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

Steven NELSON

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Faculty/Graduate school Faculty of Letters
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Year 2023
Class code A2628
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Term 秋学期授業/Fall
Day/Period 木4/Thu.4
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷
Classroom name 市富士‐F307
Grade 2~4
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Open Program
Open Program (Notes)
Global Open Program
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers (Notes)
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
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 undergraduate seminar deals with the music of and music in The Tale of the Heike. This topic includes: 1. The Tale of the Heike as a genre of narrative music (heike-gatari); 2. the depiction of music in the tale; 3. its relationship to the music history of the time it depicts (12th century); and 4. the influence of the tale and its music on later genres of performing arts, including , kōwaka-mai, jōruri and kabuki. In the autumn semester, two introductory lectures are followed by close reading of episodes from Chapters 5 and 6, with presentations each week by groups of students. Episodes are: "Moon-Viewing," "The Xianyang Palace," "The Subscription List," "Mongaku’s Exile," "The Matter of the Gosechi Dancers," "Kogō," "The Gion Consort," and "The Hoarse Shouts." Finally, there are group presentations on works from other genres of performing arts influenced by episodes studied in the spring and autumn semesters, selected according to the students’ preferences.
Learning Objectives: Through this study of music in The Tale of the Heike, 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 works from other genres, 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