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Course DescriptionUnit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3: Worlds of Pleasure/Worlds of Pain Why Medieval Japan?TemplesZen GardensNoh/KabukiBunraku (Puppet Theater)Tea Ceremony (Chanoyû)Mito KômonAbarenbô Shogun Films for Unit 1 Films for Unit 2Films for Unit 3AssignmentsAssignments (cont.)Assignments (cont.)Geography, 1185-1600Kinai RegionWestern RegionsKantôTôhoku, Hokkaidô, Tsushima, Ryukyu islandsTales of the HeikeStoryTaira no KiyomoriGo-Shirakawa (Hô-ô)Story (cont.)Other Minamoto leadersOther Important FactsBiwa hôshiWhat to Look forCaution!!Historical ReadingsJapan in the Age of the Samurai History and Film Image removed due to copyright restrictions. Image from anime, Samurai Champloo.Course Description9 Intro to History of Japan’s Medieval Period, 1185-18679 Pre-1185: Rule by emperor and aristocrats9 Japan ruled by warrior class(samurai)9 Feudal Society/Period of war and fragmentation, then peace and unification9 Flourishing of Buddhist values and arts9 Experiences of warriors, courtiers, clerics, peasants, and merchants9 Films: How is Medieval Japan Viewed Today?Unit 1I. Ways of the Warriors• What was the warrior ideal and how did it evolve and change over time?• Why was such an ideal necessary? What function did it serve?• What types of warriors were there? How did they really act?Unit 29Spiritual and Supernatural Worlds9 What is Japanese “spirituality”?9 How did it operate in popular and elite culture?9 Zen Buddhism, Secular Buddhism, Christianity, Popular TalesImage removed due to copyright restrictions.Unit 3: Worlds of Pleasure/Worlds of Pain9 What were the experiences of women ?9 How did different classes interact with each other?9 What were the tensions between social values and human feelings/relationships?Image removed due to copyright restrictions.See http://www.unicamultimedia.com/p1/images/Utamaro.jpgWhy Medieval Japan?Image removed due to copyright restrictions.9 Development of traditional Japanese arts, philosophy and religion9 Continued presence in contemporary popular imagination9 Dynamic, rich, multi-faceted society populated by diverse peoplesTemples9 Great Buddha (Daibutsu): Statue of Amida Buddha cast in 12529 Kinkakuji (Golden Temple): Zen Temple Built by Yoshitsune in 1397Images courtesy of Wikipedia.Zen Gardens9 Daisen-in Garden (Kyoto): Built in 1509 by monk, Kogaku Sotan9 Ryôanji (Temple of the Peaceful Dragon)Noh/KabukiImage removed due to copyright restrictions.Photograph of Daisen-in Garden.Noh/KabukiImages removed due to copyright restrictions.Photographs of modern Kabuki and Noh actors.Bunraku (Puppet Theater)Image removed due to copyright restrictions.Bunraku puppet.See: http://www.city.osaka.jp/yutoritomidori/susume/eng/images/showbiz/bunraku.jpgImage removed due to copyright restrictions.Bunraku puppet and operator.See: http://www.bookmice.net/darkchilde/japan/japan/raku.jpgTea Ceremony (Chanoyû)Image removed due to copyright restrictions.Ceremonial tea cup.Image removed due to copyright restrictions.Schoolgirls practice performing the tea ceremony.Mito KômonImages removed due to copyright restrictions.Photographs from the television series Mito Kômon.Abarenbô ShogunImage removed due to copyright restrictions.Photograph from the television show Abarenbô Shogun.Image removed due to copyright restrictions.Image from anime Samurai 7.See: http://www.samurai-7.com/download/s7k_1024_768.jpgImage removed due to copyright restrictions.Promotional image for animated series, Afro Samurai.See: http://static.flickr.com/9/12514638_a7e54edf58_o.jpgFilms for Unit 19 “Hôichi the Earless” from Kwaidan (Kobayashi Masaki, 1964)9 Seven Samurai (Kurosawa Akira, 1954)9 Forty-Seven Rônin (Mizoguchi Kenji, 1940-1941)9 Recommended: Throne of Blood (Kurosawa Akira, 1957)Image removed due to copyright restrictions.Films for Unit 29 Ugetsu (Mizoguchi Kenji, 1953)9 Onibaba (Shindô Kaneto, 1964)9 Sen no Rikyû (Teshigahara Hiroshi, 1990)Image removed due to copyright restrictions.Films for Unit 39 Utamaro and His Five Women (Mizoguchi, 1946)9 Double Suicide (Shinoda Masahiro, 1969)9 Life of Oharu, (Mizoguchi, 1952)9 Samurai Rebellion (Kobayashi, 1967)Image removed due to copyright restrictions.Image from Samurai Rebellion.Image removed due to copyright restrictions.Image from Utamaro and His Five Women.Assignments9 Class Participation: 20%9 Attendance9 Contribution to Class Discussions9 Weekly Response Papers9 Around 250 to 300 words.9 Usually, I’ll give a question beforehand9 Post to website by Thursday, class time!9 Also bring to class9 You may skip 1 response paperAssignments (cont.)9 Three essays: 45%9 1,500 words, six double-spaced pages9 Grading based on presentation of argument, organization, and articulateness of writing9 Show familiarity with readings, films, and lectures9 Do not plagiarize: When in doubt, cite or insert quotation marks, then cite.9 Questions in syllabusAssignments (cont.)9 Short Exam (Sept. 26): 10%9 ID format9 Based on “historical overview” and readings until exam.9 Final Exam: 25%9 IDs and essay questions 9 Covers course as a wholeGeography, 1185-16009 Pre-1185 Japan was a group of countries under authority of court in Kyoto9 4 main islands: Kyûshû, Shikoku, Honshû, Hokkaidô9 East vs. West Japan9 Main Regions: Kinai, Kantô, Kyûshû, Chûgoku, Shikoku, Tôhoku, HokkaidôImage removed due to copyright restrictions.Map of twelfth-century Japan.Kinai Region9 Heart of the Country9 Around 2 million people9 Kyoto: Imperial Court9 Nara: Ancient capital/Center of Buddhism9 Lake Biwa: major trade area9 Heavy rice cultivationWestern Regions9Kyûshû, Chûgoku, Shikoku9Sanyôdô: Road linking Kinai to Kyûshû9Maritime culture along sea route to Kyûshû: fishing, shipping9Around 2 million people9Base of Taira (Heike) warrior clanKantô9 Tôsandô: Road from Kyoto to northern and eastern Kantô9 Best land for rice cultivation, high yields9 Plains for horse breeding9 Tôkaidô: Coastal road from Kyoto to Edo (southern and western Kantô)9 Kamakura: Seat of warrior political power: 1185-13339 Base of Minamoto (Genji) warrior clanTôhoku, Hokkaidô, Tsushima, Ryukyu islands9 Tôhoku: sparsely populated, mountainous, semi-independent9 Hokkaidô: Semi-nomadic North Asian peoples, Ainu tribes peoples9 Ryukyu: semi-independent kingdom with strong ties to China9 Tsushima: Economic and political ties to KoreaImage removed due to copyright restrictions.Map of the provinces of medieval Japan.See:


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