Japanese Culture Ii
A.Y. 2023/2024
Learning objectives
This year the course will be focused on the analysis of the socioeconomic structures of contemporary Japan, discussed in a historical perspective and within the regional and global context. The goal is to provide the student with the knowledge and the instruments for a critical appraisal of the main tendencies and of the scholarly interpretations of Japanese post-war economic development.
Expected learning outcomes
As a result, by the end of this course the students will have acquired a wide knowledge of the socioeconomic structures of contemporary Japan, their evolution in the post-war period and their distinctive characteristics analysed in a comparative perspective. This knowledge will enable the student to understand the current reality and the main trends that are shaping and changing the Japanese economy and society.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
The course examines ideas and writings of intellectuals, artists, men of institutions who, within their professional skills, have provided interpretations of Japanese culture in the modern or contemporary period, in line or in disagreement with the socio-cultural or ideological mainstream of their historical contexts
Prerequisites for admission
To attend this course students should have already acquired a good knowledge of modern and contemporary history of Japan. For this purpose, reading Rosa Caroli - Francesco Gatti, Storia del Giappone, Laterza 2017 (revised and updated edition), or Andrea Revelant, Il Giappone moderno dall'Ottocento al 1945, Einaudi 2018, is recommended.
Teaching methods
Lectures in presence. A few classes on specific topics will be taught by experts invited by the instructor.
Teaching Resources
Collection of scientific essays and literary excerpts (handout edited by the teacher)
Assessment methods and Criteria
At the end of the course the students will have to pass a written test which aims to verify the critical skills and independence of judgment - acquired through the debates suggested by the teacher during the lessons - on the construction of Japan's identity and its reception in international contexts.
L-OR/22 - JAPANESE AND KOREAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES - University credits: 6
Lessons: 40 hours
Professor:
Sica Virginia
Professor(s)
Reception:
To make an appointment, please write to [email protected]