Japanese Popular Culture: Anime, Manga and Film

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Examines different media of Japanese popular culture such as comics (manga), animation (anime) and film for evidence of how the Japanese express their self identity in Japanese society. By separating the media into themes such as technology and the future, war/apocalypse/disaster, violence in society, gender and sexuality, and human relations, understands the Japanese culture (and social consciousness) more intimately. Students view films, read scholarly articles on the subject matter, and actively participate in the course through written papers and discussion.