Prof. Michael Watson and Prof. Machiko Midorikawa

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

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

Summer semester 2026

Courses

  • 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