School of Letters Department of Humanities (Credit 2) Intended Year: Intended School: IMAP

Humanities (Japan and East Asia) in English(Seminar I) Humanities (Japan and East Asia) in English(Seminar I) Sub Title　 Social identity and material culture in the Edo period Professor Anton SCHWEIZER

Numbering Code: LET-HUM3103E Course Code: 2018 FallTerm weekly Mon2 Ito Classroom E科目 (English, English)

Course Overview

This course will engage the highly diverse material culture of Japanese society during the Edo period (1615-1868). Paintings, sculptures, works of architecture, lacquer, ceramic, textile, and printing will be discussed and questioned about their functioning in a status-driven society. The cultural production of Edo periodJapan will be approached as manifestation of and tools for the expression of social status.

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: 2018/10/29 (16:36)