Joint Degree Master in Transcultural Studies
Kyoto University | Graduate School of Letters
Teacher: Björn-Ole KAMM
Course Code: JK26001
With the example practice-as-network often abridged as role-playing games, this course introduces students to a (trans-) cultural studies approach of practices, actors and processes.
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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: Björn-Ole KAMM
Course Code: JK06001
This course introduces useful and essential skills of academic research to new students in 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.
Continue reading “Book Reading and Discussion on Japanese Thoughts and Culture: Japanese Traditional Drama, Two Plays by Chikamatsu Monzaemon”
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.
Continue reading “Cinematic Imaginations: Feminist and Queer Film Criticism”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.
Continue reading “Debating Otaku in Contemporary Japan: A Labelling Approach”
Teacher: Björn-Ole KAMM
Course Code: JK21002
The focus of this interactive seminar lies on theoretical concepts and analytical techniques useful to study transcultural phenomena such as nation-branding from a perspective of cultural ordering and power relations.
Continue reading “Decisions, Orderings, and the Nation: Japan at Play”
Teacher: Steve IVINGS
Course Code: JK17009
This course aims to provide students with the overview of economic and business history from global
perspectives.