Embark on an unforgettable tour of Japanese history and culture in this engrossing course made in partnership with the Smithsonian.
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: Japan: A Globally Engaged Island Nation
- 02: Understanding Japan through Ancient Myths
- 03: The Emergence of the Ritsuryo State
- 04: Aspects of the Japanese Language
- 05: Early Japanese Buddhism
- 06: Heian Court Culture
- 07: The Rise of the Samurai
- 08: Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism
- 09: Samurai Culture in the Ashikaga Period
- 10: Japan at Home and Abroad, 1300 - 1600
- 11: Japan’s Isolation in the Tokugawa Period
- 12: Japanese Theater: Noh and Kabuki
- 13: The Importance of Japanese Gardens
- 14: The Meaning of Bushido in a Time of Peace
- 15: Japanese Poetry: The Road to Haiku
- 16: Hokusai and the Art of Wood-Block Prints
- 17: The Meiji Restoration
- 18: Three Visions of Prewar Japan
- 19: War without a Master Plan: Japan, 1931 - 1945
- 20: Japanese Family Life
- 21: Japanese Foodways
- 22: Japan’s Economic Miracle
- 23: Kurosawa and Ozu: Two Giants of Film
- 24: The Making of Contemporary Japan
Taught by
Mark J. Ravina
