East Asian Languages & Lits 360bh - Seminar: Topics in East Asian Languages and Literatures-Book History and Print Culture in East Asia

This course explores print and media cultures of the 16th through the 20th centuries in China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Students read literary and popular works in the context of the cultural, intellectual and technological transformations that defined these texts' creation, circulation and reception. Students study historical and theoretical scholarship on topics such as language reform, the book market and changing literacies for men and women. The course also considers how media developments shape the experience of Asian modernity. All readings in English translation. Prerequisite: one 200-level EAL course or equivalent. Enrollment limited to 12. Juniors and seniors only. Instructor permission required.

[CE] JR/SR only