JAPN 215: Cool Japan Today
Course Description:
This course examines contemporary media culture and products as a conceptual lens to focus on Japanese pop culture and soft power in the 21st Century. Manga, Anime, Cinema, literature, performance art, music, and fine arts will all be surveyed with an eye to understanding what exactly is cool and different about Japanese creative work and whether these kinds of cultural exports could become the foundation of a new post-industrial Japanese economy. Taught in English.
Reflective Narrative:
This MLO is supposed to help students develop a comprehensive understanding, appreciation and knowledge of Japanese culture and we did that through looking at the different art forms in Japan, from contemporary to modern, and how the culture effects them (the art) and vice versa.
We had quizzes that pertained to the readings we had to show that we had a grasp of the different art forms and elements of the culture that were being explained within. Then we also did an end of the semester presentation in which my group talked about high technology in Japan, and I spoke within that theme on Japanese robotics.
We gained a stronger grasp on what Japanese culture is like, both traditional and modern. Since the major is Japanese language and Culture this class is helping with that half. Plus it covers all of the guidelines within the MLO itself: perspectives (ideas, beliefs, attitudes, values, and philosophies), practices (patterns of social interactions) and products (both tangible and intangible, for example, art, history, literature, music).
I want to further learn about the culture and situations during the sengoku jidai (warring period) of Japan, since I have a great interest in this time period, but we didn't get to go over it very much since what we went over started right after that period ended.
I suppose I can further explore the subject by researching it on my own, and/or taking courses that would cover the subject itself.
Course Description:
This course examines contemporary media culture and products as a conceptual lens to focus on Japanese pop culture and soft power in the 21st Century. Manga, Anime, Cinema, literature, performance art, music, and fine arts will all be surveyed with an eye to understanding what exactly is cool and different about Japanese creative work and whether these kinds of cultural exports could become the foundation of a new post-industrial Japanese economy. Taught in English.
Reflective Narrative:
This MLO is supposed to help students develop a comprehensive understanding, appreciation and knowledge of Japanese culture and we did that through looking at the different art forms in Japan, from contemporary to modern, and how the culture effects them (the art) and vice versa.
We had quizzes that pertained to the readings we had to show that we had a grasp of the different art forms and elements of the culture that were being explained within. Then we also did an end of the semester presentation in which my group talked about high technology in Japan, and I spoke within that theme on Japanese robotics.
We gained a stronger grasp on what Japanese culture is like, both traditional and modern. Since the major is Japanese language and Culture this class is helping with that half. Plus it covers all of the guidelines within the MLO itself: perspectives (ideas, beliefs, attitudes, values, and philosophies), practices (patterns of social interactions) and products (both tangible and intangible, for example, art, history, literature, music).
I want to further learn about the culture and situations during the sengoku jidai (warring period) of Japan, since I have a great interest in this time period, but we didn't get to go over it very much since what we went over started right after that period ended.
I suppose I can further explore the subject by researching it on my own, and/or taking courses that would cover the subject itself.