JPNB41 History of Entertainment in Japan

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marek Mikeš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marek Mikeš, Ph.D.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 B2.13, except Tue 16. 4.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! JAP232 Entertainment in Japan && !NOWANY( JAP232 Entertainment in Japan )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 180 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 87/180, only registered: 0/180, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/180
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course offers information on the historical evolution of entertainment and pastimes in Japan from ancient history till present day. Because the course is also open to students with no education on Japan and its history, short historical introductions to the eras in question will be provided at the beginning of each lecture. After the historical introduction, individual pastimes and forms of entertainment will be introduced. The course offers not only information useful to understand the Japanese entertainment culture but it also presents its students with a new perspective to view Japanese history. The lectures are supplemented with rich audiovisual materials.
Learning outcomes
Upon finishing this course, the students will be able: -to identify and describe many of the forms of entertaiment from Japanese history -to understand individual forms and entertainment in the broader context of Japanese culture -to see the connections between Japanese history and its entertainment
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Entertainment before the Heian period
  • 3. Entertainment in the Heian period
  • 4. Entertainment in medieval Japan
  • 5-6. Entertainment in the Edo period
  • 7. Entertainment in the Meiji period
  • 8. Entertainment in pre-war Japan
  • 9-11. Modern entertainment in Japan
  • 12. Final exam
Literature
  • DALIOT-BUL, Michal. License to play : the ludic in Japanese culture. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2014, xxxiv, 186. ISBN 9780824839406. info
  • MASUKAWA, Kōichi. Nihon yugi shisoshi. Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 2014, 310, xi. ISBN 9784582468175. info
  • Japan at play : the ludic and the logic of power. Edited by Joy Hendry - Massimo Raveri. First published. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2002, xvi, 309. ISBN 0415215013. info
  • The culture of Japan as seen through its leisure. Edited by Sepp Linhart - Sabine Frühstück. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998, x, 396. ISBN 0791437922. info
Teaching methods
Lectures with the use of audiovisual materials. Periodic online tasks.
Assessment methods
Written test. Score of 60% or higher required. In order to be able to take the text, students need to have an at least 70% attendance which is taken in the form of periodic tasks.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět je určen i pro studenty mimo mateřské obory.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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