AMES3265W

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AMES 3265W - The Fantastic in East Asia: Ghosts, Foxes, and the Alien (3 Cr.) Literature, Writing Intensive

Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (10954) TCLA - College of Liberal Arts

Course description

How the strange/alien is constructed in premodern Chinese/Japanese literature. East Asian theories of the strange and their role in the classical tale, through the works of Pu Songling, Edo-era storytellers, and others. Role of Buddhist cosmology and salvation.

prereq: Some coursework in East Asia recommended

Minimum credits

3

Maximum credits

3

Is this course repeatable?

No

Grading basis

OPT - Student Option

Lecture

This course fulfills the following Liberal Education requirement(s)

Literature

Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?

Yes

Typically offered term(s)

Periodic Fall & Spring