With the assistance of an HWC faculty advisor, the student will select a supervisor for the thesis and a second reader. The course focuses on primary works of history, literature, and philosophy which have defined the meaning of the West in contrast with other areas and cultures. Mann, L. Pirandello, J.P. Sartre, W. Soyinka, and D. Walcott. For further information on the course, please contact Prof. Johnson. Works by Natsume Soseki, Shiga Naoya, Tanizaki Jun'chiro, Kawabata Yasunari, Murakami Haruki, Yoshimoto Banana and other writers are read in translation.
Emphasis is placed upon the cultural contexts of the works read.
The content of this course varies from one semester to another.