This course will examine modern Japanese fiction and film that engaged with Japan’s shift from “empire” to “nation” (roughly from 1930s to 1960s) with a specific focus on identity formation via race, ethnicity, and nationalism.
This course will examine modern Japanese fiction and film that engaged with Japan’s shift from “empire” to “nation” (roughly from 1930s to 1960s) with a specific focus on identity formation via race, ethnicity, and nationalism.