ANTH 34383 - Tokyo Urbanism

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Anthropology

Description:

Host University number ANT 470; This course will begin with the question of the relationships between modernity and the development of cities. We will situate the study of Tokyo within the growing interdisciplinary literature on urban studies. Topics for the second half of the course will be determined on the basis of student background, but have included in the past the social use of public and private space, civil society, social order and control, relevance of social divisions (class culture and ethnic minorities), patterns of consumption, and the nostalgic search for a coherent "Japanese" identity. A seminar that will require short fieldwork projects.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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