Clarence Lee's research focuses on the intersection between sinitic medical traditions and Japanese philosophical frameworks in the 18th century.
keywords
Kokugaku, Early Modern Japanese History, Literature and Philosophy, Sinitic Medical tradition, Ming/Qing Literature, Critical Theory, Translation Studies, Postcolonial Studies
CHIN 3200 - Adv Wrtg Topics on Chinese & Japanese Literature and Civilization
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Spring 2021
Provides an introduction to the academic study of Chinese and Japanese literature and culture with a focus on writing skills in English through a survey of standard academic writing conventions. Review and assessment of selected textual materials, class presentation, critique, and revision. Recommended for majors. Taught in English. Same as JPNS 3200.
JPNS 1012 - Introduction to Japanese Civilization
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Spring 2019 / Fall 2019
An interdisciplinary introduction from ancient to modern times. Arts, literature, politics, social relations, religion, and material culture are studied in terms of significant themes and ideas pertaining to the civilization of Japan. Taught in English.
JPNS 2441 - Japanese Culture through Film and Anime
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Spring 2022
Examines 20th century Japanese culture through cinematic and animated films. Studies films by Ozu, Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, and contemporary animators Tezuka, Miyazaki, and Kon Satoshi. Considers cultural issues raised in film and anime in light of modern Japanese history and literature. Requires no knowledge of Japanese. Taught in English.
JPNS 3200 - Adv Wrtg Topics on Chinese & Japanese Literature and Civilization
Primary Instructor
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Spring 2021
Provides an introduction to the academic study of Chinese and Japanese literature and culture with a focus on writing skills in English through a survey of standard academic writing conventions. Review and assessment of selected textual materials, class presentation, critique, and revision. Recommended for majors. Taught in English. Same as CHIN 3200.
JPNS 3831 - The Floating World of Play and Passion: Early Modern Japanese Literature in Trans
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Fall 2018 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2022
Surveys the major works, authors, and genres of literature from the Tokugawa through Meiji periods in their historical and cultural contexts. Attention is given to various approaches of literary analysis and interpretation. Taught in English. Recommended prerequisite: JPNS 1051.
JPNS 3861 - Imagining the Samurai in Japanese Literature and Culture
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Fall 2021
Explores the rich history of the imagination of the samurai in Japan, across multiple genres of fiction, poetry, drama, visual art, and cinema, from earliest times to the present. Attention is given to the varied meanings the image of the samurai has held at different historical moments, and to contrasts between the representations of the realities of samurai life. Taught in English.
JPNS 5150 - Japanese Literary Translation
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Spring 2019
Explores theories and practice of translation of literary texts as applied to Japanese-English translation; strategies for handling a variety of texts; and professional standards and ethics. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
JPNS 5620 - Early Modern Japanese Literature and Culture
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2021
Examines the literature, arts, drama and culture of Japan's early modern period in the original language, as well as secondary scholarship and methodologies for pursuing work on early modern materials. Genres covered include kana-zoshi, uklyo-zoshi, dangibon, yomihon, sharebon, kibyoshi, ninjobon, kokkelbon, gokan, halkai, senryo, kyoka, joruri, kabuki, and literary thought.
JPNS 5810 - Modern Japanese Literature
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Spring 2020
Studies selected texts in Japanese literature from the Meiji Restoration (1868) to the end of the Pacific War. Surveys various literary genres, emphasizing the development of the modern novel as an aspect of Japan's response to Western cultural forms. The unique cultural politics of each of the periods (Meiji,Taisho, and Showa) are illuminated through the filter of both canonical and more marginalized texts. Specific selections vary from year to year. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
