Joint Degree Master in Transcultural Studies
Kyoto University | Graduate School of Letters
Teacher: ISEDA Tetsuji
Course Code: JK12001
The aim of this special lecture is to introduce the participants into the field of philosophy of science through lectures focusing on classic and basic papers in the field.
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This course aims to approach Japonisme not only as a visually oriented “Japanese/Eastern craze” but as a critical whole-body engagement, with depictions and representations of “other” cultures in literature, visual culture, and performance.
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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.
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This course aims to introduce students to the transculturality of twenty-five years of post-WWII Japan by means of Tokusatsu films and TV shows represented by Godzilla movies and the Ultraman series.
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The aim of this course is to provide a survey of major developments in Japanese popular music since 1945 to this day.
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Teacher: Mitsuyo WADA-MARCIANO
Course Code: JK14003
This research seminar will discuss cutting-edge transcultural approaches in international and area studies history.
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Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: Foundations
Term: Spring
Teacher: TANAKA Sōta
Course Code: JK08001
This course is aimed to help students to have a basic knowledge and understanding about translation of Japanese in terms of Japanese linguistics and history of Japanese.
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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.”
Continue reading “What Is Transcultural History?”