WMBB3001 Lecture on Representation and Culture A

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program

Lecture Code WMBB3001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 表象文化論講義Ａ

Subject Name
（Katakana）ヒョウショウブンカロンコウギA

Subject Name in
English Lecture on Representation and Culture A

Instructor CHEN LU

Instructor
(Katakana) チン　ロ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year, First Semester, OutOfTerm(1st)

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (O1) Inte：See the bulletin board for detail.

Lesson Style Lecture/Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

lecture-based, seminar-style activities, class discussions, and student presentations

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 05 : Literature

Eligible Students

Keywords Sino-Japanese cultural representations; Mutual perceptions between China and Japan

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course examines, from the perspective of representation studies, how intellectuals since the modern period have perceived and articulated “the Other” through written expression, translation, and various media texts. Focusing primarily on cultural exchanges between China and Japan, the course analyzes a wide range of materials, including literary works, critical essays, translated texts, travel writings, and discourses found in newspapers and magazines.
Through close reading and discussion of these sources, students will explore how images of “China” and “Japan” have been constructed, reproduced, and received over time. Particular attention is paid to strategies of representation and modes of expression within different historical contexts, enabling students to understand how texts participate in the formation of perception and the circulation of cultural images.

Class Schedule lesson 1:Introduction: Course objectives and overall structure
lesson 2:The Linguistic Worlds of Intellectuals: Classical Japanese, Classical Chinese, and Vernacular Chinese
lesson 3:Translation as Mediation: The Expansion of Representational Space
lesson 4:Japan as Seen by Chinese Intellectuals: The Space of Magazine Media
lesson 5:China as Seen by Meiji Intellectuals: Magazines and Scholarly Networks
lesson 6:Study Abroad and the Reconfiguration of the Image of Japan: Lu Xun and Modern Japan
lesson 7:Cultural Reception and Representation: Zhou Zuoren and Japanese Culture
lesson 8:The Tradition of Japanese Sinology: Naitō Konan’s Views on China and Their Influence
lesson 9:Revolution and the Representation of Historical Figures: Miyazaki Tōten and Narratives of Sun Yat-sen
lesson 10:Travel Writing and Representations of the Other: Mutual Perceptions through Mobility
lesson 11:Wartime Discourse: Intellectuals and War as Seen in Writings by War Correspondents and Mobilized Writers
lesson 12:Reconstructing Images of Postwar China: Takeuchi Yoshimi and Postwar Chinese Studies
lesson 13:Images of the People’s Republic of China: Accounts of Visits to China in the 1950s–60s
lesson 14:Sino-Japanese Culture after Diplomatic Normalization: Journalism and Cultural Exchange
lesson 15:Conclusion and Discussion: How Have Modern Sino-Japanese Representations Been Constructed?

Text/Reference
Books,etc. No textbook will be used. Handouts will be distributed for each class.
Selected References

Zhang Jing & Murata Yujiro (eds.), 120 Years of Sino-Japanese Literature and Criticism, Vol. 1: Republican Dreams and Expanding Ambitions, Iwanami Shoten, 2016.
Zhang Jing & Murata Yujiro (eds.), 120 Years of Sino-Japanese Literature and Criticism, Vol. 2: Enemy or Friend?, Iwanami Shoten, 2016.
Zhang Jing & Murata Yujiro (eds.), 120 Years of Sino-Japanese Literature and Criticism, Vol. 3: Contempt for China and Resistance to Japan, Iwanami Shoten, 2016.
Zhang Jing & Murata Yujiro (eds.), 120 Years of Sino-Japanese Literature and Criticism, Vol. 4: Severed Relations and Solidarity, Iwanami Shoten, 2016.
Zhang Jing & Murata Yujiro (eds.), 120 Years of Sino-Japanese Literature and Criticism, Vol. 5: Honeymoon and Friction, Iwanami Shoten, 2016.

Additional references will be introduced in class as needed.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Handouts, Visual Materials

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Students are expected to read the distributed materials in advance of each class session (approximately one hour per class).

Requirements

Grading Method Research presentation: approximately 30%
Final paper: approximately 40%
Class participation: approximately 30%

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other Dates: September 8 (Tue) – September 11 (Fri)

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2026Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program
Lecture Code	WMBB3001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	表象文化論講義Ａ
Subject Name （Katakana）	ヒョウショウブンカロンコウギA
Subject Name in English	Lecture on Representation and Culture A
Instructor	CHEN LU
Instructor (Katakana)	チン　ロ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, OutOfTerm(1st)
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(O1) Inte：See the bulletin board for detail.
Lesson Style	Lecture/Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
lecture-based, seminar-style activities, class discussions, and student presentations
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	05 : Literature
Eligible Students
Keywords	Sino-Japanese cultural representations; Mutual perceptions between China and Japan
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course examines, from the perspective of representation studies, how intellectuals since the modern period have perceived and articulated “the Other” through written expression, translation, and various media texts. Focusing primarily on cultural exchanges between China and Japan, the course analyzes a wide range of materials, including literary works, critical essays, translated texts, travel writings, and discourses found in newspapers and magazines. Through close reading and discussion of these sources, students will explore how images of “China” and “Japan” have been constructed, reproduced, and received over time. Particular attention is paid to strategies of representation and modes of expression within different historical contexts, enabling students to understand how texts participate in the formation of perception and the circulation of cultural images.
Class Schedule	lesson 1:Introduction: Course objectives and overall structure lesson 2:The Linguistic Worlds of Intellectuals: Classical Japanese, Classical Chinese, and Vernacular Chinese lesson 3:Translation as Mediation: The Expansion of Representational Space lesson 4:Japan as Seen by Chinese Intellectuals: The Space of Magazine Media lesson 5:China as Seen by Meiji Intellectuals: Magazines and Scholarly Networks lesson 6:Study Abroad and the Reconfiguration of the Image of Japan: Lu Xun and Modern Japan lesson 7:Cultural Reception and Representation: Zhou Zuoren and Japanese Culture lesson 8:The Tradition of Japanese Sinology: Naitō Konan’s Views on China and Their Influence lesson 9:Revolution and the Representation of Historical Figures: Miyazaki Tōten and Narratives of Sun Yat-sen lesson 10:Travel Writing and Representations of the Other: Mutual Perceptions through Mobility lesson 11:Wartime Discourse: Intellectuals and War as Seen in Writings by War Correspondents and Mobilized Writers lesson 12:Reconstructing Images of Postwar China: Takeuchi Yoshimi and Postwar Chinese Studies lesson 13:Images of the People’s Republic of China: Accounts of Visits to China in the 1950s–60s lesson 14:Sino-Japanese Culture after Diplomatic Normalization: Journalism and Cultural Exchange lesson 15:Conclusion and Discussion: How Have Modern Sino-Japanese Representations Been Constructed?
Text/Reference Books,etc.	No textbook will be used. Handouts will be distributed for each class. Selected References Zhang Jing & Murata Yujiro (eds.), 120 Years of Sino-Japanese Literature and Criticism, Vol. 1: Republican Dreams and Expanding Ambitions, Iwanami Shoten, 2016. Zhang Jing & Murata Yujiro (eds.), 120 Years of Sino-Japanese Literature and Criticism, Vol. 2: Enemy or Friend?, Iwanami Shoten, 2016. Zhang Jing & Murata Yujiro (eds.), 120 Years of Sino-Japanese Literature and Criticism, Vol. 3: Contempt for China and Resistance to Japan, Iwanami Shoten, 2016. Zhang Jing & Murata Yujiro (eds.), 120 Years of Sino-Japanese Literature and Criticism, Vol. 4: Severed Relations and Solidarity, Iwanami Shoten, 2016. Zhang Jing & Murata Yujiro (eds.), 120 Years of Sino-Japanese Literature and Criticism, Vol. 5: Honeymoon and Friction, Iwanami Shoten, 2016. Additional references will be introduced in class as needed.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Visual Materials
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Students are expected to read the distributed materials in advance of each class session (approximately one hour per class).
Requirements
Grading Method	Research presentation: approximately 30% Final paper: approximately 40% Class participation: approximately 30%
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other	Dates: September 8 (Tue) – September 11 (Fri)
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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