- მასწავლებელი: Erin Schoneveld
Premodern Japanese Literature introduces students to central texts of Japanese literature from earliest times until the nineteenth-century. We will consider major literary forms (waka poetry, literary diary, court tale, warrior tale, Noh drama, Bunraku puppetry, travel narrative, and illustrated popular fiction) and how they relate to, respond to, and build upon each other. We will also explore the relationship between text and performance, and the material culture surrounding the production, transmission and reception of literary texts. Through readings, discussions, weekly writings, students will gain familiarity with the major genres of pre-modern Japanese literature, and develop observation and analytical skills to approach literary texts within their specific cultural and historical contexts. Works surveyed include well-known pieces such as The Tale of Genji, The Pillow Book and Bashō's Narrow Road to the Deep North, as well as recently transcribed illustrated manuscript Shudō tsūya monogatari (1713).
- მასწავლებელი: Honglan Huang
IMG_9019.jpgWhat happens when we pay attention to how books are made and how readers physically engage with the books? How do we think about books and printing beyond traditional emphasis on replication and transmission? What might different printing techniques teach us about our own perceptual and interpretive processes? In this course, we will focus on Japanese book art from early illustrated scrolls to contemporary artists' books and explore a range of printmaking processes such as mokuhanga (woodblock printing), katazome (precursor to modern screen printing), lithography and mimeograph printing. Each unit is paired with a hands-on exercise that introduces a printmaking or bookmaking technique such as suminagashi, stab binding, stencil cutting, and kitchen lithography. Through readings, discussions, and hands-on activities, students will gain vocabulary to describe the materiality of printed books and contemplate their social and conceptual implications, as well as discovering how books and printing can challenge perceived assumptions about art and reading.
- მასწავლებელი: Honglan Huang