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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2021
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ASIA 382 001 (CRN: 14333)
RUTH BENEDICT AND JAPAN
Long Title: RUTH BENEDICT AND JAPAN: THE TEXT THAT SHAPED POSTWAR JAPANESE CULTURE
Department: Asian Studies
Instructor: Ryang, Sonia
Meeting: 10:50AM - 12:05PM TR (23-AUG-2021 - 3-DEC-2021)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 7
Enrollment data as of: 19-APR-2024 4:11PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
9-DEC-2021
9:00AM - 12:00PM R
Description: Written during WWII as part of enemy studies, Ruth Benedict’s Chrysanthemum and the Sword guided the postwar US occupation of Japan. Since its 1948 translation into Japanese, the book has remained one of the longest-selling titles in Japan. This course examines the historical influence of this book in (re)building postwar Japanese cultural identity against the backdrop of the changing US-Japan relations, focusing on the dramatic shift in Japan’s position from existential enemy of the US to staunch ally in the Cold War in East Asia.