Anthropology 268F - Japan Inc: Hierarchy, Power and Resistance

Institution:

Hamilton College

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Explores Japanese domestic and transnational corporations through close reading of ethnographies. Why do companies, workers, commodities, even customers cross regional and national boundaries? How do laws and states affect one's economic, psychological and cultural life? Pays special attention to the personal experiences of employees, employers and business partners in behind-the-scenes places, such as locker rooms, cafeterias and outside office spaces. Comparative analysis with the U.S. encouraged; considerations of multiple variables, including gender, race/ethnicity and class, required. Prerequisite, one course in anthropology, Asian Studies 180 or consent of instructor. Chung.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hamilton.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 859-4011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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