{"id":1862,"date":"2016-08-01T15:52:40","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T19:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/fordscholars\/?p=1862"},"modified":"2016-08-01T16:59:50","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T20:59:50","slug":"japanese-fiction-and-film-the-narrative-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/fordscholars\/2016\/08\/01\/japanese-fiction-and-film-the-narrative-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Fiction and Film: The Narrative Tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"

This summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to work with Professor Peipei Qiu on examining \u00a0Japanese narratives in\u00a0literature and cinema, with the results of the project being used for the Spring 2017 course, “The Narratives of Japan: Fiction and Film.”\u00a0In looking at films adapted from literature or connected through common themes, we examined the aesthetic choices of the directors and authors, and the ways in which the narratives interact with their social contexts. This project covers a broad range of Japanese storytelling, from the oldest extant collection known as the\u00a0Kojiki<\/em> to the animated films of Hayao Miyazaki.<\/p>\n

For this project, I researched, evaluated, and collected relevant secondary and theoretical materials\u00a0on Japanese film\u00a0and literature (notably Rashomon<\/em>,\u00a0Ugetsu Monogatari<\/em>,\u00a0The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, The Makioka Sisters\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Fires on the Plain<\/em>)\u00a0for the course syllabus, which I compiled into an annotated bibliography for Professor Qiu’s review. I compiled lists of Japanese films based on the\u00a0literature of contemporary authors like Banana Yoshimoto, Haruki Murakami, and Natsuo Kirino, and gathered\u00a0required films and readings from\u00a0Vassar’s library\u00a0and through loan systems. Once the syllabus was finalized, I digitized the\u00a0readings, and learned to “rip” DVDs to create video files using\u00a0HandBrake and Final Cut Pro. As\u00a0I assisted Professor Qiu in preparing course materials, I conducted my own research on Hayao Miyazaki’s films Nausica\u00e4 of the Valley of the Wind, Princess Mononoke,<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Spirited Away<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>to\u00a0create a\u00a0visual presentation on “Environmentalism in Miyazaki’s Animation,” which will be shown to Professor Qiu’s class as part of the course\u00a0material. This presentation explores how these particular films not only reflect Miyazaki’s personal view of environmentalism, but also embody different aspects of an ancient Japanese philosophy towards nature, ultimately connecting ancient Japanese literature with contemporary cinematic storytelling.<\/p>\n

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I am grateful to have been a part of this project this summer. I had the amazing experience of\u00a0working with Professor Qiu and conducting intensive\u00a0research that not only built on my academic skills, but also allowed me to gain some insight into the logistics of creating courses here at Vassar. I enjoyed exploring the richness of Japan’s literary and cinematic storytelling tradition, and I am incredibly excited\u00a0for\u00a0my work to\u00a0be a part of\u00a0Vassar’s curriculum in the spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to work with Professor Peipei Qiu on examining \u00a0Japanese narratives in\u00a0literature and cinema, with the results of the project being used for the Spring 2017 course, “The Narratives of Japan: Fiction and Film.”\u00a0In looking at films adapted from literature or connected through common themes, we examined the aesthetic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4267,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77487],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ford-2016"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/fordscholars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/fordscholars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/fordscholars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/fordscholars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4267"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/fordscholars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1862"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/fordscholars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2041,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/fordscholars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862\/revisions\/2041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/fordscholars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/fordscholars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/fordscholars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}