Japanese Culture Through Rare Books
Explore the important roles that books and manuscripts have played in the rich cultural history of Japan with this online history course from Keio University.
Who is the course for?
This is an introductory course and is open to anyone with an interest in the history of Japanese books. A basic knowledge of the history of Japan and Japanese literature will be helpful but is not required.
This course can also be studied alongside two companion courses, Sino-Japanese Interactions Through Rare Books and The Art of Washi Paper in Japanese Rare Books.
The course makes use of a number of visual resources which may unfortunately make some of the activities not accessible to learners with visual impairment. Course videos will be in Japanese with English subtitles.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Explain how old Japanese characters evolved into their current format.
Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between different binding styles, contents, and values of books.
Describe how books affected the democratization of education in Japan.
Investigate images from old books and identify the cultural and historical background of each image.
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