HJAK00011U The Invention of Japanese Culture
Curriculum for the BA programme in Asian Studies with specialisations in Indology, Japanese Studies, China Studies, Korean Studies, Southeast Asian Studies and Tibetology, The 2010 Curriculum or
Curriculum for Master´s Programme in Asianstudies, The 2008 Curriculum
In this course we will look at phenomena that are perceived as characteristic of Japanese culture and can be said to have iconic status. The main focus will be on exploring their historic roots in order both to expose and myths about Japanese culture and understand what makes them powerful. Examples may include bushidô, geisha, Zen buddhism, groupism, rice, furusato and others.
BA-2010 studieordningen:
Realia 1 (fagelementkode HJAB00671E)
Realia 2 (fagelementkode HJAB00731E)
Realia 3 (fagelementkode HJAB00761E)
KA-2008 studieordningen:
Tekstbaseret Emne (fagelementkode HJAK03042E)
Emnekursus A (fagelementkode HJAK03051E)
Emnekursus B (fagelementkode HJAK03101E)
Required introductory readings
If you have not yet done so, please read before the course starts:
1. Gordon, Andrew. A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present: Oxford University Press, 2013 (Third edition, older editions OK).
2. Chamberlain, Basil Hall. The Invention of a New Religion (1911). Available from http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2510
3. Hobsbawm, Eric and Terence Ranger, eds. The Invention of Tradition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2012 (1983). With the new edition CUP has officially accorded it the status of a “classic”. No need to read the entire book; the introduction, final chapter (“Mass-Producing Traditions”) and one of the middle chapters of your choice will do.
Further details will be announced later
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 28
- Preparation
- 384,5
- Total
- 412,5
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For studerende fra andre fakulteter/universiteter:
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
Criteria for exam assesment
Se relevant studieordning:
http://hum.ku.dk/uddannelser/aktuelle_studieordninger/japanstudier/
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HJAK00011U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- BachelorFull Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- Se skemalink nedenfor
- Study board
- Study Board of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Contracting department
- Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Course responsibles
- Margaret Dorothea Mehl (4-7d75787c5078857d3e7b853e747b)
Lecturers
Margaret Dorothea Mehl, mehl@hum.ku.dk