Spring 2019
HISTORY 39Z 001 - SEM 001
Life in Early Modern Japan: Culture and Connections
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Hours & Workload
8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 4 hours of student-instructor coverage of course materials per week.
Other classes by Christoffer R Bovbjerg
Course Catalog Description
This course will survey life in the Edo period (1603-1868) amid the formation of a national Japanese culture. In this era, new political and social orders were institutionalized, and Japan experienced unprecedented peace and prosperity. Rapid growth and urbanization led to new cultures and connections. We will explore what that culture looked like, from the duties and philosophies of the samurai, to the house codes of merchants, rural village lifestyles, and the popular cultures that connected them. Readings will emphasize the experiences of the people of this period, and include autobiographies, plays, novels, visual art, material culture, and legal and moral codes, supplemented by modern academic articles, books, and popular films.
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