Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 2 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 1 hour; written work, 2 hours
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Prerequisites: restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior
Description: Topics include myth, legend, folktale, folk performance, festival, ritual, and the development of popular or commercial culture. Considers literary versus oral tradition, ethnic identity, authenticity, nationalism, modernity, commodification, and the invention of tradition. E. Japanese Folk Narrative; F. Hist Of Japanese Popular Cultr;
Cross-listing: Cross-listed with JPN 154 (E-Z).