Full-time

Sessional Lecturer EAS235H1F - Perceptions of China in Japanese Literature

Posted by University of Toronto • June 07, 2026

📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Date Posted: 05/25/2026
Req ID:48256
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of East Asian Studies
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

 

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Course Description: Lectures on Japanese literary negotiations with China, the Chinese and Chineseness, ranging from celebration of shared cultural practices and aestheticization of China to nativist resistance to Chinese cultural hegemony. Required readings are available in English translation, including Tale of Genji, Tale of Middle-Councillor Hamamatsu (medieval romance), Haku Rakuten (No Play), Battles of Coxinga (Kabuki play), Thre...

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