Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 2 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 1 hour; written work, 2 hours
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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 Culture.
Cross-listing: Cross-listed with AST 154 (E-Z).