言語文化論特殊研究（２）

1. Introduction: Literature and Thought in Postwar Japan Course overview, historical background, and assignment of student presentations. 2. Defeat, Empire, and the Reconstruction of the Literary Field Lecture on the immediate postwar context, the collapse of the Japanese empire, and the reorganization of literary and intellectual life. 3. Writers and War Responsibility Debates on collaboration, silence, complicity, and the responsibility of intellectuals. 4. Renewal, Subjectivity, and the Idea of a New Beginning Postwar narratives of rebirth, self-criticism, and the reconstruction of the intellectual subject. 5. Politics and Literature I: Political Commitment The social and political responsibilities of writers and the relationship between literature and political movements. 6. Politics and Literature II: Literary Autonomy Debates over the specificity of literature and resistance to political or ideological reduction. 7. Organization, the Individual, and Intellectual Responsibility The tension between collective action, political organizations, and individual judgment. 8. Realism, Representation, and Historical Reality Competing ideas of realism and the literary representation of social and political experience. 9. Takeuchi Yoshimi: Resistance and Japanese Modernity Resistance, modernity, and the critique of Japan’s historical experience. 10. Asia, Empire, and the Limits of Postwar Discourse The place of Asia and the legacy of empire in postwar Japanese criticism. 11. The Korean War and the Japanese “Postwar” The relationship between the Korean War, postwar political stabilization, and literary memory. 12. Rereading Postwar Criticism from the Present Contemporary scholarship and the reinterpretation of resistance, empire, and postwar intellectual history. 13. Conclusion: Literature, Politics, and Responsibility after 1945 Final lecture and discussion reviewing the major debates and reconsidering their continuing relevance.

The course will combine lectures, student presentations, and class discussion. The instructor will provide introductory lectures on the historical background and key concepts of the course. From Week 3 onward, students will give presentations on assigned readings and lead part of the class discussion. Students are expected to complete the assigned readings before class and prepare questions or comments for discussion. Presentations should not merely summarize the readings but should identify the central argument, explain important passages, and raise questions for further discussion. Because the course is discussion-based, active participation is essential. Students will also submit short written responses to the readings on a regular basis. The final class will consist of a concluding lecture and discussion that reviews the major themes of the course.

- Class participation and contribution to discussion: 25% - Student presentation: 25% - Short response papers: 20% - Final paper: 30% Class participation will be assessed on the basis of preparation, engagement with the readings, and contribution to discussion rather than the frequency of speaking alone. The student presentation will be evaluated according to the clarity of the explanation, engagement with the assigned text, organization, and ability to generate discussion. Short response papers should identify a significant argument, passage, or question from the assigned reading. The final paper should develop an original argument concerning one or more of the themes or texts discussed in the course.

Students are expected to read all assigned materials before class and come prepared to participate in discussion. After each class, students should review the readings in light of the lecture and class discussion and reflect on how the texts relate to the broader themes of the course.