EAST 461 Inventing Modern Japanese Novel

3 credits · East Asian Studies · Faculty of Arts · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

An examination of the modern Japanese novel as a form which both affirms and resists the form of the European novel. Readings explore the particular problems of the Japanese novel in the context of modernization, westernization, and colonialism.

Prerequisites

Any course in literature or cultural studies above the introductory level, or permission of instructor

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