Individual contract required; consult Undergraduate Research Center. May be repeated. P/NP grading.
100A. Advanced Modern Japanese (4)
Lecture, five hours. Enforced requisite: course 6 or Japanese placement test. Course 100A or Japanese placement test is enforced requisite to 100B; course 100B or Japanese placement test is enforced requisite to 100C. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Learning Japanese language with emphasis on sociocultural issues of contemporary Japanese society. Materials selected from contemporary publications, videos, and audiotapes. Reading with focus on linguistics features, writing summaries and opinions, oral activities, and project work. P/NP or letter grading.
100B. Advanced Modern Japanese (4)
Lecture, five hours. Enforced requisite: course 100A or Japanese placement test. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Learning Japanese language with emphasis on sociocultural issues of contemporary Japanese society. Materials selected from contemporary publications, videos, and audiotapes. Reading with focus on linguistics features, writing summaries and opinions, oral activities, and project work. P/NP or letter grading.
100C. Advanced Modern Japanese (4)
Lecture, five hours. Enforced requisite: course 100B or Japanese placement test. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Learning Japanese language with emphasis on sociocultural issues of contemporary Japanese society. Materials selected from contemporary publications, videos, and audiotapes. Reading with focus on linguistics features, writing summaries and opinions, oral activities, and project work. P/NP or letter grading.
100I. Advanced Modern Japanese: Intensive (12)
Lecture, 10 hours; discussion, 10 hours. Enforced requisite: course 6 or 10 or Japanese placement test. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Intensive course equivalent to courses 100A, 100B, and 100C. Learning Japanese language with emphasis on sociocultural issues of contemporary Japanese society. Materials selected from contemporary publications, videos, and audiotapes. Reading with focus on linguistics features, writing summaries and opinions, oral activities, and project work. Offered in summer only. Letter grading.
101A. Advanced Readings in Modern Japanese (4)
Lecture, two hours; discussion, 90 minutes. Enforced requisite: course 100C or Japanese placement test. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Advanced readings and discussion for students planning to do advanced coursework or research on Japan. Topics selected from magazines, journals, and books related to humanities and social sciences. May be taken independently for credit. Letter grading.
101B. Advanced Readings in Modern Japanese (4)
Lecture, two hours; discussion, 90 minutes. Enforced requisite: course 100C or Japanese placement test. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Advanced readings and discussion for students planning to do advanced coursework or research on Japan. Topics selected from magazines, journals, and books related to humanities and social sciences. May be taken independently for credit. Letter grading.
102A. Advanced Reading and Writing for Japanese-Heritage Speakers (4)
(Formerly numbered 15.) Lecture, three hours. Enforced preparation: Japanese placement test. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Designed for advanced-level Japanese-heritage learners or nonheritage learners who are fluent in daily spoken Japanese. Emphasis on building vocabulary knowledge of "Kanji," reading and writing, and formal aspects of spoken Japanese (polite and honorific/humble forms). May be taken independently for credit. Students who complete courses 102A and/or 102B are not eligible to take Japanese 101 series or below. P/NP or letter grading.
102B. Advanced Reading and Writing for Japanese-Heritage Speakers (4)
(Formerly numbered 102.) Lecture, three hours. Enforced preparation: Japanese placement test. Not open to students who have learned, from whatever source, enough Japanese to qualify for more advanced courses. Designed for advanced-level Japanese-heritage learners or nonheritage learners who are fluent in daily spoken Japanese. Emphasis on building vocabulary knowledge of "Kanji," reading and writing, and formal aspects of spoken Japanese (polite and honorific/humble forms). May be taken independently for credit. Students who complete courses 102A and/or 102B are not eligible to take Japanese 101 series or below. P/NP or letter grading.
110. Introduction to Classical Japanese (4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: course 100C or Japanese placement test. Introduction to fundamentals of classical Japanese. Grammar and reading of selected premodern texts. Letter grading.
C112. Japanese Urban History and Culture (4)
Lecture, three hours. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Japanese urban history and culture, with special emphasis on cities of Nara, Kyoto, Edo/Tokyo, and Nagasaki. Concurrently scheduled with course C212. P/NP or letter grading.
M120. Introduction to Japanese Linguistics (4)
(Same as Linguistics M116.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: course 3 or Japanese placement test. Introduction to Japanese grammar and sociolinguistics through reading, discussion, and problem solving in phonology, syntax, semantics, and discourse pragmatics. Letter grading.
CM122. Japanese Phonology and Morphology (4)
(Same as Linguistics M176A.) Lecture, three hours. Recommended preparation: two or more years of Japanese. Survey of Japanese phonetics, phonology, and morphology. Concurrently scheduled with course C222. Letter grading.
CM123. Structure of Japanese II (4)
(Same as Linguistics M176B.) Lecture, three hours. Recommended preparation: two or more years of Japanese language study. Survey of Japanese language at three different levels of organization: (1) word level -- word class, verbal morphology and semantics; (2) clause/sentence level -- grammatical constructions; (3) discourse level -- point of view, ellipsis, topicalization. Concurrently scheduled with course C223. Letter grading.
CM127. Contrastive Analysis of Japanese and Korean (4)
(Same as Korean CM127 and Linguistics M178.) Lecture, three hours. Recommended preparation: two years of Japanese or Korean, one introductory linguistics course. Critical reading and discussion of selected current research papers in syntax, pragmatics, discourse, and sociolinguistics from perspective of contrastive study of Japanese and Korean. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Concurrently scheduled with course CM227. Letter grading.
130A. Readings in Modern Japanese Literature (4)
Readings/discussion, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 100C or Japanese placement test. Course 130A or Japanese placement test is enforced requisite to 130B; course 130B or Japanese placement test is enforced requisite to 130C. Readings and discussion of works by modern Japanese writers. Letter grading.
130B. Readings in Modern Japanese Literature (4)
Readings/discussion, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 130A or Japanese placement test. Readings and discussion of works by modern Japanese writers. Letter grading.
130C. Readings in Modern Japanese Literature (4)
Readings/discussion, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 130B or Japanese placement test. Readings and discussion of works by modern Japanese writers. Letter grading.
140A. Readings in Classical Japanese Literature: Heian (4)
Discussion, three hours; readings, nine hours. Enforced requisite: course 110 or Japanese placement test. Readings and discussion of works of premodern Japanese literature. May be taken independently for credit. Letter grading.
140B. Readings in Classical Japanese Literature: Medieval (4)
Discussion, three hours; readings, nine hours. Enforced requisite: course 110 or Japanese placement test. Readings and discussion of works of premodern Japanese literature. May be taken independently for credit. Letter grading.
140C. Readings in Classical Japanese Literature: Edo (4)
Discussion, three hours; readings, nine hours. Enforced requisite: course 110 or Japanese placement test. Readings and discussion of works of premodern Japanese literature. May be taken independently for credit. Letter grading.
C149. Introduction to Kambun and Other Literary Styles (4)
Lecture, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 110 or Japanese placement test. Introduction to Kambun, Japanese literary rendering of premodern Sino-Japanese, and Sorobun, epistolary style. Concurrently scheduled with course C249. Letter grading.
C150. Topics in Japanese Literature and Philosophy (4)
Lecture, three hours. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Discussion of philosophical topics such as experience, identity, value, technology, in light of Japanese literary texts. Concurrently scheduled with course C250. Letter grading.
151. Japanese Literature in Translation: Modern (4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or one course from Comparative Literature 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Survey of Japanese literature from 16th century to post-World War II. P/NP or letter grading.
154. Postwar Japanese Culture through Literature (4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or one course from Comparative Literature 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Use of fiction and film to explore Japanese culture in postwar era in broad cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural context. P/NP or letter grading.
155. Topics in Japanese Cinema (4)
Lecture, three hours; film viewing, four hours. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Critical and historical examination of Japanese cinema. P/NP or letter grading.
M156. Literature and Technology (4)
(Same as Comparative Literature M176.) Lecture, three hours. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Examination of representation of technology in 20th-century fiction. Discussion of impact of technology on shifting images of gender, subjectivity, and national identity. P/NP or letter grading.
157. Classical Japanese Drama: Great Tradition (4)
Lecture, three hours. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Readings in major genres of Japanese theater and exploration of its influence on 20th-century drama and theater around world. Letter grading.
C160. Japanese Buddhism (4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Development of Buddhism in Japan in its cultural context, with emphasis on key ideas and teachings. Concurrently scheduled with course C260. Letter grading.
161. Religious Life in Modern Japan (4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Religious transformations accompanying rapid industrialization, urbanization, militarism, and defeat in Pacific War, including analyses of Shinto mythology, secular positivism, Buddhist reform movements, new religions, and continuing role of traditional village/family religious rites. Letter grading.
165. Introduction to Japanese Buddhist Texts (4)
Lecture, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 110 or Chinese 165 or Japanese placement test. Readings in premodern Buddhist texts written by Japanese in Sino-Japanese or Kambun and mixed Japanese/Chinese literary styles concerning textual commentaries, doctrinal treatises, hagiographies, temple histories, etc. Coverage varies. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Letter grading.
C171. Topics in Japanese Studies (4)
Lecture, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 100C or Japanese placement test. Advanced course that explores Japanese culture through in-depth reading of Japanese-language texts and/or visual documents. Topics include literature, religion, folklore, cultural history, language, and society. Concurrently scheduled with course C271. P/NP or letter grading.
175. Introduction to Japanese Thought (4)
Lecture, three hours. Knowledge of Japanese not required. General survey of Japanese thought from early to modern times, including analyses of Shinto mythology, forms of Confucianism, ethic of bushido, National Learning School, and modern Japanese philosophers such as Nishida Kitaro and Watsuji Tetsuro. Attention also to representative types of contemporary thinking about Japanese thought, especially question of what might qualify as recognizably "Japanese" in aesthetics, ethics, and philosophy. Letter grading.
C177. Introduction to Modern Japanese Aesthetics (4)
(Formerly numbered C195.) Lecture, three hours. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Introduction to field of modern and premodern Japanese aesthetics, with focus on hermeneutics of literary arts. Analysis of metalanguage in formulation of aesthetic judgment. Concurrently scheduled with course C277. P/NP or letter grading.
C180. Readings in Japanese Literary Thought (4)
Discussion, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 110 or Japanese placement test. Reading and translation of commentaries of monogatari and waka from Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi, and Edo periods. Introduction to Japanese hermeneutics. Concurrently scheduled with course C280. Letter grading.
C182. Japanese Folklore (4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Lectures/discussions on native religious rituals (festivals) and observances of Japanese, with special emphasis on artistic behavior. Discussion of Shinto, Shinto/Buddhist syncretism, and other non-Buddhist belief systems. Concurrently scheduled with course C282. Letter grading.
C186. Seminar: Japanese Poetry and Philosophy (4)
(Formerly numbered C190.) Seminar, three hours. Recommended preparation: two years of Japanese. Reading and discussion of selected topics on philosophy of literary arts. May be repeated once with consent of instructor. Concurrently scheduled with course C286. Letter grading.
189. Advanced Honors Seminars (1)
Seminar, three hours. Limited to 20 students. Designed as adjunct to undergraduate lecture course. Exploration of topics in greater depth through supplemental readings, papers, or other activities and led by lecture course instructor. May be applied toward honors credit for eligible students. Honors content noted on transcript. P/NP or letter grading.
189HC. Honors Contracts (1)
Tutorial, three hours. Limited to students in College Honors Program. Designed as adjunct to upper division lecture course. Individual study with lecture course instructor to explore topics in greater depth through supplemental readings, papers, or other activities. May be repeated for maximum of 4 units. Individual honors contract required. Honors content noted on transcript. Letter grading.
191A. Variable Topics Research Seminars: Classical Japan (4)
(Formerly numbered 197A.) Seminar, three hours. Research seminar on selected topics in premodern Japanese literature and thought. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated for credit. Letter grading.
191B. Variable Topics Research Seminars: Modern Japan (4)
(Formerly numbered C197B.) Seminar, three hours. Research seminar on selected topics on modern Japan. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated for credit. Letter grading.
191C. Variable Topics Research Seminars: Personalities in Japanese Civilization (4)
(Formerly numbered 188.) Seminar, three hours. Research seminar on selected topics. Reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated for credit. Letter grading.
197. Individual Studies in Japanese (4)
Tutorial, to be arranged. Limited to juniors/seniors and graduate students who desire more advanced or specialized instruction in Japanese. Individual intensive study, with scheduled meetings to be arranged between faculty member and student. Assigned reading and tangible evidence of mastery of subject matter required. May be repeated for credit. Individual contract required; see undergraduate adviser. P/NP or letter grading.
200A. Research Methods in Japanese Linguistics (4)
Seminar, three hours. Introduction to different research paradigms for Japanese linguistics, as well as resources associated with these approaches. Discussion of linguistic knowledge in traditional Japanese scholarship (Kokugo-gaku) and coverage of newer approaches from modern Western linguistics. S/U or letter grading.
200B. Proseminar: Classical Japanese Literature (4)
Seminar, three hours. Introduction to major bibliographical and methodological resources in field of premodern Japanese literature, with focus on research tools in field and on scholarship in English on history of books in Japan as well as on major literary genres. S/U or letter grading.
200C. Proseminar: Modern Japanese Literature (4)
Seminar, three hours. Introduction to major bibliographical and methodological resources in field of modern Japanese literature, with focus on research tools and on scholarship in English on modern literary trends and genres. S/U or letter grading.
200D. Research Methods in Japanese Religions (4)
Seminar, three hours. Introduction to research tools, methodologies, and issues of current academic interest in field of Japanese religions. Designed to teach students how to evaluate established theories and raw data available in Japanese sources. S/U or letter grading.
201A. Introduction to Reading Japanese Academic Texts (4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 7 or 100A. Course 201A is requisite to 201B. Designed for graduate students. Introduction to modern Japanese-language academic texts, both prewar and postwar, with focus only on reading; students who need to improve other skills should take additional courses. S/U or letter grading.
201B. Introduction to Reading Japanese Academic Texts (4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 201A. Designed for graduate students. Introduction to modern Japanese-language academic texts, both prewar and postwar, with focus only on reading; students who need to improve other skills should take additional courses. S/U or letter grading.
210. Issues in Modern Japanese Literature (4)
Lecture, three hours. Introduction to issues in field of modern Japanese literature, with readings in primary and secondary sources. Topics vary. Letter grading.
211. No and Kyogen (4)
Lecture, three hours. Preparation: one year of classical Japanese. Readings of selected No and Kyogen texts from Muromachi and Edo periods, as well as readings of critical writings and discussion of theories. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Letter grading.
C212. Japanese Urban History and Culture (4)
Lecture, three hours. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Japanese urban history and culture, with special emphasis on cities of Nara, Kyoto, Edo/Tokyo, and Nagasaki. Concurrently scheduled with course C112. S/U or letter grading.
C222. Japanese Phonology and Morphology (4)
Lecture, three hours. Recommended preparation: two or more years of Japanese. Survey of Japanese phonetics, phonology, and morphology. Concurrently scheduled with course CM122. Letter grading.
C223. Structure of Japanese II (4)
Lecture, three hours. Recommended preparation: two or more years of Japanese language study. Survey of Japanese language at three different levels of organization: (1) word level -- word class, verbal morphology and semantics; (2) clause/sentence level -- grammatical constructions; (3) discourse level -- point of view, ellipsis, topicalization. Concurrently scheduled with course CM123. Letter grading.
224A. Seminar: Selected Topics in Japanese Discourse Linguistics (4)
Seminar, three hours. Requisite: course CM122. Critical reading and discussion of selected topics in Japanese discourse linguistics. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course 224B).
224B. Seminar: Selected Topics in Japanese Discourse Linguistics (4)
Seminar, three hours. Requisite: course CM122. Critical reading and discussion of selected topics in Japanese discourse linguistics. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Letter grading.
225A. Seminar: Linguistic Analysis of Japanese Narratives (4)
Seminar, three hours. Requisite: course CM122. Analysis of selected modern and classical Japanese narratives. Emphasis on exploration of how grammatical features such as tense, aspect, voice, and point of view are utilized to achieve desired literary effects. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course 225B).
225B. Seminar: Linguistic Analysis of Japanese Narratives (4)
Seminar, three hours. Requisite: course CM122. Analysis of selected modern and classical Japanese narratives. Emphasis on exploration of how grammatical features such as tense, aspect, voice, and point of view are utilized to achieve desired literary effects. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Letter grading.
226. Survey of Functional Linguistics (4)
Lecture, four hours. Survey of recent empirical and theoretical research in several areas of functional linguistics, that has served as backbone for development of Japanese discourse linguistics. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. S/U or letter grading.
CM227. Contrastive Analysis of Japanese and Korean (4)
(Same as Korean CM227.) Lecture, three hours. Recommended preparation: two years of Japanese or Korean, one introductory linguistics course. Critical reading and discussion of selected current research papers in syntax, pragmatics, discourse, and sociolinguistics from perspective of contrastive study of Japanese and Korean. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Concurrently scheduled with course CM127. Letter grading.
228. Fundamentals in Discourse Data Analysis (4)
Lecture, three hours. Designed to prepare students to conduct research in natural discourse data, both spoken and written, for linguistic analysis. Discussion of discourse taxonomy, data collection methodologies, data organization, analytical frameworks. Letter grading.
235A. Seminar: Selected Topics in Modern Japanese Fiction (4)
Seminar, three hours. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course 235B).
235B. Seminar: Selected Topics in Modern Japanse Fiction (4)
Seminar, three hours. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Letter grading.
240A. Seminar: Selected Topics in Japanese Literature (4)
Seminar, three hours. May be repeated for credit. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course 240B).
240B. Seminar: Selected Topics in Japanese Literature (4)
Seminar, three hours. May be repeated for credit. Letter grading.
241A. Seminar: Japanese Classics (4)
Seminar, three hours. Prose and poetry from early times to 1868. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course 241B).
241B. Seminar: Japanese Classics (4)
Seminar, three hours. Prose and poetry from early times to 1868. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Letter grading.
243. Translation Workshop: Premodern Japanese Texts (2)
Seminar, two hours. Requisite: course 200B. Translation, grammatical analysis, and discussion of selections from premodern Japanese texts. S/U grading.
245A. Seminar: Medieval Japanese Literature (4)
Seminar, three hours. Preparation: one year of classical Japanese. Selected readings in travel poetry, travel diaries, and other genres of Japanese travel literature of Heian, Kamakura, Nambokucho, and Muromachi periods. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course 245B).
245B. Seminar: Medieval Japanese Literature (4)
Seminar, three hours. Preparation: one year of classical Japanese. Selected readings in travel poetry, travel diaries, and other genres of Japanese travel literature of Heian, Kamakura, Nambokucho, and Muromachi periods. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Letter grading.
C249. Introduction to Kambun and Other Literary Styles (4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 110 or Japanese placement test. Introduction to Kambun, Japanese literary rendering of premodern Sino-Japanese, and Sorobun, epistolary style. Concurrently scheduled with course C149. Letter grading.
C250. Topics in Japanese Literature and Philosophy (4)
Lecture, three hours. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Discussion of philosophical topics such as experience, identity, value, technology, in light of Japanese literary texts. Concurrently scheduled with course C150. Letter grading.
C260. Japanese Buddhism (4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Development of Buddhism in Japan in its cultural context, with emphasis on key ideas and teachings. Concurrently scheduled with course C160. Letter grading.
265A. Seminar: Japanese Buddhist Texts (4)
Seminar, three hours. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course 265B).
265B. Seminar: Japanese Buddhist Texts (4)
Seminar, three hours. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Letter grading.
270A. Seminar: Japanese Ritual Arts (4)
Seminar, three hours. Reading knowledge of Japanese not required. Discussions and readings on ritual (performing) arts of Japan comprising music, dance, storytelling, viewing, purification, divination, disguise, mimicry, and competitive as well as acrobatic arts, with special emphasis on religio-magical purposes and symbolic structure of these arts. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course 270B).
270B. Seminar: Japanese Ritual Arts (4)
Seminar, three hours. Reading knowledge of Japanese not required. Discussions and readings on ritual (performing) arts of Japan comprising music, dance, storytelling, viewing, purification, divination, disguise, mimicry, and competitive as well as acrobatic arts, with special emphasis on religio-magical purposes and symbolic structure of these arts. Letter grading.
C271. Topics in Japanese Studies (4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 100C or Japanese placement test. Advanced course that explores Japanese culture through in-depth reading of Japanese-language texts and/or visual documents. Topics include literature, religion, folklore, cultural history, language, and society. Concurrently scheduled with course C171. S/U or letter grading.
M276. Reading Modern Bodies (4)
(Same as Comparative Literature M276.) Seminar, three hours. Designed for graduate students. Exploration of construction of human body through various modern technologies and discourses, including those of disease, diet, race, gender, and sexuality. Examination of texts from variety of locales, with particular emphasis on Japan. S/U or letter grading.
C277. Introduction to Modern Japanese Aesthetics (4)
(Formerly numbered C295.) Lecture, three hours. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Introduction to field of modern and premodern Japanese aesthetics, with focus on hermeneutics of literary arts. Analysis of metalanguage in formulation of aesthetic judgment. Concurrently scheduled with course C177. S/U or letter grading.
C280. Readings in Japanese Literary Thought (4)
Discussion, three hours. Requisite: course 110 or Japanese placement test. Reading and translation of commentaries of monogatari and waka from Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi, and Edo periods. Introduction to Japanese hermeneutics. Concurrently scheduled with course C180. Letter grading.
C282. Japanese Folklore (4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Knowledge of Japanese not required. Lectures/discussions on native religious rituals (festivals) and observances of Japanese, with special emphasis on artistic behavior. Discussion of Shinto, Shinto/Buddhist syncretism, and other non-Buddhist belief systems. Concurrently scheduled with course C182. Letter grading.
C286. Seminar: Japanese Poetry and Philosophy (4)
(Formerly numbered C290.) Seminar, three hours. Recommended preparation: two years of Japanese. Reading and discussion of selected topics on philosophy of literary arts. May be repeated once with consent of instructor. Concurrently scheduled with course C186. Letter grading.
297B. Seminar: Modern Japan (4)
(Formerly numbered C297B.) Seminar, three hours. Selected topics on modern Japan. Letter grading.