Joint Degree Master in Transcultural Studies

A History of Tantric Yoga

Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: KBR
Term: Fall

Teacher: Somdev VASUDEVA

Course Code: JK44001

This class has a twofold aim. [1.] It introduces the main authors, scriptures, commentaries, and exegetical works describing the practices and theories of systems of Tantric yoga.

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An Introduction to Bioethics

Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: KBR, SEG
Term: Fall

Teacher: KODAMA Satoshi

Course Code: JK49001

This course introduces students to bioethics as an interdisciplinary field of study that looks into ethical, legal, and social implications of life sciences and health care.

Beyond Play: Game Design for Transcultural Learning

Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: SEG, VMC
Term: Fall

Teacher: Björn-Ole KAMM

Course Code: JK53001

This course engages with game design as a tool for transcultural learning and making research experienceable.

Buddhist Art and Manuscript Cultures along the Silk Road

Course Type: Lecture
Study Focus: KBR, VMC
Term: Fall

Teacher: Tao PAN
Course Code: JK37004

This course is designed for the study foci “Knowledge, Belief and Religion” (KBR) and “Visual, Media and Material Cultures” (VMC) and consists of the following three parts:

Contemporary Japanese Philosophy in a Global Context

Course Type: Lecture
Study Focus: KBR
Term: Fall

Teacher: KAIDA Daisuke

Course Code: JK37001

This course explores various aspects of contemporary Japanese philosophy (Post-World War II Japanese philosophy) by reading primary sources in English translation and discussing them in English.

Digital games in a transcultural perspective

Course Type: Lecture
Study Focus: VMC
Term: Fall

Teacher: Martin Erwin ROTH
Course Code: JK39001

Digital games are widely recognized as a global culture. However, the term global remains vague in most discussions, to say the least.

East Asian Origins: Ancient History and Material Culture

Course Type: Lecture
Study Focus: KBR, VMC
Term: Fall

Teacher: YOSHII Hideo, SHIMOGAKI Hitoshi, Erika Angela FORTE
Course Code: JK41002

Ecocinema

Course Type: Lecture
Study Focus: VMC
Term: Fall

Teacher: Mitsuyo WADA-MARCIANO

Course Code: JK39003

In this course, we will study one of the documentary film traditions, ‘Ecocinema.’ We will view seven films to watch during the eight weeks of this course, which covers various topics such as anthropocentrism, anti-anthropocentrism, stewardship towards little creatures, plastic pollution, urban generation and historical changes in PRC, and issues of race. In addition to observing the different themes in Ecocinema, we will pay attention to the wide range of stylistic variations in documentary film.

Global Neorealism

Course Type: Lecture
Study Focus: VMC
Term: Fall

Teacher: Ida DURETTO

Course Code: JK39002

Italian neorealism (1945-1952) was a crucial movement in film history, marking an aware move away from mainstream Hollywood filmmaking and focusing on realistic characters and stories.