Spring 2027

Early Modern Japanese Literature

Overview of Edo-period Japanese literature (1600-1868), covering genres like comic books, novellas, essays, poetry, and theater to explore cultural development.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Adam Kern3.7/5

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.30 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Fall 2021: 2.81 GPA, 62.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe cultural awareness across historical epochs.

  • Synthesize and critically evaluate source materials in English with reference to Japanese.

  • Read, analyze, and explain the significance of major Japanese texts during the early modern historical epoch.

Source: UW Guide

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ASIALANG 104

ASIAN 354

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Raw average: 3.68/5 from 25 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.30 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Fall 2021: 2.81 GPA, 62.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ADAM KERN is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.30 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Fall 2021: 2.81 GPA, 62.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Edo period literature and culture
  • Japanese literary genres including comic books, novellas, and theater
  • Early modernity and national identity in Japanese culture

Skills

  • Reading, analyzing, and explaining major Japanese texts
  • Synthesizing and evaluating sources in English with reference to Japanese
  • Describing cultural awareness across historical epochs

Grades

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ASIAN 354 · Spring 2027

Early Modern Japanese Literature

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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