Oglethorpe University is looking for someone to teach one course for the Japanese minor program in the Spring of 2022 (February through May). The course should be taught in English, and the topic, on any aspect of Japanese culture, literature, or film, is open. This course would be under the Special Topics headline. (JPN 290, JPN 291 Special Topics in Japanese Language, Literature and Culture I, II)
However, if the instructor prefers, he/she could teach, instead, one of the courses listed in the university Bulletin under the Japanese minor program:
JPN 250 Princes, Hermits and Courtesans: Traditional Japanese Literature in Translation (4 hours)
This course is a survey of Japanese literature from the classical, medieval and early modern periods. Students will read and analyze selections from poetry, court diaries, historical epics, vernacular literature and early modern drama. Background on the social, aesthetic and religious foundations of Japanese literature will be presented. The importance of women’s writing will be addressed, as will the interplay between “high” and “low” forms of literature. Readings will include selections from The Tale of Genji, The Tale of the Heike, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, The Life of an Amorous Woman and The Tale of the Forty-seven Samurai. All readings will be in English. Prerequisite: COR 102.
JPN 251 Identity and Nation in Modern Japanese Literature (4 hours)
Identity and nation will be investigated through readings in modern fiction from the late nineteenth century to the present. Thematic units will focus on the influence of European notions of literature, gender and sexuality, writers and the war, and identity in the post-bubble era. Readings will include works by Mori Ogai, Higuchi Ichiyo, Tanizaki Jun’ichiro, Mishima Yukio, and Murakami Haruki. Class discussions will be supplemented by lectures on history and culture. All readings are in English translation.
Oglethorpe University also needs someone to teach the following two courses:
Spring of 2022: Elementary Japanese II and Intermediate Japanese II.
All three courses can be taught over Zoom, either in the daytime program (February-May), or in the evening. The evening program lasts for 8 weeks, session 1 is Feb- March, and session 2 is April-May, twice a week.
The course involves 3 hours of classes per week, from February through May. The pay is $3,300.
Please contact Dr. Viviana Plotnik ([email protected]) if you are interested.
However, if the instructor prefers, he/she could teach, instead, one of the courses listed in the university Bulletin under the Japanese minor program:
JPN 250 Princes, Hermits and Courtesans: Traditional Japanese Literature in Translation (4 hours)
This course is a survey of Japanese literature from the classical, medieval and early modern periods. Students will read and analyze selections from poetry, court diaries, historical epics, vernacular literature and early modern drama. Background on the social, aesthetic and religious foundations of Japanese literature will be presented. The importance of women’s writing will be addressed, as will the interplay between “high” and “low” forms of literature. Readings will include selections from The Tale of Genji, The Tale of the Heike, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, The Life of an Amorous Woman and The Tale of the Forty-seven Samurai. All readings will be in English. Prerequisite: COR 102.
JPN 251 Identity and Nation in Modern Japanese Literature (4 hours)
Identity and nation will be investigated through readings in modern fiction from the late nineteenth century to the present. Thematic units will focus on the influence of European notions of literature, gender and sexuality, writers and the war, and identity in the post-bubble era. Readings will include works by Mori Ogai, Higuchi Ichiyo, Tanizaki Jun’ichiro, Mishima Yukio, and Murakami Haruki. Class discussions will be supplemented by lectures on history and culture. All readings are in English translation.
Oglethorpe University also needs someone to teach the following two courses:
Spring of 2022: Elementary Japanese II and Intermediate Japanese II.
All three courses can be taught over Zoom, either in the daytime program (February-May), or in the evening. The evening program lasts for 8 weeks, session 1 is Feb- March, and session 2 is April-May, twice a week.
The course involves 3 hours of classes per week, from February through May. The pay is $3,300.
Please contact Dr. Viviana Plotnik ([email protected]) if you are interested.