Note:
All PopThoughts should be between 300 to 500 words and emailed
to me, preferably as an MS Word document attachment (Mac or Windows).
If you must turn in a hard copy, it must be typed, double spaced, and
stapled. Use these writings to prepare yourself for class discussions
on the days that they all due.
1. |
After
viewing PopSite 1 and
doing the readings for this week, apply Henry Smith's concept
of "water" (as related in his essay "Sky and Water: The Deep
Structures of Tokyo") to the Ryôgoku Bridge area. |
2. |
Based
on your study of the readings and PopSite
2, characterize what you would consider ideal "male" and "female" types
as represented on the Kabuki stage and in
Saikaku's stories of the "floating world." |
3. |
Based
on this unit's materials, PopSite
3, and your own analysis, suggest how and why the Yoshiwara
was fashionable--and, for the most part, socially acceptable--during
the Tokugawa period. Consider any factors that you think are
relevant to an explanation of this social and historical phenomenon. |
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