Joint Degree Master in Transcultural Studies | Term: Spring

Learning the Power of Observation: How and Why I Make “Observational” Documentaries

Course Type: Lecture
Study Focus: VMC
Term: Spring

Teacher: SOUDA Kazuhiro

Course Code: JK11002

In this intensive course, I will explain how and why I take my particular approach to documentary filmmaking, covering all phases of filmmaking from filming to editing to marketing.

Philosophy of Science in Japanese Context: Introduction to Philosophy of Social Science

Course Type: Lecture
Study Focus: KBR, SEG
Term: Spring

Teacher: ISEDA Tetsuji

Course Code: JK12001

The aim of this special lecture is to introduce philosophy of social sciences.

Play, Transcultural: Interdisciplinary Game Studies 101

Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: VMC
Term: Spring

Teacher: Björn-Ole KAMM
Course Code: JK33001

The focus of this practice-oriented and interactive seminar lies on theoretical concepts and analytical techniques useful to engage transculturality in the cross-disciplinary research field of game studies.

Qualitative Research and Community Fieldwork in Kyoto

Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: SEG
Term: Spring

Teacher: ASATO Wako
Course Code: JK32001

This class will cover social research methods, mainly qualitative research. In view of the relaxed restrictions on movement under COVID-19, we are also planning to conduct fieldwork.

Russo-Japanese Cultural Dialogue Through Images

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

Teacher: Anastasia FEDOROVA

Course Code: JK14002

This course explores the rich history of cultural encounters between Japan and Russia, starting in the Edo period and leading to the two countries’ latest attempts at co-producing animated films.

Scripts, Languages and Buddhist Scriptures

Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: KBR
Term: Spring

Teacher: Tao PAN

Course Code: JK09001

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:

Transcultural Cinema Forum 2023

Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: VMC
Term: Spring

Teacher: Mitsuyo WADA-MARCIANO

Course Code: JK36001

This course examines contemporary East Asian cinemas’ transnational current at various levels of industry, genre, filmic style, and global commodification.

Transnational Japanese History Seminar: Migration, Labor, and Environment

Course Type: Lecture
Study Focus: SEG
Term: Spring

Teacher: Kjell ERICSON

Course Code: JK35001

This seminar-style course introduces students to recent approaches to the transnational study of Japanese history.

What Is Transcultural History?

Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: SEG
Term: Spring

Teacher: Kjell ERICSON

Course Code: JK10001

This course allows students to examine the methods, assumptions, and findings of recent historical work that can be variously classified as “global,” “transnational,” and “transcultural.”