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ART300BC(芸術学 / Art studies 300)
Seminar in Japanese Literary Writings 7A

Steven NELSON

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Faculty/Graduate school Faculty of Letters
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Year 2022
Class code A2627
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Term 春学期授業/Spring
Day/Period 木4/Thu.4
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷
Classroom name 各学部・研究科等の時間割等で確認
Grade 2~4
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Open Program
Open Program (Notes)
Global Open Program
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Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers (Notes)
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SDGs CP
Urban Design CP
Diversity CP
Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium
Category 日本文学科
他学科公開科目
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Day or Night

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Outline (in English)

Course Outline: This is an undergraduate seminar on the music of The Tale of Genji. This topic includes: 1. the depiction of music in the tale; 2. its relationship to the music history of the time it depicts (10th to early 11th century); and 3. the influence of the tale on later genres of performing arts, including and sōkyoku (music for 13-stringed zither koto of the early modern period). In the spring semester, introductory lectures by the instructor are followed by close reading of sections from the chapters Hashihime (‘The Maiden of the Bridge’) to Sawarabi (‘Bracken Shoots’).
Learning Objectives: Through this study of music in The Tale of Genji, seminar students learn to identify research issues, undertake basic research, give effective presentations, and participate actively in critical, objective debate. They also learn to read old written Japanese of various types, and traditional music notation.
Learning Activities Outside of the Classroom: Students are expected to read materials distributed ahead of class by the instructor for the first few lessons, to prepare their presentations on passages from the tale, and then to write a final paper on a topic developed in consultation with the instructor during the semester.
Grading Criteria/Policy: presentations 30%; participation in discussion 30%; final paper and music assignment (transnotation) 40%.

Default language used in class

日本語 / Japanese