Course Details
Country:
Japan
Institution:
Akita International University
Course Title:
2025 A Modern History of Culture, Media and Language in Japan
Course Number:
2025 JAS367
Course Description:
To review and understand the historical, cultural, and social transformation of the early modern period (Japan), and the adoption of the parallel Western-Japanese cultural system, and further to examine the implications of the transformation for the country/culture today.
The course topic of modern history of "media, language and culture" is supplemented by three broader themes : globalization (historical), modernization, nationalism and hybridity (eclecticism). Such interwoven themes allow one to see the interconnection between the development in modern Japan with other developed part of the world in the 19th century.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
JAPA 310
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