HIS 254 CONFRONTING IMAGES MODRN JAPAN
Samurai, geisha, and Godzilla: such iconic images of modern Japan and their antecedents will be examined through texts and visual materials, traditional as well as popular, including manga and anime. The course considers how these representations fit into their historical milieu both in the West and in Japan. In questioning these images, students will confront entrenched conceptualizations of east and west, modernity, gender, and race.
Notes
This course may include an optional section that will meet for an additional hour each week to discuss supplemental readings in Japanese. Students participating in the foreign language section will receive one additional credit hour, pass/not passed marking.
Cross Listed Courses
This is the same course as
EAS 254.
Enrollment Limit
Enrollment limited to 28 students.
Attributes
A7