Modern Japanese Literature
Covers Japanese literature from the late nineteenth through the present century. Analyzes and evaluates claims about modern Japanese literature and literary texts.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.64 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.54 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Describe core facts about major figures and events in modern Japanese literature.
Explain principles of major academic debates within the study of modern Japanese literature, including the range of material contained in the category.
Analyze and evaluate claims about modern Japanese literature and literary texts.
Develop analysis of modern Japanese literary texts using tools explained in the course.
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapASIALANG 104, 356, or placement into ASIALANG 203
- ASIALANG 104
- ASIALANG 356
- placement into ASIALANG 203
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- Any of
- ASIALANG 104
- ASIALANG 356
- placement into ASIALANG 203
Professors
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Student experience
the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.64 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.54 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
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Topics
- Japanese literature from the late nineteenth through the present century.
- Major figures and events in modern Japanese literature.
- Academic debates within the study of modern Japanese literature.
- Claims about modern Japanese literature and literary texts.
Skills
- Describing core facts about major figures and events in modern Japanese literature.
- Explaining principles of major academic debates within the study of modern Japanese literature.
- Analyzing and evaluating claims about modern Japanese literature and literary texts.
- Developing analysis of modern Japanese literary texts using course tools.
Grades
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