Course Details
Country:
Japan
Institution:
Hosei University
Course Title:
Asian Popular Culture
Course Number:
Course Description:
This class will examine popular culture across Asia, focusing on the region of East Asia, specifically media and cultural practices in South Korea, China, Taiwan, and Japan. Over this semester we will examine how various media—music, film, TV dramas, and internet videos—are part of local cultural practices in each place. This will include an examination of their histories in the area, their connections to society, and what cultural practices they accompany. However, instead of focusing exclusively on different countries, we will concentrate on how these cultural products work across borders, operating transnationally. By close examination of the production, distribution, and consumption of these media across East Asia, we will discover surprising connections beyond the countries they are usually associated with. In other words, we will analyze the links between these countries that are facilitated by the media. With this in mind, this class will ultimately consider how media flows across national boundaries and engages with cultural regionalism.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
ANTH 396
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