●本授業の目的およびねらい
Japanese women are faced with a multitude of possible identities; this course explores the spectrum from the sweet shojo to the dangerous mountain crone. This course will consider various representations of female characters in Japanese literature and cultural texts focusing on the relationship among sociocultural power, femininity, and age. The class examines the way the narrative interprets society, and how issues (gender, aging, and discrimination of minority) are concealed, twisted, or exaggerated within cultural texts.
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●履修条件あるいは関連する科目等
No Prerequisites. Regular class attendance and participation are essential. All students are expected to participate actively in class discussions.
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●授業内容
Week 1 Introduction to the course:
Demonic women in premodern Japanese folklore and legend
Week 2 The Classical Formation of Sexuality:
Woman Plays in Performing Arts (Kabuki, No)
Week 3 Invention of “Good wife and wise mother” and Meiji education
Week 4 New Women, Female Criminals, Meiji literature and Newspaper
Week 5 “Poisonous” women in the modern period
Week 6 Eroticism and dangerous women in fictional male fantasy
Week 7 Wives who are dangerous or too good
Week 8 Dangerous women on the outside: Abe Kobo, Film “Woman in the Dunes”
Week 9 Elderly women and anti-aging society
Week 10 Old women as outcasts: Obasuteyama and Yamamba
Week 11 Elderly women in Japanese popular culture
Week 13 Disabled shōjo and powerless elderly:
Tanabe Seiko’s short story, “Joze to tora to sakanatachi”
Week 14 Shojo Strong, Shojo weak: Popular literature;
Redefining the shojo and yasashii
Week 15 Final Presentation
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●成績評価の方法
Attendance&participation-30% / Weekly Review-20% / Final Essay-25% / Presentations-25%/ 1.Weekly Review: a short memo (about 1page) 2.A final paper (5-7pages) 3.Presentation: a 10 minute presentation on their final essay.
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●教科書
To be prepared and provided by Lecturer.
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●参考書
Laura Miller, Jan Bardsley. Bad Girls of Japan. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Danely, Jason. Aging and Loss: Mourning and Maturity in Contemporary Japan.New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2014
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●注意事項
Each class will provide time for discussion. It is important for students to participate in these discussions actively and appropriately. Students will be expected to have read the assigned materials in advance and will occasionally be called upon to make brief in-class presentations on specific texts.
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●本授業に関する参照Webページ
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●担当者からの言葉(Webページのみ表示)
- This course will welcome all students who love to share their interests and opinions about Japanese society and culture.
- Remember that not all students will share your opinion. And not all students will engage in discussion with the same level of comfort. In order for all students to feel comfortable joining the discussion, it is important that we treat everyone respectfully.
- More than just reading the textbooks, we will taste various cultural contexts and actively exchange our critical opinions with classmates.
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