CAPS 1621
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CAPS 1621
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.
How did Japan evolve from samurai to superpower? We investigate this transformation in Japanese and world history over a two-semester sequence. Students are free to enroll in either semester independently. (All are welcome, but none required, to enroll in both semesters.) We begin in early Japan: the birthplace of the sun goddess Amaterasu, the imperial court devoted to her, and the samurai who rose to rule under her sway. Early Japan was also home to con-men and courtesans, mischievous gods and warring Buddhists, the world's first (and female!) novelist, and a surprisingly cosmopolitan culture of artists and scientists, comedians and entrepreneurs, human traffickers and international travelers. Our first semester exploring this eclectic culture culminates in the early modern era (1600–1868), when under samurai rule, Japan developed many "modern" elements that laid the groundwork for the revolutionary changes and superpower status examined in the second semester. We chart Japan's development not only through big events but also everyday life, delving into gender and sexuality, family and labor, arts and entertainment, and more.
When Offered Fall.
Distribution Category (GLC-AS, HST-AS) (CA-AG, HA-AG)
Comments CAPS 1621 is the first course in a two-part course sequence. Together, CAPS 1621 and CAPS 1622 cover the full scope of Japan's transition from the age of the samurai to our present day. Students may take CAPS 1621 without taking CAPS 1622, and vice versa.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2261, HIST 1621
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Mcgraw Hall 165
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2024
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Roebuck, K
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- T McGraw Hall 365
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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- W McGraw Hall 215
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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- W Morrill Hall 110
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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- W Sibley Hall 115
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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