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Understanding Japan: A Cultural History

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English
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12 hours 8 minutes
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Beginner

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Embark on an unforgettable tour of Japanese history and culture in this engrossing course made in partnership with the Smithsonian.

Syllabus

01: Japan: A Globally Engaged Island Nation
02: Understanding Japan through Ancient Myths
03: The Emergence of the Ritsuryo State
04: Aspects of the Japanese Language
05: Early Japanese Buddhism
06: Heian Court Culture
07: The Rise of the Samurai
08: Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism
09: Samurai Culture in the Ashikaga Period
10: Japan at Home and Abroad, 1300 - 1600
11: Japan’s Isolation in the Tokugawa Period
12: Japanese Theater: Noh and Kabuki
13: The Importance of Japanese Gardens
14: The Meaning of Bushido in a Time of Peace
15: Japanese Poetry: The Road to Haiku
16: Hokusai and the Art of Wood-Block Prints
17: The Meiji Restoration
18: Three Visions of Prewar Japan
19: War without a Master Plan: Japan, 1931 - 1945
20: Japanese Family Life
21: Japanese Foodways
22: Japan’s Economic Miracle
23: Kurosawa and Ozu: Two Giants of Film
24: The Making of Contemporary Japan
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Taught by

Mark J. Ravina

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