JAPN 3140

Anime and Japanese Popular Culture

Conducted in English. Examines anime (Japanese animation) and manga (graphic novels), two of the most important cultural products to appear in the post-war period, as a way of understanding the changing character of contemporary Japanese culture and society. As anime is a rich and diverse medium, students approach it from a variety of perspectives: as art, as social commentary, and as Japanese and global popular culture. Students seeking to study course topic-related Japanese language may also enroll in the corresponding course, JAPN 3051.

Units: 3.0