Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: ANALYZING MODERN JAPANESE SOCIETY THROUGH NOVELS

Department: Asian Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An analysis of modern Japanese thought and behavior through the works of present-day novelists. We will break each novel down into its component parts while studing the reasons for the protaganists' and other characters' actions, compared to those of a Western novel. This cross-cultural analysis goes to the heart of modern Japan's national character.