JAPN 212: Samurai Spirit
Description
This course explores the four periods of the samurai tradition to survey changing roles and philosophy behind its existence. The survey will analyze contemporary images/stereotypes of the samurai. The course employs ancient war tales, historical documents and paintings, maps, articles, literary works, different genres of samurai films, and videos to fully examine one of the most popular Japanese cultural icons
Narrative
Samurais are awesome! There armor is awesome! There skills are awesome! What did we learn about samurai spirit? We learned the history, the concept of honor, the chivalrousness, the samurais status and loyalty and devotion to their swords and lords and too much more to list. This was a very informative and exciting class because I grew up watching many samurai films, so I was mesmerized by what I was learning. Again, we learned what true samurais are compared to the stereotypical ones in movies, and there is a big difference. I could talk about samurais for days so let's just say most people would be amazed how the evolution of samurai's life changed throughout history.
Classwork Sample
JAPN 212 Midterm Essay
This course explores the four periods of the samurai tradition to survey changing roles and philosophy behind its existence. The survey will analyze contemporary images/stereotypes of the samurai. The course employs ancient war tales, historical documents and paintings, maps, articles, literary works, different genres of samurai films, and videos to fully examine one of the most popular Japanese cultural icons
Narrative
Samurais are awesome! There armor is awesome! There skills are awesome! What did we learn about samurai spirit? We learned the history, the concept of honor, the chivalrousness, the samurais status and loyalty and devotion to their swords and lords and too much more to list. This was a very informative and exciting class because I grew up watching many samurai films, so I was mesmerized by what I was learning. Again, we learned what true samurais are compared to the stereotypical ones in movies, and there is a big difference. I could talk about samurais for days so let's just say most people would be amazed how the evolution of samurai's life changed throughout history.
Classwork Sample
JAPN 212 Midterm Essay