EAS 103 GLOBAL JAPAN
What is everyday life like in Japan? This course explores ethnographies – texts containing “stories people tell themselves about themselves” – in order to interrogate assumptions about Japan and examine significant issues facing contemporary Japanese society. The course considers case studies such as Japanese dancehall and reggae fans; hostesses working in Tokyo’s red-light district; and Japanese Brazilian labor migrants working in automobile factories. Students will also critically assess concepts of “culture,” “nation,” and “identity,” grounded in lived experience in Japan.
Cross Listed Courses
This is the same course as
ANT 105
Enrollment Limit
Enrollment limited to 38 students.
Attributes
MOIB, SDP, MOIE