Prof. Michael Watson und Prof. Machiko Midorikawa, SoSe 2026

Machiko Midorikawa, Researcher, Institute of Classical Japanese Studies, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Michael Watson, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of International Studies, Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo/Yokohama, Japan

Kurse Prof. Machiko Midorikawa and Prof. Michael Watson, Japan

• The Tale of the Heike in the context of world literature and war narratives (Prof. Michael Watson)
• The Tale of Genji and its contemporary adaptations (manga, anime, film adaptations) (Prof. Machiko Midorikawa)
• Literary reception East-West and West-East
• Contemporary Japanese literature