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Arts Graduate Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

JST4180

Advanced topics in Japanese culture

Proposed to be offered next in 1997

Alison Tokita

8 or 12 points + 2 hours seminar per week + Clayton

Synopsis This subject concentrates upon four areas of Japanese culture: problems of narrative and traditional popular culture; contemporary popular culture; classical theatrical forms; and the contemporary theatre in Japan.

Assessment (8 points) Written assignment (3000 words): 60% + Oral presentation (2000 words): 30% + Seminar participation (1000 words): 10%

Assessment (12 points) Written assignment (6000 words): 60% + Oral presentation (2000 words): 30% + Seminar participation (1000 words): 10%

Preliminary reading

Varley P Japanese culture 3rd edn, U California P, 1984

Prescribed texts

Subject materials and a detailed reading list will be distributed in class

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