Fall Quarter 2025

Fall Quarter 2025

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• For all courses not described here, please refer to the General Catalog course descriptions: https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/courses-subject-code/jpn

Lower Division

JPN 001 Elementary Japanese, 13 Sections

JPN 004 Intermediate Japanese, 4 Sections

JPN 010 Masterworks of Japanese Literature
Joseph Sorensen 

Upper Division

JPN 101 Japanese Literature in Translation: The Early Period
David Gundry

JPN 106 Japanese Culture Through Film
David Gundry

JPN 111 Modern Japanese: Reading & Discussion
Section 1: Junko Ito
Section 2, 3: Miyo Uchida

JPN 121 Advanced Japanese I
Yumiko Shibata

JPN 153 Love, Sexuality & the Family in Modern Japanese Literature 
Michiko Suzuki

Love and sexuality in their various forms have been a central topic for exploration by writers of modern and contemporary Japanese literature from the late 19th century to the present. While such concepts reflect universal human experiences, they are also rooted in specific historical and cultural contexts. The family as a social, cultural and legal institution profoundly informs literary examinations of love and sexuality, including issues of normativity and deviance, love within and outside of family ties, different forms of marriage/divorce, gender roles, and the struggle between the family and the individual. By examining texts written over a hundred-year period, we will gain a deeper understanding of literary narratives through their engagement with the evolving institution of family and with changing ideas of love and sexuality. We will focus mainly on novels and short stories, but also read several secondary articles on literary criticism, history, religion and sociology. GE: AH, WC, WE

JPN JPN 164  Japanese Cinema
Michiko Suzuki

This class is an introduction to Japanese film from the early silent films to contemporary cinema. While exploring the history of Japanese film and its social and cultural contexts, we examine works by important directors (such as Kurosawa and Ozu), genres (such as avant-garde film and samurai film), themes and techniques. We will also read secondary critical materials on Japanese film and history. Particular areas of focus include gender, war, memory, censorship, visuality and narrative. Lectures, readings and discussions will be in English. No previous knowledge of Japanese language or culture is required. GE: AH, WC, WE, VL