Introduction: Social Structure/ Principles of Social Interaction

Readings:  Weiner, Ch. 1, 3, 10 Articles: Befu "Ethnography of Dinner Entertainment," Ishida, "Conflict and It's Accommodation: Omote/Ura and Uchi/Soto,"

Art form: ikebana, bunraku

Film: "Lovers' Exile"

Vocabulary

Family / Neighborhood/ Community

Readings: White, Perfectly Japanese (all), Yoshimoto Banana, Kitchen (all) Articles:  Allison, "Producing Mothers," Bestor "Conflict, Legitimacy, and Tradition in a Tokyo Neighborhood," Ochiai "The Truth About the Nuclearization of the Family"

Art form: manga, anime

Film: "Tampopo", Tora-San, "Sazae-san"

Religion: Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism

Readings: Nelson A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine (all) Weiner, Ch. 2, 4, 8, Articles: Ames: "Bushido: Mode or Ethic," Pelzel: Human Nature in Japanese Myths"

Art form: Gagaku,  Noh

Film: "Noh""Inuyasha" "A Taxing woman Returns"

Cultural Practices

Readings: Weiner 5, 6, 7, 9  Articles: Mori "Cosmic Tea Bowl: The Ritual Serving of Food and  Drink in Japan" 

Art form: Kabuki (onnagata, men, scenes) tea ceremony

Film: "Japanese Tea ceremony" "Kabuki" "The Big O"