JPNB67 Japonské stereotypy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Rozwałka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Zuzana Rozwałka, Ph.D.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Students must be able to read academic texts in English and be prepared to actively debate in class.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
Course objectives
The course is intended primarily for undergraduate students of Japanese studies who are interested in the formation of the image of Japan in the West and want to further explore the mechanisms behind the emergence of Japanese stereotypes and their cultural and historical context.
Learning outcomes
The graduate of the course is able to interpret correctly concepts such as Orientalism, Eurocentrism, stereotype and understand the mechanisms they represent. The student is able to describe the origin and development of selected popular Japanese stereotypes and identify them in film, literature and other media.
Syllabus
  • 1. Image of Japan
  • 2. Stereotype
  • 3. Orientalism and the development of the image of Japan
  • 5. Popular stereotypes - samurai
  • 6. Popular stereotypes - geisha
  • 7. The image of Japan after World War II
  • 8. Presentation of student projects
  • 9. Presentation of student projects
  • 10. Presentation of student projects
Literature
    required literature
  • Nitobe, Inazō. Bushido: The Soul of Japan. Japan: Kodansha International, 2002.
  • SAID, Edward W. Orientalismus : západní koncepce Orientu. Translated by Petra Nagyová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Paseka, 2008, 459 s. ISBN 9788071859215. info
  • SAID, Edward W. Orientalism. New York: Vintage Books, 1994, xxx, 394. ISBN 039474067X. info
    recommended literature
  • LITTLEWOOD, Ian. The idea of Japan. Western Images Western Myths.London: Secker & Warburg, 1996.
  • Hinton, Perry. The Japanese in the Western Mind: A Psychological History of the Cultural Other. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2023.
Teaching methods
Lectures and discussions on study materials. Presentation of student projects in the second half of the semester.
Assessment methods
Short tests to determine knowledge of the required study materials (30 %), attendance (20 %), presentation of the research project (30 %), text output from the final project (20 %)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: samostatná četba 2.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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