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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Students enhance their skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Extension of basic grammar. Includes vocabulary and kanji (Chinese characters) building. Covers the equivalent of 21F.502 and part of 21F.503 in half the time. For graduate credit, see 21F.555. Limited to 12.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: 21F.501, 21F.571, or placement test; permission of instructor
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4.00 Credits
Students further develop their skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Includes continued vocabulary and kanji building. Covers the same material as 21F.503 and much of 21F.504 in half the time. For graduate credit, see 21F.556. Limited to 12.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: 21F.562, or placement test; permission of instructor
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4.00 Credits
In conjunction with 21F.076J, covers same material as 21F.501. See description under 21F.501. Students cannot receive credit without simultaneous completion of 21F.076J. Meets with 21F.501 and 21F.551 when offered concurrently.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: None. Coreq: 21F.076
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4.00 Credits
In conjunction with 21F.076J, covers same material as 21F.503. Students further develop their skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Involves continued vocabulary and kanji building. Coordinated language lab. Students cannot receive credit without simultaneous completion of 21F.076J.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: 21F.502 or 21F.562; or placement test and permission of instructor; Coreq: 21F.076
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4.00 Credits
In conjunction with 21F.076J, covers same material as 21F.505. See description under 21F.505. Students cannot receive credit without simultaneous completion of 21F.076J.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: 21F.504; or placement test and permission of instructor; Coreq: 21F.076
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3.00 Credits
Studies how visual images shape the identity of peoples, cultures, and events in Asia. Uses prototype digital projects as case studies to introduce the conceptual and practical issues involved in "visualizing cultures." Projects look at American, Chinese, and Japanese graphics depicting contacts between Asia and the West in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Japanese. Enrollment limited. Preference to Japanese minors.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: 21F.504 or permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Examines Japanese popular culture as a way of understanding the changing character of media, capitalism, fan communities and cultural differences. Topics include manga (comic books), hip-hop and other popular music in Japan, anime (Japanese animated films) and feature films, sports (sumo, soccer, baseball), and online communication. Emphasis on contemporary popular culture and theories of gender, sexuality, race, and the workings of power in global culture industries. Several films screened outside of regular class meeting times. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Japanese. Preference to Japanese minors.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: 21F.504 or permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Examines the major aesthetic, social, and political elements that have shaped modern Japanese culture and society. Includes readings on contemporary Japan and the historical evolution of the culture. Students study literary texts, film and art, and analyze everyday life and leisure activities. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Japanese. Preference to Japanese minors.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: 21F.504 or permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Surveys both cinematic and literary representations of diverse eras and aspects of Japanese culture, with emphasis on the modern period. Includes topics such as the classical era, the samurai age, wartime Japan and the atomic bombings, social change in the postwar period, and the appropriation of foreign cultural themes. Directors include Akira Kurosawa and Hiroshi Teshigahara. Authors include Kobo Abe and Yukio Mishima. Films shown with subtitles in English. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Japanese. Preference to Japanese minors.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: 21F.504 or permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Explores anime (Japanese animated films and TV shows) as a study in flows among media and cultures. Discusses Japan's substantial share of the TV cartoon market and the reasons for anime's worldwide success. Focuses on cultural production and the ways anime cultures are created through the interactive efforts of studios, sponsors, fans, broadcasters, and distributors. Uses anime scholarship and media examples as a means to examine leading theories in media and cultural studies, gender and sexuality, technology and identity, and post-industrial globalization. Taught in English with a project that requires research in Japanese. Preference to Japanese minors.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: 21F.504 or permission of instructor
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