JPNSE 1080 - GHOSTS, MASKS AND ACTORS

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A critical study of three major dramatic genres of Japan--NOH, Bunraku and kabuki--in cultural origins. Areas to be explored are the use of masks in the world of the NOH theatre, the kabuki with its female impersonators and the near-life-size puppets of the Bunraku. Also discussed is the impact that NOH and Kabuki have had on modern Japanese and non-Japanese theatrical and film genres.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

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