Linda White

This is a discussion-based class that combines the historical development of gender roles and expectations in Japan with theoretical readings on feminism and orientalism. The latter half of the semester revolves around the novel Out by Natsuo Kirino. Coursework is composed of writing assignments before each class (1-page reponse and questions/answer), one midterm exam (definitions, short and long reponses), reading quizzes and a 12-page final paper. I found the readings interesting, and the novel was quite engaging (though 100+ pages is assigned each class), but the writing assignments can be tedious. The exam is based on previous readings and requires you to know them in detail, but we were provided a review sheet to prepare. Professor White is clearly enthusiastic about the material and gives very detailed feedback on assignments.

This is a discussion-based class that combines the historical development of gender roles and expectations in Japan with theoretical readings on feminism and orientalism. The latter half of the semester revolves around the novel Out by Natsuo Kirino. Coursework is composed of writing assignments before each class (1-page reponse and …Read more

Overall good course. Felt like I walked out with a lot of knowledge and felt engaged. Workload not to heavy but definitely need to pay attention in class. I did this class to fill a requirement but ended up enjoying.

I took this course to fulfill a distribution requirement and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. There is a fair amount of reading however it is more stories than historical papers, which I found much more appealing as they weren't as dense. There is a fair amount of group discussions but if you've done the reading (even skimmed) you will be totally fine. There's a couple exams and papers, but nothing extremely hard if you're up to date in the class work.

I took this course to fulfill a distribution requirement and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. There is a fair amount of reading however it is more stories than historical papers, which I found much more appealing as they weren't as dense. There is a fair amount of group discussions but if you've done the reading (ev …Read more