WMST 362 - Senior Seminar: Women in Japanese and Chinese Literature

Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)

(Same as ASIA 362 and CHJA 362) An intercultural examination of the images of women presented in Japanese and Chinese narrative, drama, and poetry from their early emergence to the modern period. While giving critical attention to aesthetic issues and the gendered voices in representative works, the course also provides a comparative view of the dynamic changes in women’s roles in Japan and China. All selections are in English translation. Ms. Qiu.

Prerequisite: one 200-level course in language, literature, culture or Asian Studies, or permission of the instructor.

Not offered in 2014/15.

One 2-hour period.