HJAA00732U History of Education in Japan, 1600-1945

In this course we will study the history of educational thought and institutions in Early Modern Japan, during the period of rapid modernization from the mid-nineteenth century into the early twentieth century, the New Education movement in the twentieth century and the how the rise of military nationalism affected education from around the middle of the 1930s. There will be a strong focus on reading and analyzing primary sources (in English translation, although there might be supplementary sessions for students writing papers which require the use of Japanese language sources). Students will be expected to work continuously and give presentations in class. The course is aimed at all levels, although BA students in Japanese Studies are expected to have passed the two courses, Introduction to the History and Cultural History of Japan (before and after 1945).