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2021　Literature B

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Academic unit or major
Humanities and social science courses
Instructor(s)
Furuya Toshihiro 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon1-2(W521)  Thr1-2(W521)  
Group
-
Course number
LAH.H204
Credits
2
Academic year
2021
Offered quarter
3Q
Syllabus updated
2021/3/19
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

In this lecture, we will learn "what is a novel" through "reading" individual works from classics to modern novels and contemporary Japanese novels.
The "novel" is an art form created using words.
The purpose of using language (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) is not only to convey meaning and logic (ideas). It includes many elements, such as the presentation of unstated contexts and emotions, the expression of attitudes toward the world, rhythm, breathing, physical sensations, and empathy for or rejection of others.
In this lecture, we will examine what novels (writers) "do" by using words, not through objective analysis such as literary historical positioning and mapping, but through "reading" individual works while taking history into account.
They learn that novels are a much broader form of expression than most people have preconceived notions about, and that "reading" is an active act that involves the entire body.

Student learning outcomes

By taking this course, students will acquire the following skills.
(1) Students will be able to explain how the expression of the novel has developed from the modern era to the present, citing the names of authors and the contents of their works.
(2) Learn about the state of the modern novel, and be able to appreciate and understand novels more deeply.
(3) By deeply savoring and understanding novels, students will develop an affinity and respect for the art of fiction.

Keywords

Literature, Literary History, Contemporary Fiction

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills ✔ Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

The lecture will be based on a show-window style introduction of individual works. In classes where students will be doing read carefully of short stories, copies of the works will be distributed.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Class guidance, etc. How to conduct the class Think about the relationship between modern art and the modern novel, and between contemporary art and the contemporary novel
Class 2 From Before the Novel to the Novel From the Modern Novel to the Contemporary Novel Think about the historical development of the novel, touching on the writings of The Bible, Ovidius, Homer, Flaubert, Lugones , H.G. Wells, etc.
Class 3 Read modern and contemporary novels from abroad (experience the "description" and "structure" of novels) Read carefully of short stories by Chekhov and Borges
Class 4 Read modern and contemporary novels from abroad (19th century American novels) Read Hawthorne ,Melville
Class 5 Read modern and contemporary novels from abroad (consider Kafka as a bridge from the modern to the contemporary) Read carefully of Kafka's short stories
Class 6 Read modern and contemporary novels from abroad (think about the state of contemporary literature) Read Woolf, Musil
Class 7 Reading modern and contemporary novels from abroad (considering the characteristic theme of the inversion of fiction and reality) Read Bioy Casares Fan Juan Rulfo Philip K. Dick
Class 8 Reading modern and contemporary novels from abroad (Touching on the Existence of Women Writers in the 20th Century) Read Marguerite Duras and Jane Bowles
Class 9 Reading modern and contemporary Japanese novels (touching one of the veins of Japanese literature) Experience the writings of Hyakken Uchida, Kenichi Yoshida, Komimasa Tanaka, Shizuo Fujieda, Meisei Goto, etc.
Class 10 Read modern and contemporary Japanese novels (think about how what can be done in novels has been expanded) Read carefully of short storie by Kazushi Hosaka
Class 11 Read Japanese modern and contemporary novels (experience the overwhelming power of intricate "sentences") Read Nobuo Kojima
Class 12 Reading Japanese Modern and Contemporary Fiction (Thinking about women writers who struggle against the "status quo") Read Yoko Tawada, Yoriko Shono and Naokola Yamazaki.
Class 13 Reading Japanese Modern and Contemporary Fiction (Thinking about the most cutting-edge practice of the novel at the moment) Read Kenichiro Isozaki, Sumito Yamashita
Class 14 Reading Japanese Modern and Contemporary Fiction (Touching on various ways of "the present of the novel") Touch the writings of Tomoka Shibasaki, Jungo Aoki, Ryohei Machiya, Ao Omae, etc.

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

No textbook is specified. Copies of works for close reading will be distributed in class.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None in particular.

Assessment criteria and methods

Comments in class, submitted work, etc. (20%)　Term-end report(80％)

Related courses

  • LAH.H104 ： Literature A
  • LAH.H304 ： Literature C
  • LAH.S405 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences5:Literature

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

None in particular.

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