Module course for JPN7020_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by Japan (ORG:JPNS)
Convenor name: Alan Cummings
Convenor email: ac50@soas.ac.uk
Office room: P391
Office hours: Tuesdays, 3 to 5pm
Appointment booking link: https://bookings.cloud.microsoft/bookings/newmeetingtypecompose?src=calendar
Module dates: Semester 1
Intended learning outcomes:
| 1 | Gain both factual knowledge and a theorized understanding of the major texts, authors, and the underlying aesthetic principles of premodern Japanese drama from the 14th century to the mid 19th century | |||
| 2 | Interpret and analyse the relationship between drama and poetry/prose literature, and the performative aspects of literature in premodern Japan | |||
| 3 | Examine how live theatre has been represented and appreciated traditionally through text, image and musical notation | |||
| 4 | Evaluate and assess their own reactions to these texts as well as how to read them in their own respective social, cultural and historical milieux. |
Assessment 1: Name: Assessment 1 (AS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 30%
Assessment 1: Due date: 13/11/2026
Assessment 1: Release date: 04/12/26
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval
Assessment 1: Format: 1500 word book or play review
Assessment 2: Name: Assessment 1 (AS2)
Assessment 2: Weighting: 70%
Assessment 2: Due date: 04/01/2027
Assessment 2: Release date: 25/01/2027
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval
Assessment 2: Format: 3000 word essay
Page template: On campus 2026/27
