Love and Resistance: Poetry and Narration in Japanese Court Literature

The course covers a study of representative fictional texts from the Heian period (794-1185) with an emphasis on the court literature of the tenth and eleventh centuries.

In this primarily feminine poetical and narrative discourse love and resistance as figures for interpretation and re-interpretation in a discussion of central themes and concepts.

The course consists of one module, 7.5 credits.


Teaching Format

The teaching is in the form of lectures and seminars. The methods of teaching for the current semester are made available in the course description distributed at the start of the course.

Course details and resources

Course details, planning and literature for Autumn 25 can be found in the learning platform Athena.

Please note that only registred students have access to downloadable resources, like PDF documents, in Athena.

Assessment

The examination is in the form of a take-home assignment.

Examiner

Stina Jelbring

The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.


Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.


Course reports are displayed for the three most recent course instances.








Do you have questions about the courses in Japanese language and culture?

Student Councelor:
exp.asien@su.se

Director of Studies:
Johan Fresk

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