CULT 366-001

FACULTY OF CREATIVE AND CRITICAL STUDIES Department of Critical Studies 2011 – 12 Winter Term 2 Modern Japanese Women Writers in Translation JPST 366 / CULT 366 001 (3 credits) INSTRUCTOR OFFICE TELEPHONE E-MAIL OFFICE HOURS CLASSROOM HOURS 1

Alwyn Spies Arts 239 250-807-8126 [email protected] Mon 2:00-3:00 Wed 12:30-1:30 (or by appointment) Mon 12:30-2:00 A104 Wed 3:30-5:00 A104

COURSE DESCRIPTION & PREREQUISITES:

Examines the contribution of women to the literature of Japan from the late nineteenth century and the position of women in modern Japanese society as represented in fiction and poetry. Credit will not be granted for more than one of JPST 366, JAPN 366, CULT 366. [3-0-0] Prerequisite: Third-year standing. 2

Equivalency: CULT 366.

WEBCT

Please use WebCT (Vista) e-mail or discussion boards for asking any questions regarding the course. I check them daily. As well, all important information, announcements, links to articles, grades, etc. are on WebCT and are updated regularly, so please make sure you check WebCT often. I recommend that you have your WebCT email forwarded to your regular email and that you make sure that your online name matches the name that you use in class and on assignments (instructions for doing both of these have been sent to your WebCT email and are also posted on the front page for the course). 3

REQUIRED READING

The following books are available at the bookstore and also on reserve at the library: Sunny Che, Forever Alien: A Korean Memoir, 1930-1951 Fumiko Kaneko, The Prison Memoirs of a Japanese Woman Kazuko Kuramoto, Manchurian Legacy: Memoirs Of A Japanese Colonist

Sayo Masuda, Autobiography of a Geisha Kyoko Mori, The Dream of Water Shoko Tendo, Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter Tomoko Yamazaki, Sandakan Brothel #8: An episode in the history of lower-class Japanese women The following book is available online via the UBC Library: Norma Field, From My Grandmother's Bedside: Sketches of Postwar Tokyo The following book is out of print and is available in the Reserve section of the library: Chiyo Uno, The Story of a Single Woman

The following articles are also required reading. You may access them online via the UBC Library: Article

Author

Journal

Date

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Language Learning Memoirs as a Gendered Genre

Pavlenko, A

Applied Linguistics

2001

2

Trick Identities: The Nexus of Work and Sex

Miller, H

Journal of Women’s History

2004

3

The Entangled Self: Genre Bondage in the Age of the Memoir

Miller, N

PMLA

2007

Vol 122 Issue 2 Pp. 537-548

4

Limit-Cases: Trauma, SelfRepresentation, and the Jurisdictions of Identity

Gilmore, L

Biography

2001

Vol 24 Issue 1 Pp. 128-139

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EVALUATION

Participation Journals In-class essay Final exam (take-home)

20% 20% 20% 40%

Vol 22 Issue 2 Pp. 213-240 Vol 15 Issue 4 Pp. 145-152

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ASSIGNMENTS Participation: This course will be highly interactive so attendance is extremely important. Participation marks will be based on in-class exercises, group work, smallgroup and large-group discussions and attendance. There will be 5 points per class, for a total of 125 for the semester. Journals: For each of the 9 primary texts you must write a 1-2 page (double-spaced, 300500 word) response journal. A printed copy must be brought to class (see schedule below for dates due) and a digital copy submitted to WebCT. You may use any style you like – it may be very casual or personal if you choose – but it must ask and attempt to answer some sort of critical question about the text. A detailed set of instructions with clear criteria for grading will be handed out in class. Each journal will be out of 10 points and will be evaluated on its critical engagement with the text. In-class essay: On Wednesday February 8th, there will be an in-class writing exercise. You will be given a choice of 3 essay topics covering issues related to the course readings up to and including the February 6th class. You will have 80 minutes to write your essay. It is open book, so you may use the texts and any notes you have from class. The grades will be put up on Webct by 9am Friday February 10th so that you can still choose to withdraw from the course with a “W” on your transcript. Final exam: There will be 5 questions and you must choose 3 and write 3 short essays. The exam questions will be handed out on Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 and will be due on Monday April 16th, 2012. You must bring a hardcopy to my office (A239) by 4pm. Late exams will not be accepted.

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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

The academic enterprise is founded on honesty, civility, and integrity. As members of this enterprise, all students are expected to know, understand, and follow the codes of conduct regarding academic integrity. At the most basic level, this means submitting only original work done by you and acknowledging all sources of information or ideas and attributing them to others as required. This also means you should not cheat, copy, or mislead others about what is your work. Violations of academic integrity (i.e., misconduct) lead to the breakdown of the academic enterprise, and therefore serious consequences arise and harsh sanctions are imposed. For example, incidences of plagiarism or cheating may result in a mark of zero on the assignment or exam and more serious consequences may apply if the matter is referred to the President’s Advisory Committee on Student Discipline. Careful records are kept in order to monitor and prevent recurrences. A more detailed description of academic integrity, including the University’s policies and procedures, may be found in the Academic Calendar at

http://okanagan.students.ubc.ca/calendar/index.cfm?tree=3,54,111,0. 7

EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT

UBC Okanagan is a place where every student, staff and faculty member should be able to study and work in an environment that is free from human rights based discrimination and harassment. If you require assistance related to an issue of equity, discrimination or harassment, please contact the Equity Office, your administrative head of unit, and/or your unit’s equity representative. UBC Okanagan Equity Advisor: ph. 250-807-9291; email [email protected] Web: www.ubc.ca/okanagan/equity Unit Equity Representatives: http://www.ubc.ca/okanagan/equity/programs/equityreps/unitcontacts.html David Jefferess is the Equity contact for Critical Studies 8

SAFEWALK

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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE 月 (Mon) 12:30-2:00 A104

水

(Wed)

3:30-5:00 A104

Wed January 4 Intro Ozeki, Halving the Bones (documentary) Mon January 9

JOURNAL 1 DUE Mori, Dream of Water

Wed January 11 Mori, Dream of Water Mon January 16

JOURNAL 2 DUE Kuramoto, Manchurian Legacy

Wed January 18 Kuramoto, Manchurian Legacy Mon January 23

JOURNAL 3 DUE Che, Forever Alien

Wed January 25 Che, Forever Alien Mon January 30 Pavlenko, “Language Learning Memoirs as a Gendered Genre” Wed February 1

JOURNAL 4 DUE Tendo, Yakuza Moon

Mon February 6 Tendo, Yakuza Moon Wed February 8 IN-CLASS ESSAY Mon February 13

JOURNAL 5 DUE Masuda, Autobiography of a Geisha

Wed February 15 Masuda, Autobiography of a Geisha Mon February 27 Miller,  H.,  “Trick  Identities:  The  Nexus  of  Work  and  Sex” Wed February 29

JOURNAL 6 DUE Yamazaki, Sandakan Brothel Number 8

Mon March 5 Yamazaki, Sandakan Brothel Number 8   Wed March 7

JOURNAL 7 DUE Uno, The Story of a Single Woman

Mon March 12 Miller, N., “The Entangled Self: Genre Bondage in the Age of the Memoir” Wed March 14

JOURNAL 8 DUE Kaneko, The Prison Memoirs of a Japanese Woman

Mon March 19 Kaneko, The Prison Memoirs of a Japanese Woman Wed March 21

JOURNAL 9 DUE Field, From My Grandmother’s Bedside

Mon March 26 Field, From My Grandmother’s Bedside Wed March 28 Gilmore, “Limit-Cases: Trauma, Self-representation, and the Jurisdictions” Mon April 2 Ohama, Obaachan’s Garden (documentary) Wed April 4 1) REVIEW; 2) take-home exam questions handed out Mon April 16 TAKE-HOME EXAM due by 4pm, hardcopy to A239