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Classical Japanese Literature and Culture Web Site
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T/Th 1:15 - 2PM (call cell if I am not there) and by appt.
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J7B information:
(TuTh 1230-2P, 20 BARROWS)
• Click on the icon to see how this web site looked when I last offered it, Spring 2007. (Portions of the site may not work.) It will give you a sense for how I will run the class though the final paper process will be different. The reading list will be the same or nearly the same. This site will be updated for the next semester during the winter break.
• Click here if you are waitlisted and wondering how to get enrolled. PLEASE REFRESH YOUR BROWSWER. And definitely do so before contacting me with questions. Several students have written with out-dated and inaccurate information.

J155 information:
(TuTh 930-11A, 6 EVANS)
• This class is currently over-full. Please look at the material below ASAP and decide whether the class is appropriate for you. The prerequisite is J100B (concurrent enrollment). If you do not meet this requirement but feel you have the required level of Japanese, please email me. If you determine this class is not right for you, please de-enroll as a courtesy to those currently waitlisted.

• Click on the icon to see how this web site looked when I last offered this class, Fall 2007. (Portions of the site will note work.) It will be similar in readings, but tests and such might be rearranged. This site will be updated for the next semester during the winter break.
EA109 information:
(MWF 12-1, 215 DWINELLE)
If you are interested in this class on the history of tea in China and Japan, click here for a basic description.

Fall 2008 UC Berkeley class links:
J130 Classical Japanese Poetry: Autumn and Love Poems of the Kokinshu and Shin-Kokinshu
EA105: Core Romantic Values in Premodern Literature and Contemporary Cineman of China, Japan and Korea

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The above panels lead to pages on The Tale of Genji and Heian culture, the imperial poetry collection Selection of Poems Old and New (Kokin waka shû) and The Tale of Heike. Each of these were developed for lecture series at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco or for classes at UC-Berkeley but have been modified over time. They are intended for a general audience.

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These were support pages developed for public lecture or lecture series. Unlike the Genji, Kokin and Heike pages linked above, these classes are hybrid topics covering several aspects of Japanese art and culture under a single theme.

Contents of these pages copyright 2008 by John R. Wallace
front page last updated: 12/1/08