MANGA

LITTRANS 232

Surveys anime (Japanese animation) from 1930s shorts through contemporary feature-length, experimental, and televised serial-form productions. Draws on critical writings on postmodernism, digital cinema, and visual culture.

ASIAN 376

Surveys the manga (Japanese comicbook) from its precursors in premodern woodblock-printed booklets to its contemporary manifestations in subgenres like shonen, gekiga, mecha, and shojo. Draws upon critical writings on visual culture, literature, and visual-verbal narrative. Not open to students with credit for E ASIAN 376 prior to Fall 2019

LITTRANS 264

Survey of Japanese Literature from 1868 to present, including novels and short stories by significant authors.

LITTRANS 263

A historical introduction to the important literary works of Japan. Focus on literary tradition before the restoration of 1868.

LITTRANS 373

Focuses on a specific theme in Japanese literary history for in-depth study, such as Contemporary Japanese Novels or Japanese Women Writers.