Course Details
Country:
Japan
Institution:
Waseda University
Course Title:
Seminar on Peace and Human Rights 01
Course Number:
INTA362S
Course Description:
Part One: Orientalism, Foucault’s theory of power/knowledge and sexuality and subjectivity in the media-/market/mediated consumer culture of neoliberal era, queer (LGBTI) and gender performativity theory, postmodern reading of world politics in the age of SNS (e.g. Selfie humanitarianism, meme-ing election, hashtag "Femonationaism" adn transnational community-building -- #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter)., and critical globalization studies including issues concerning blurred categories of migration/tourism, grassroots cosmopolitanism/globalization from below.
Part Two: Semiotic theory of intercultural communication, cultural geography analysis, and digital culture of information capitalism/ethical economy. and its consequences in various global issues and problems will be of our main research interest. The present age is characterized as the age of "prosumers" i.e., user-generated contents, customer co-production and fan-subbing became common. Ordinary people's creativity and originality contribute to the global issues and problems (e.g., transnational social movements for poverty reduction, human rights of minorities)
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GOVT 444, GOVT 398
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