Critical Approaches to Japanese Popular Culture

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Overview

Subject code

CMP

Course Number

4906

Description

This course critically examines Japanese popular culture such as popular music (J-pop), pop art, film, manga (Japanese comics), anime, TV shows, and fan/participatory activities. We will explore what these texts show us about the changing nature of Japanese society and culture in local, national and global contexts, from a number of different interdisciplinary and theoretical perspectives.The course may be used as an elective within the Comparative Literature minor, the Asian and Asian and Asian American Studies minor, as a capstone for the Japanese minor, or as an elective for the BA, BBA, and BS degrees.Prerequisite: ENG/CMP/LTT 2800 or 2850.

Career

Undergraduate

Credits

Value

3

Max

3

Min

3

Course Count

1

Number Of Credits

3

Number Of Repeats

1

Repeatable

No

Contact Use

Yes

Generate Attendance

No

Left Use

Yes

Present Use

Yes

Reason Use

Yes

Tardy Use

Yes

Template Override

No

Time Use

Yes

Attendance Type

Class Meeting

Auto Create

No

Code

LEC

Instructor Contact Hours

3

Default Section Size

30

Final Exam Type

Yes

Include in Dynamic Date Calc

No

Instruction Mode

In Person

LMS File Type

Blackboard CourseInfo 4

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OEE Workload Hours

0

Optional Component

No

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Academic Scheduling

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3