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JAPN0250A-S10

Gender In Japan

Gender in Japan
In this course we will examine changing ideas about gender and sexuality in Japan in the tenth through twentieth centuries, with special attention to the modern period. Sources will include literary texts, films, and social/historical studies. We will discuss topics, including women's writing in classical Japan; the commercialization of sexuality in the eighteenth century; ideas of "homosexuality" in late-medieval and modern times; and women's social roles and political struggles in the twentieth century. 3 hr. lect./disc.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
22725
Subject Code:
JAPN
Course Number:
0250
Section Identifier:
A

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JAPN 0250

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Spring 2010

JAPN0250A-S10 Lecture (White)