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158-245 Japanese Popular Culture | |
Note | Available as 158-345 at 3rd-year level. |
Availability | Not offered in 1998. |
Credit Points | 16.7 2nd and 3rd year |
Prerequisites | Co-requisite Japanese 4A, 5A and 6A or by permission of the coordinator. |
Contact | Three hours per week: one lecture; one class discussion; one language workshop/media session |
Subject Description | This subject introduces students of Japanese language to various elements of Japanese popular culture as well as the academic approaches taken when looking at popular culture. The subject is divided into three general sections: 1) a brief history of popular culture in Japan; 2) an examination of the various media of popular culture including popular literature, manga (comics), magazines, newspapers, television and film, and music; 3) understand the relationship between popular cultural phenomena and society in general, including a discussion of popular culture as both a product and a determinant of national and gender identity. |
Assessment | Tutorial paper (1,000 words); book report (1,500 words); final essay (2,500 words). Class participation will also be assessed. Students are required to attend a minimum of 70 percent of all classes in order to be eligible to submit the final essay. |
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