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Art History 372
Arts of Japan
(Fall 2009)

List of Weekly Topics and Readings

(subject to modification)


Week I.

Sept. 2-4 INTRODUCTION; JAPAN BEFORE THE SEVENTH CENTURY
Readings:
  • Varley, Ch. 1
  • Mason, pp. 22-39
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Week II.

Sept. 9-11 THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH CENTURIES
Readings:
  • Varley, Ch. 2
  • Takeuchi, Ch. 2
  • Mason, pp. 39-99
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Week III.

Sept. 14-18 THE HEIAN PERIOD
Readings:
  • Varley, Ch. 3
  • Mason, pp. 100-101, 103-105, 122-147
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Week IV.

Sept. 21-25 THE TWELFTH CENTURY
Readings:
  • Varley, Ch. 4
  • Mason 105-122, 147-149
  • Chino [R]
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Week V.

Sept. 28-Oct. 2 THE KAMAKURA PERIOD
Readings:
  • Varley, pp. 91-107
  • Takeuchi, Ch. 3
  • Mason, pp. 166-170, 184-197, 201-211
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Week VI.

Oct. 5-9 THE MUROMACHI PERIOD
Readings:
  • Varley, pp. 107-139
  • Takeuchi, Ch. 4
  • Mason, pp. 170-177, 211-234
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Week VII.

Oct. 12 QUIZ
Oct. 14-16 THE MOMOYAMA PERIOD AND BEYOND
Readings:
  • Varley, Ch. 6, pp. 173-175
  • Watsky [R]
  • Mason, pp. 235-237, 254-271
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Week VIII.

Oct. 19-23 THE EARLY EDO PERIOD
Readings:
  • Varley, pp. 164-179
  • Takeuchi, Ch. 5
  • Mason, pp. 236-247, 292-297
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Week IX.

Oct. 26-30 THE MIDDLE EDO PERIOD
Readings:
  • Varley, pp. 179-204, Ch. 8
  • Mason, pp. 312-316, 297-298, 317-338
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Week X.

Nov. 2-6 UKIYO-E OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Readings:
  • Varley, review pp. 179-204, Ch. 8
  • Takeuchi, Ch. 6
  • Mason, pp. 278-288
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Week XI.

Nov. 9-13 THE LATE 18TH TO EARLY 19TH CENTURIES
Readings:
  • Varley, review Ch. 8
  • Screech [R]
  • Mason, pp. 288-292, 317-324; 335-338; 341-342; 288-292
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Week XII.

Nov. 16 QUIZ
Nov. 16-20 FROM THE END OF THE EDO PERIOD TO THE MEIJI PERIOD
Readings:
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Week XIII.

Nov. 23-25 BRIDGING THE MEIJI AND TAISHÔ PERIODS - (NOTE: NOV. 25 AND NOV. 30 LECTURES WILL BE THE SAME)
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Week XIV.

Nov. 30-Dec. 4 THE TAISHÔ AND EARLY SHÔWA PERIODS
Readings:
  • Varley, Ch. 10
  • Moeran [R]
  • Mason, pp. 347-348, 345-346, 361-362, 368-386
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Week XV.

Dec. 7-11 ART SINCE WORLD WAR II
Readings:
  • Varley, Ch. 11
  • Napier [R]
 

***QUIZ - DEC 14 in class or DEC 22 (TUES.) 10:05 A.M.


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