Intr Japan Cltr, Meiji (1868) To Present

Instructor:
Miyabi Goto
321
Credits:
3.0
001
Building:
Funkhouser Building
Room:
Rm.105
Semester:
Spring 2025
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Intr Japan Cltr, Meiji (1868) To Present
Class Type:
LEC
12:30 pm
1:45 pm
Days:
TR

General introduction to Japanese culture from Meiji Restoration (1868) to the present. Topics include: nation-building, Japan and the West, Japan and Asia (for the Meiji period 1868-1912); gender construction and class formation, urbanization and mass culture (for the Taisho period 1912-1926); and Japanese colonialism, WWII, A-bomb, the U.S. occupation, postwar recovery, popular culture, and globalization (for the Showa period 1926-1989 and beyond).

General introduction to Japanese culture from Meiji Restoration (1868) to the present. Topics include: nation-building, Japan and the West, Japan and Asia (for the Meiji period 1868-1912); gender construction and class formation, urbanization and mass culture (for the Taisho period 1912-1926); and Japanese colonialism, WWII, A-bomb, the U.S. occupation, postwar recovery, popular culture, and globalization (for the Showa period 1926-1989 and beyond).

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