Joint Degree Master in Transcultural Studies
Kyoto University | Graduate School of Letters
Course Type: Seminar
Study Focus: Foundations
Term: Spring
Teacher: Kjell ERICSON
Course Code: JK07001
This course aims to develop the academic skills of students specializing in the humanities, and assist them in furthering their participation in research with an international audience. It will focus on reading, writing and discussion/ presentation in English.
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Teacher: KODAMA Satoshi
Course Code: JK12002
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.
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Course Type: Seminar (Tutorium)
Study Focus: Foundations
Term: Spring
Teacher: HAYASE Atsushi
Course Code: JK06001
This course introduces useful and essential skills of academic research to the new students of the Joint Degree in Transcultural Studies program.
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Teacher: HAYASE Atsushi
Course Code: JK24002
This Book Reading and Discussion course explores various aspects of Japanese thoughts and culture by reading Japanese Classics in English translation and discussing them in English.
Teacher: Mitsuyo WADA-MARCIANO
Course Code: JK11001
In this graduate seminar, we will read various queer theories and writings of queer cinema from the 1990s to present.
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This course engages major debates in feminist and queer film theory and criticism.
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Teacher: Björn-Ole KAMM
Course Code: JK26001
With the spread of manga and anime around the world, many have adopted the Japanese term ‘otaku’ to identify fans of such media. This course questions , however, the naturalization of ‘otaku’ by examining the historical contingency of the term.
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Teacher: ASATO Wako
Course Code: JK04001
This course is to examine concepts representing Japanese society, economy and governance through previous research and fieldwork.
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Teacher: Somdev VASUDEVA
Course Code: JK03001
This course is designed as a general introduction to the theory and practice of Indian aesthetics.
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Course Type: Lecture & Seminar (Tutorium)
Study Focus: Foundations, KBR, SEG, VMC
Term: Spring
Teachers: ASATO Wako, Björn-Ole KAMM, Somdev VASUDEVA, Mitsuyo WADA-MARCIANO
Course Code: JK01001 (JK02001)
Foundational lecture series that introduces students to diverse disciplinary approaches enabling them to frame their own studies of transcultural phenomena and perspectives.
Continue reading “Introduction to Transcultural Studies”