Japanese
The courses below are offered through the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.
For questions about specific courses, contact the department.
Admission to Language Courses and Language Placement Test
Students who wish to begin study of a language at a level beyond first-term elementary and students who have had a break of a semester or more in their language study must pass a language placement test before registering. The test will be given on the Friday before the first day of classes. Please see the departmental website for additional information.
For questions about specific courses, contact the department.
Courses
Course Number
JPNS1002W001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 17:40-18:45We 17:40-18:45Section/Call Number
001/14417Enrollment
12 of 12Course Number
JPNS1002W002Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Tu 17:40-18:45Th 17:40-18:45Section/Call Number
002/14418Enrollment
7 of 12Course Number
JPNS1101C001Format
In-PersonPoints
5 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 08:50-09:55Tu 08:50-09:55We 08:50-09:55Th 08:50-09:55Section/Call Number
001/14419Enrollment
4 of 12Instructor
Fumiko NazikianCourse Number
JPNS1101C002Format
In-PersonPoints
5 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 10:10-11:15Tu 10:10-11:15We 10:10-11:15Th 10:10-11:15Section/Call Number
002/14420Enrollment
4 of 12Course Number
JPNS1101C003Format
In-PersonPoints
5 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 11:40-12:45Tu 11:40-12:45We 11:40-12:45Th 11:40-12:45Section/Call Number
003/14421Enrollment
12 of 12Instructor
Fumiko NazikianCourse Number
JPNS1101C004Format
In-PersonPoints
5 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 11:40-12:45Tu 11:40-12:45We 11:40-12:45Th 11:40-12:45Section/Call Number
004/14422Enrollment
3 of 12Course Number
JPNS1101C005Format
In-PersonPoints
5 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 13:10-14:15Tu 13:10-14:15We 13:10-14:15Th 13:10-14:15Section/Call Number
005/14423Enrollment
3 of 12Instructor
Miharu NittonoCourse Number
JPNS1101C006Format
In-PersonPoints
5 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 14:40-15:45Tu 14:40-15:45We 14:40-15:45Th 14:40-15:45Section/Call Number
006/14424Enrollment
10 of 12Instructor
Chikako TakahashiCourse Number
JPNS1101C007Format
In-PersonPoints
5 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 16:10-17:15Tu 16:10-17:15We 16:10-17:15Th 16:10-17:15Section/Call Number
007/14425Enrollment
3 of 12Course Number
JPNS2201C001Format
In-PersonPoints
5 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 10:10-11:15Tu 10:10-11:15We 10:10-11:15Th 10:10-11:15Section/Call Number
001/14413Enrollment
9 of 12Instructor
Naoko SourialCourse Number
JPNS2201C002Format
In-PersonPoints
5 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 11:40-12:45Tu 11:40-12:45We 11:40-12:45Th 11:40-12:45Section/Call Number
002/14414Enrollment
11 of 12Instructor
Shigeru EguchiCourse Number
JPNS2201C003Format
In-PersonPoints
5 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 13:10-14:15Tu 13:10-14:15We 13:10-14:15Th 13:10-14:15Section/Call Number
003/14415Enrollment
14 of 12Instructor
Chikako TakahashiCourse Number
JPNS2201C004Format
In-PersonPoints
5 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 16:10-17:15Tu 16:10-17:15We 16:10-17:15Th 16:10-17:15Section/Call Number
004/14416Enrollment
9 of 12Instructor
Shigeru EguchiCourse Number
JPNS3005W001Format
In-PersonPoints
5 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 10:10-11:15Tu 10:10-11:15We 10:10-11:15Th 10:10-11:15Section/Call Number
001/14260Enrollment
6 of 12Instructor
Kyoko LoetscherCourse Number
JPNS3005W002Format
In-PersonPoints
5 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 11:40-12:45Tu 11:40-12:45We 11:40-12:45Th 11:40-12:45Section/Call Number
002/14261Enrollment
9 of 12Instructor
Naoko SourialCourse Number
JPNS3101W001Format
In-PersonPoints
5 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 10:10-11:15Tu 10:10-11:15We 10:10-11:15Th 10:10-11:15Section/Call Number
001/14259Enrollment
2 of 12Instructor
Fumiko NazikianCourse Number
JPNS4007W001Format
In-PersonPoints
3 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Tu 10:10-11:25Th 10:10-11:25Section/Call Number
001/14258Enrollment
4 of 12Course Number
JPNS4017W001Format
In-PersonPoints
4 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 10:10-11:25We 10:10-11:25Fr 10:10-11:25Section/Call Number
001/14256Enrollment
3 of 12Instructor
Shigeru EguchiCourse Number
JPNS4017W002Format
In-PersonPoints
4 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 11:40-12:55We 11:40-12:55Fr 11:40-12:55Section/Call Number
002/14257Enrollment
2 of 12Instructor
Kyoko LoetscherCourse Number
JPNS5016G001Format
In-PersonPoints
4 ptsFall 2024
Times/Location
Mo 11:40-12:55We 11:40-12:55Section/Call Number
001/14254Enrollment
6 of 10Instructor
Miharu NittonoIn this course, we will examine a series of key writings on cinema and visual culture in Japan from the 1910s to the late 1960s. Major topics will include:
1. Cinema and its technology/technics (sound, color, and film form)
2. Cinema and its intersection with politics and aesthetics (Marxism and the Proletarian Film Movement, cinematic realism, colonialism, Third Worldism, and Japanese New Wave)
3. The articulations of cinema in broader intellectual, technological, socio-cultural, and institutional discourse (film education, documentary, and bunka eiga)
In an attempt to explore the transitional position of cinema and media culture in Japanese cultural history, the course also critically approaches contact points between cinema, theatre (especially shingeki), literature, photography, and television. All mandatory readings each week will be primary sources in Japanese, and additional scholarly and/or theoretical writings in English will also be assigned or provided for reference.