Course Details
Country:
Japan
Institution:
Akita International University
Course Title:
Japanese Literature II: Postwar Identity in Literature
Course Number:
JAS300
Course Description:
This course explores literary, cultural, and humanitarian responses to natural and nuclear disasters in Japan, focusing on the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident. It also examines past reactions to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki through Japanese literature, manga, film, anime, and disaster studies. Additionally, Ruth Ozeki’s A Tale for the Time Being provides a Japanese Canadian perspective on contemporary Japan, woven throughout the course.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
JAPA 340
Attachment Files:
syllabus_19.pdf
