Session 09: Premodern prose narratives—Japan: Tale of Genji

Topics for this session

❖ Premodern prose narratives—Japan: Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu, early 11th c.)

Thoughts*

Student whiteboard presentations.

Have you written too much on your white board? — Imagine a tired student not that interested in your presentation. If that type of person is OK with the level of detail you are offering, you're OK. In other words, your main idea should be immediately evident. Whiteboard work is designed to boil down your ideas to the very best only, ideas that others can see and remember, and use themselves later.

Required—to be completed for today's session

✓ Whiteboard presentations are due towards the end of this period..

*UNDER CONSTRUCTION: If this has not been erased it means something on this page is incomplete. Perhaps I want to recheck information or perhaps I haven't converted the page from the version of the previous class. It is available but should be taken dubiously.

*THOUGHTS: My hope is that you look at this portion BEFORE a session. If there is content here it might help you focus on the main points of the day. However, I add various things here at various times. When I feel I haven't succeeded in class stating something clearly, I might restate it here. Of if it is a difficult concept in might be given in written form here. I will assume that you have read and rechecked for changes this session in preparation for any midterm or other quiz or test.