JAPN498B

Special Topics in Japanese Studies; The Supernatural and the Strange in Classical Japan

This course investigates supernatural and strange occurrences in novels, plays, folk tales, and ghost stories from the Heian, Medieval, and Edo periods. Through close reading of literary and poetic texts, picture scrolls, and performances, we will explore how the presence of eerie and otherworldly tropes provided a means to make sense of the natural, spiritual, and socio-political worlds in premodern Japan. Taught in English.

Sister Courses: JAPN498A, JAPN498G, JAPN498J, JAPN498K, JAPN498M, JAPN498N, JAPN498P, JAPN498T, JAPN498Z

Past Semesters

Jyana Browne

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Jyana Browne

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Jyana Browne

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Michele Mason

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Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.24 between 98 students*

A-: 22.45%

A: 25.51%

A+: 12.24%

B-: 4.08%

B: 9.18%

B+: 11.22%

C-: 3.06%

C: 3.06%

C+: 1.02%

D: 1.02%

F: 4.08%

W: 3.06%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.