世界歴史と東アジアI（１）

Class Schedule and Readings (revised on April 13) * Please note, the schedule below and readings are subject to change. 1 (April 7). Preparatory meeting. 2 (April 14). Preparatory meeting; Course Introduction 1: Media and Modernity; the Birth of Printing 3 (April 21). Course Introduction:2; Review; the Birth of Publishing (- 17th Century); Print and Reading Culture in Early Modern Japan (17th Century – mid 19th Century); Deciding Presenters 4 (April 28). Representations of Japan, Emperor and Empress (17-19th Century) -<homework for the next week> Takashi Fujitani, “The Politics of Gendering and the Gendering of Politics,” Splendid Monarchy: Power and Pageantry in Modern Japan (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1996): 171 – 194. 5 (May 12). “Good Wife, Wise Mother” as an Invented Tradition (19th Century) -<homework for the next week> No reading assignment (Instead, there will be another homework).  finding pictures of the emperor/empress 6 (May 19). Visualizing New World Order: International and National Exhibitions (late 19th Century) -<homework for the next week> Lisa K. Laiglois, “Japan: Modern, Ancient, and Gendered at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair,” Gendering the Fair: Histories of Women and Gender at World’s Fairs, eds. Tracey Jean Boisseau and Abigail M. Mrkewyr, (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2010): 56 – 74. 7 (May 26). Introduction of New Types of Periodicals: Newspapers and Magazines (late 19th Century) (Koshinbun, Oshinbun, early magazines) -<homework for the next week> Anthony S. Rausch. “Chapter Two: A Brief History of the Japanese Newspaper,” Japan’s Local Newspapers: Chihōshi and Revitalization Journalism (London and New York: Routledge, 2012): 30 – 48.; + a homework assignment: analysis of some old articles 8 (June 9). Creation of Gendered Colloquial Writing Systems and a New Order of Print Media (late 19th Century – the early 20th Century) (Feminization of Women’s Magazines) -<homework for the next week> Miyako Inoue, Excerpts from Vicarious Language: Gender and Linguistic Modernity in Japan, (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2006). 9 (June 16). Spread of Romantic Love Discourse and Revision of “Good Wife, Wise Mother” Ideology (New Journalism and the Transfeminization of Print Media) (early 20th Century) -<homework for the next week> Michiko Suzuki, Excerpts from “Love Marriage Ideology,” and “Maternal Love,” Becoming Modern Women: Love and Female Identity in Prewar Japanese Literature and Culture, (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2010): 65 – 78, 107 – 115. 10 (June 23). The Americanization of Everyday Modernity in Japan: Gendered Modern Consumer Culture (Ads, the Modern Girl, and the Housewife) (early 20th Century) -<homework for the next week> The Modern Girl Around the World Research Group (Eve Weinbaum et al.), “The Modern Girl Around the World: Cosmetics Advertising and the Politics of Race and Style,” The Modern Girl Around the World: Consumption, Modernity, and Globalization, (Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2009): 25 – 54. 11 (June 30). Film, Radio, and Everyday Modernity (early 20th Century) -<homework for the next week> Watch I Was Born, But … analysis of the movie (Study questions) 12. (July 7). Photo-journalism and Representations of the Japan: Before, During, and After WWII -<homework for the next week> John Dower’s War without Mercy (pp. 77 – 93, 242 – 259.) 13 (July 14) Televised Ads: Rapid Economic Growth, Nostalgia, and Tourism July 14 – July 21: Submission of the term paper

Classes will consist of lectures and various activities, including discussions, reaction paper writing, and student presentations. In each class, students will be expected to critically analyze diverse texts and cultural artifacts ranging from periodical articles and photo images to advertisements in order to better understand or consider the issues in question. Classes are conducted entirely in English. Reading materials are written in English and will be provided via ITC-LMS.

Grading criteria The final grade for the course will be determined by evaluation in the following areas: Class attendance and participation (discussions, homework, etc.): 25% Weekly reaction papers (to be submitted via ITC-LMS): 25% Presentation(s): 25% Final paper (to be submitted via ITC-LMS): 25%

Readings will be provided via ITC-LMS.

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Those who took my course with the same title cannot register for this course.

Prior study of modern Japanese history and media development in Japan is not required. A strong interest in and a serious commitment to learning media and everyday modernity in Japan is. All course readings will be written in English.