UNSW Handbook Course - Cultures of War and Peace in Japan

Cultures of War and Peace in Japan - JAPN2513


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: Dept Japanese & Korean Studies
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)

Description

Examines cultures of war and peace in Japan viewed within the larger context of modernity, nationalism, and total war. Focus on representations of collective memory, contests over national identity, and underlying themes of war, peace, the samurai spirit, and violence within popular culture. Works by such literary figures as Oe Kenzaburo and Mishima Yukio, the films of such directors as Imamura Shohei, and notions of Armageddon are examined. Also discussed in the wider context of debates over memory, identity, and responsibility in Japan and beyond.

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