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Interacting With Korean Sijo Poetry Through Stereoscopic Reading, Katerina R. Bucek Feb 2024

Interacting With Korean Sijo Poetry Through Stereoscopic Reading, Katerina R. Bucek

ALL - Honors Theses

The process of stereoscopic reading highlights different aspects of a piece by using multiple translations and the source text in the same space. When applied to sijo, stereoscopic reading provides insight into both the meaning and art form of the poems, which could not be achieved through a single translation. Stereoscopic reading was introduced by translator and professor Jo Anne Engelbert as a method of reading and teaching foreign language texts. I argue that the stereoscopic reading method is compatible with Korean sijo in a way that reveals the complexity of the poems on both linguistic and stylistic levels and …


A Translation And Analysis Of Japan’S Seminal Lesbian Studies Work, Indiana Scarlet Brown May 2018

A Translation And Analysis Of Japan’S Seminal Lesbian Studies Work, Indiana Scarlet Brown

East Asian Studies

I translated Kakefuda Hiroko’s seminal lesbian studies book “‘Rezubian’ de aru to iu koto” 「レズビアン」である、ということ (On Being a ‘Lesbian’) in order to critically analyze her assertions and theories. This publication made a great impact in Japan during the 1990s by alleviating feelings of isolation and catalyzing the expansion of media specifically geared toward sexual minorities. I chose to analyze this text as well as Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble for each author’s nuanced interrogation of how their readers can reconsider and challenge the realities we may take for granted. In this project, I seek to add to my understanding of what …


Anesaki Masaharu's Reception Of Leo Tolstoy And His Failed Attempt At Finding The Faith, Susanna Fessler Phd Jan 2018

Anesaki Masaharu's Reception Of Leo Tolstoy And His Failed Attempt At Finding The Faith, Susanna Fessler Phd

East Asian Studies Faculty Scholarship

Among the voices opposed to the Russo–Japanese war of 1904–5 was that of the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, who published an essay titled Bethink Yourselves, arguing against hostilities. The essay was translated and published in Japanese, but gained little traction among the intelligentsia in Japan. There was, however, one strong voice that supported Tolstoy’s ideas: that of the religious studies scholar Anesaki Masaharu. Anesaki’s response to Tolstoy’s essay was at once a commentary about the spiritual state of Japan at the turn of the century and also a veiled criticism of the Japanese government.


Review: Buddhism, Unitarianism, And The Meiji Competition For Universality By Michel Mohr, Susanna Fessler Phd Jan 2016

Review: Buddhism, Unitarianism, And The Meiji Competition For Universality By Michel Mohr, Susanna Fessler Phd

East Asian Studies Faculty Scholarship

Review of the book "Buddhism, Unitarianism, and the Meiji Competition for Universality" by Michel Mohr.


Selling Bodies And Souls: Human Sex Trafficking In China, Jane Ni Dec 2015

Selling Bodies And Souls: Human Sex Trafficking In China, Jane Ni

East Asian Studies

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The Debate On The Uselessness Of Western Studies, Susanna Fessler Phd Jan 2011

The Debate On The Uselessness Of Western Studies, Susanna Fessler Phd

East Asian Studies Faculty Scholarship

In 1902, Mori O¯ gai and Anesaki Cho¯fu¯ briefl y engaged in a public debate on the importance of study abroad and Western learning in general. Cho¯fu¯ was cautionary about Japan following foolishly in the steps of Germany; O¯ gai countered with the argument that the West (and Germany in particular) offered intellectual riches as long as the Japanese student chose his subjects carefully. Neither man “won” the debate, but their arguments reveal how German philosophy infl uenced modern Japan and how variably that philosophy was interpreted.


Review: Becoming Modern Women: Love & Female Identity In Prewar Japanese Literature & Culture By Michiko Suzuki, Susanna Fessler Phd Jan 2010

Review: Becoming Modern Women: Love & Female Identity In Prewar Japanese Literature & Culture By Michiko Suzuki, Susanna Fessler Phd

East Asian Studies Faculty Scholarship

Review of the book "Becoming Modern Women: Love & Female Identity in Prewar Japanese Literature & Culture" by M. Suzuki


The Pure Land Of Assisi: Anesaki Masaharu In Italy, Susanna Fessler Phd Jan 2010

The Pure Land Of Assisi: Anesaki Masaharu In Italy, Susanna Fessler Phd

East Asian Studies Faculty Scholarship

A study of Anesaki Masaharu and his travelogue of Italy published in 1909


姉崎とイタリア Anesaki And Italy, Susanna Fessler Phd Jan 2007

姉崎とイタリア Anesaki And Italy, Susanna Fessler Phd

East Asian Studies Faculty Scholarship

The Japanese scholar of religion Anesaki Masaharu's travelogue of Italy in 1908. A focus on the comparison of Saint Francis of Assisi and the Japanese priest Honen.


Review: Rough Living By Tokuda Shusei, Translated By Richard Torrance, Susanna Fessler Phd May 2001

Review: Rough Living By Tokuda Shusei, Translated By Richard Torrance, Susanna Fessler Phd

East Asian Studies Faculty Scholarship

Review of the book "Rough Living" by Tokuda Shusei, translated by Richard Torrance.


Review: Gender Is Fair Game: (Re)Thinking The (Fe)Male In The Works Of Oba Minako By Michiko Niikuni Wilson, Susanna Fessler Phd Jan 2000

Review: Gender Is Fair Game: (Re)Thinking The (Fe)Male In The Works Of Oba Minako By Michiko Niikuni Wilson, Susanna Fessler Phd

East Asian Studies Faculty Scholarship

Review of the book "Gender is Fair Game: (Re)Thinking the (Fe)Male in the Works of Oba Minako" by Michiko Niikuni Wilson


Book Review: Modern Girls, Shining Stars, The Skies Of Tokyo: Five Japanese Women By Phyllis Birnbaum, Susanna Fessler Phd May 1999

Book Review: Modern Girls, Shining Stars, The Skies Of Tokyo: Five Japanese Women By Phyllis Birnbaum, Susanna Fessler Phd

East Asian Studies Faculty Scholarship

A review of "Modern Girls, Shining Stars, the Skies of Tokyo: FiveJapanese Women" by Phyllis Birnbaum


Book Review Of Japan Encounters The Barbarian: Japanese Travellers In America And Europe By W.G. Beasley, Susanna Fessler Phd Jun 1997

Book Review Of Japan Encounters The Barbarian: Japanese Travellers In America And Europe By W.G. Beasley, Susanna Fessler Phd

East Asian Studies Faculty Scholarship

A review of "Japan Encounters the Barbarian: Japanese Travellers in America and Europe" by W.G. Beasley


The Nature Of The Kami: Ueda Akinari And Tandai Shoshin Roku, Susanna Fessler Phd Apr 1996

The Nature Of The Kami: Ueda Akinari And Tandai Shoshin Roku, Susanna Fessler Phd

East Asian Studies Faculty Scholarship

A study of Ueda Akinari's work Tandai Shoshin Roku


Hayashi Fumiko: The Writer And Her Works, Susanna Fessler Phd Jan 1994

Hayashi Fumiko: The Writer And Her Works, Susanna Fessler Phd

East Asian Studies Faculty Scholarship

This thesis is a broad-based study of the modern Japanese novelist, Hayashi Fumiko. It is meant to provide the student of modern Japanese literature with an introduction to this popular writer and her works. While some of Fumiko's most famous works are discussed, attention is also given to a number of works which have heretofore not been discussed in Western literary discourse. The first chapter is a biographical sketch of the author's life. The second chapter is a survey of Fumiko's writing which identifies a number of prominent aspects in her work, including the importance of free will, her fear …