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Symbolic Death and Rebirth into Womanhood: An Analysis of Stepdaughter Narratives from Heian and Medieval Japan 象征死亡与重生为女性:日本平安时代与中世纪继女叙事分析

Japanese Language and Literature Pub Date : 2020-09-25 DOI: 10.5195/JLL.2020.94

Sachi Schmidt-Hori

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引用次数: 2

“Can-Do” Statements for a Diverse Japanese Teacher Pipeline: Let’s Widen the Funnel! “能做”的声明:让我们拓宽渠道!

Japanese Language and Literature Pub Date : 2020-09-25 DOI: 10.5195/JLL.2020.138

Jessica Haxhi

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On Goals of Language Education and Teacher Diversity: Beliefs and Experiences of Japanese-Language Educators in North America 语言教育目标与教师多样性:北美日语教育者的信念与经验

Japanese Language and Literature Pub Date : 2020-09-25 DOI: 10.5195/JLL.2020.131

Junko Mori, A. Hasegawa, Jisuk Park, Kimiko Suzuki

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引用次数: 8

The Uses of Literature in Modern Japan: Histories and Cultures of the Book 近代日本文学的用途:书的历史与文化

Japanese Language and Literature Pub Date : 2020-09-25 DOI: 10.5195/JLL.2020.168

Irena Hayter

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Idly Scribbling Rhymers: Poetry, Print, and Community in Nineteenth-Century Japan Idly Scribling Rhymers：19世纪日本的诗歌、版画和社区

Japanese Language and Literature Pub Date : 2020-09-25 DOI: 10.5195/JLL.2020.171

I. Smits

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The Japanese Discovery of Chinese Fiction: “The Water Margin” and the Making of a National Canon 日本对中国小说的发现：《水浒传》与国典的制作

Japanese Language and Literature Pub Date : 2020-09-25 DOI: 10.5195/JLL.2020.166

M. Skovoronskikh

引用次数: 4

Embodiment and Its Violence in Kawakami Mieko’s Chichi to ran: Menstruation, Beauty Ideals, and Mothering 川上枝子的《七子》中的化身及其暴力:月经、美的理想与母性

Japanese Language and Literature Pub Date : 2020-09-25 DOI: 10.5195/JLL.2020.96

Juliana Buriticá Alzate

引用次数: 2

Back matter 背景材料

Japanese Language and Literature Pub Date : 2020-09-25 DOI: 10.5195/jll.2020.164

H. Nara

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Fostering Antiracist Engagement in Japanese Language Teaching 促进反种族主义参与日语教学

Japanese Language and Literature Pub Date : 2020-09-25 DOI: 10.5195/JLL.2020.133

Ryuko Kubota

引用次数: 1

Translation as Defamiliarization: Translating Tawada Yōko’s Wordplay 作为陌生化的翻译:解读多和田Yōko的文字游戏

Japanese Language and Literature Pub Date : 2020-09-25 DOI: 10.5195/JLL.2020.119

S. Tobias

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