15 courses with the subject JPTR, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Effective Date 08/01/2026 New course in Japanese in translation.
Effective Date 08/01/2026 The class will read a diverse selection of Japanese texts in English translation, alongside English-language texts about Japan, to explore key themes in Japanese culture. More broadly, we will examine how effective writing conveys complex ideas with clarity, and brings new perspectives to life for readers. Students will also practice writing in multiple modes, with emphasis on developing an authentic voice. Requisites Students cannot enroll if they have previously completed JPTR 2559 Topic #1 Japan Through the Senses
Effective Date 08/01/2011 This course provides an introduction to Japanese literature from earliest times through to the nineteenth century. We will read selections from representative texts and genres, including myth, poetry, prose fiction, memoir literature, drama, and works of criticism. No knowledge of Japanese culture or language is required.
Effective Date 01/01/2019 This is an introductory course to Japanese literary traditions from the late 19th century to the present. By reading a broad range of writings including political accounts, fictional narratives and poetic prose, the course examines how a variety of writing practices contributed to the production of modern Japanese literature. No knowledge of Japanese is required.
Effective Date 03/15/2016 A seminar exploring Japan’s earliest myths describing the origins of its islands, their gods, and rulers through close readings in English of eighth-century chronicles and poems. Fulfills the Non-Western and Second Writing requirements.
Effective Date 01/01/2015 A seminar devoted to an in-depth examination in English translation of Japan’s most renowned work of literature, often called the world’s first novel. Satisfies the Non-Western and Second Writing requirements.
Effective Date 01/01/2013 This seminar will take up the world’s earliest instance of literature written extensively by, for, and about women, including such famous works as the Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon and Sarashina Diary, among others. The focus will be on reading gender as a fictional enactment of desire and identity that is performed through acts of writing and reading. No prior knowledge of Japanese language or literature is required.
Effective Date 01/01/2026 This course is a seminar devoted to exploring the Japanese poetic tradition from the eighth century onwards that culminated in the development of haiku through representative texts and genres, including waka and renga. No prior knowledge of Japanese language or literature is required.
Effective Date 04/19/2016 This seminar examines how films from Japan visually raise different cultural and social issues, and how they relate to the universal human condition. With an understanding that films involve so many different disciplines, this seminar examines contemporary Japan via comparativist and cross-cultural perspectives by paying careful attention to the effects of the imagistic and visual power that only films can offer.
Effective Date 01/01/2026 This course will study how women and femininity have been represented in modern Japan–roughly defined as Japan from the 1890s to the present–mostly through textual literature but also through other mediums including film, manga, and stage productions. We will also analyze how modern and contemporary Japanese treatments of gender and individual identity reflect and/or defy broader global discourses on these issues. Requisites Students can’t enroll if previously taken JPTR 3559 topic #11 Women Mod Japanese Lit
Effective Date 09/29/2016 A seminar focusing on influential medieval and early-modern narratives such as the Tale of Heike in which the notion of the samurai first developed. No prerequisites. Satisfies the non-Western and Second-Writing requirements.
Effective Date 08/01/2025 New course in Japanese in translation.
Effective Date 09/28/2023 The class aims to broadly consider issues like diaspora identities, the relationships between nationality and culture, and the rise of World Literature, through the work of writers and artists with Japanese roots who spend all or part of their lives outside of Japan. All materials will be in English translation. No prerequisites. No prior knowledge of Japanese culture or the Japanese language is required. Requisites Students can’t enroll if previously taken JPTR 3559 topic #13 Experiences and Expressions Beyond Japan
Effective Date 03/01/2009 New course in Japanese in translation.
Effective Date 10/22/2015 Restricted to Japanese majors, this course is designed as a capstone seminar that will require a class presentation and an extended final paper that demonstrate the significant knowledge of Japanese language.
Source: University of Virginia-Main Campus's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
